Inaturalist API
Science & SpaceAccess Inaturalist public data through one AllAPI key — 65 endpoints across the Inaturalist surface. No Inaturalist account, no credentials, no scraping stack — one anonymous request returns real data or a documented honest error, never fabricated.
| Method | Endpoint | Operation |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/inaturalist/announcements | Announcements |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/controlled_terms | Controlled terms |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/controlled_terms_2 | Controlled terms 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/controlled_terms_for_taxon | Controlled terms for taxon |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/controlled_terms_for_taxon_2 | Controlled terms for taxon 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/grid_grid_json | Grid grid json |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/grid_grid_json_2 | Grid grid json 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/heatmap_grid_json | Heatmap grid json |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/heatmap_grid_json_2 | Heatmap grid json 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/identifications | Identifications |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/identifications | Identifications |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/identifications_2 | Identifications 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/identifications_categories | Identifications categories |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/identifications_identifiers | Identifications identifiers |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/identifications_identifiers_2 | Identifications identifiers 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/identifications_recent_taxa | Identifications recent taxa |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/identifications_similar_species | Identifications similar species |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation | Observation |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_histogram | Observation histogram |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_identifiers | Observation identifiers |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_observers | Observation observers |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_popular_field_values | Observation popular field values |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_species_counts | Observation species counts |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_species_counts_by_place | Observation species counts by place |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observation_taxon_summary | Observation taxon summary |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/observations | Observations |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/places | Places |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/places_2 | Places 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/places_3 | Places 3 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/places_4 | Places 4 |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/places_nearby | Places nearby |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/points_grid_json | Points grid json |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/points_grid_json_2 | Points grid json 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/posts | Posts |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/posts_for_user | Posts for user |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/posts_for_user_2 | Posts for user 2 |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/project_members | Project members |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/projects | Projects |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/projects | Projects |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/projects_2 | Projects 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/projects_3 | Projects 3 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/projects_autocomplete | Projects autocomplete |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/projects_autocomplete | Projects autocomplete |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/projects_posts | Projects posts |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/search | Search |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/search_2 | Search 2 |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/site_search | Site search |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/sites | Sites |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/taxa | Taxa |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/taxa_autocomplete | Taxa autocomplete |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/taxon | Taxon |
| POST | /api/inaturalist/user | User |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users | Users |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_2 | Users 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_3 | Users 3 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_autocomplete | Users autocomplete |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_autocomplete_2 | Users autocomplete 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_posts | Users posts |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_projects | Users projects |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/users_projects_2 | Users projects 2 |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/v1_colored_heatmap_1_1_1_grid_json | V1 colored heatmap 1 1 1 grid json |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/v1_identifications_observers | V1 identifications observers |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/v1_identifications_recent_taxa | V1 identifications recent taxa |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/v1_identifications_species_counts | V1 identifications species counts |
| GET | /api/inaturalist/v2_projects_2 | V2 projects 2 |
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