{datasetKey}: Get dataset details

API: catalogueoflife.org:catalogue-of-life-api
Endpoint: /dataset/{datasetKey}
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 204ms

Description

Returns detailed information about a specific dataset, including metadata, contact information, and statistics.

Parameters (1)

datasetKey (string, path, required)

Dataset identifier (e.g., 3 for Catalogue of Life, 3LR for COL working draft)

Examples (1)

Get dataset details openapi-spec
curl 'https://api.catalogueoflife.org/dataset/3LR'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.catalogueoflife.org/dataset/3LR")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("catalogueoflife")
result = api.fetch("dataset/{datasetKey}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.catalogueoflife.org/dataset/3LR");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 02:16:58.446487 200 204ms
2026-04-15 00:56:27.299097 200 213ms
2026-04-14 00:56:43.848373 200 212ms
2026-04-12 12:48:51.118060 200 356ms
2026-04-10 04:14:16.091214 200 181ms
2026-04-09 02:14:21.590222 200 410ms
2026-04-08 00:05:45.465404 200 359ms
2026-04-07 00:52:02.608875 200 370ms
2026-04-06 06:06:38.666216 200 177ms
2026-04-05 02:29:51.916142 200 162ms
2026-04-04 03:22:54.357219 200 178ms
2026-04-03 12:48:47.042626 200 329ms
2026-03-30 12:03:13.054262 ERR