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== iDigBio APIs == | == iDigBio APIs == | ||
There are several APIs you can use to retrieve data from iDigBio: | There are several APIs you can use to retrieve data from iDigBio: Search, Download, Record, and Media. | ||
=== Search API === | === Search API === | ||
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For a detailed discussion of the data included in one of our downloads, you can read our [https://www.idigbio.org/content/understanding-idigbios-data-downloads Understanding iDigBio's Data Downloads] blog post. | For a detailed discussion of the data included in one of our downloads, you can read our [https://www.idigbio.org/content/understanding-idigbios-data-downloads Understanding iDigBio's Data Downloads] blog post. | ||
=== Record | === Record & Media APIs === | ||
The record | The record and media APIs are of limited use for most people outside iDigBio. They are intended to return a single specimen or media's unprocessed information. You must know the iDigBio record or media identifier to be able to request data from this API. The most common use of the media API is to retrieve a link to an image as stored at iDigBio from a media record identifier. The significant additional functionality the record API provides is access to prior versions of records stored in iDigBio. Other APIs only interact with the most recent record version. | ||
'''ToDo:''' Make documentation for v2 of this API publicly accessible. | '''ToDo:''' Make documentation for v2 of this API publicly accessible. | ||