GET dataset/{key}

gbif.org:gbif-api

Summary: Get dataset by key
Operation ID: getDatasetByKey
Auth: unknown
Description

Retrieve dataset metadata by its unique key.

Parameters (1)

key (string, path, required)

Dataset key (UUID)

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get Gabon Vascular Plant Occurrences dataset curl https://api.gbif.org/v1/dataset/44d6b38d-af49-470a-b03c-438b636d947b
Get USBombus North American bumble bees dataset curl https://api.gbif.org/v1/dataset/c4a2c617-91a7-4d4f-90dd-a78b899f8545
Get Dung Beetles of the Western Palaearctic dataset curl https://api.gbif.org/v1/dataset/bcbfd319-8813-4b6d-b529-07dc5a6ccf56

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:36:46.925281 200 159ms
2026-03-23 09:32:00.288282 200 186ms
2026-03-23 09:17:58.596094 200 186ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:32:00.288282 edcbc855cdf2 cae1fdadf069
2026-03-23 10:36:46.925281 cae1fdadf069 4f8b0b3db8d1