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Many consumers of the iDigBio aggregated data will choose to use the [https://www.idigbio.org/portal iDigBio Portal web site]. Additionally, to facilitate integration of iDigBio data with other web sites or services, iDigBio provides an API. | Many consumers of the iDigBio aggregated data will choose to use the [https://www.idigbio.org/portal iDigBio Portal web site]. Additionally, to facilitate integration of iDigBio data with other web sites or services, iDigBio provides an API. | ||
The iDigBio API is an abstraction layer for retrieving data from the iDigBio back-end data systems. This abstraction allows reuse and mashup of aggregated data without needing to understand the complex underlying details of the back-end data storage. Currently, the public API supports GET requests for data read operations only. | The iDigBio API is an abstraction layer for retrieving data from the iDigBio back-end data systems. This abstraction allows reuse and mashup of aggregated data without needing to understand the complex underlying details of the back-end data storage. Currently, the public API supports GET requests for data read operations only. The iDigBio API is a RESTful web service that delivers data primarily as JSON documents. | ||
The iDigBio API | |||
Programmatic Search is a special case. See the section [[#Searching iDigBio]] below for more information. | Programmatic Search is a special case. See the section [[#Searching iDigBio]] below for more information. | ||