IDigBio API v1 Specification: Difference between revisions

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== Search ==
== Search ==
Elasticsearch is an open source distributed document-oriented NoSQL search system.  Although not technically part of the API, iDigBio exposes a public Elasticsearch interface for programmers to access advanced search functionality of iDigBio data.
The following are external links to Elasticsearch reference documentation and should be considered prerequisite reading before attempting to use the iDigBio Elasticsearch interface.
*[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl.html Elasticsearch Query Domain Specific Language (DSL)]
*[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/0.90/search-uri-request.html URI Search]


Each type can be queried through the following respective URLs:
Each type can be queried through the following respective URLs:
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