col.detail

mock data$0.001 / call

Get Taxon Details from Catalogue of Life

Retrieve full taxonomic details for a specific taxon in the Catalogue of Life by its COL usage ID. Returns scientific name with authorship, taxonomic rank, acceptance status, extinction flag, parent taxon ID, scrutinizer (the expert who verified the record), scrutinizer date, and an external link to the COL web page for the taxon. Unlike col.species.search, the detail record does not include full higher-classification breadcrumbs — use the parent_id to walk the tree or pass the scientific name to col.species.search with rank=KINGDOM/PHYLUM etc. to retrieve ancestors. Obtain the taxon_id from a prior col.species.search or col.species.suggest call.

Referenceprovider: Col#col#reference

Input schema

taxon_idrequired

Catalogue of Life usage ID for the taxon (e.g. "lom19ReAZMtfEGnM999rz1"). Obtain from col.search or col.suggest results.

string

Call via REST

curl -X POST https://unifyapi.pro/api/call/col.detail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer uak_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"taxon_id":"<taxon_id>"}'

Try it

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API key

taxon_id *