GET /taxon/annotations
Summary: Get scientific name annotations by the WoRMS team.
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Description
Get scientific name annotations by the WoRMS team.
Parameters (1)
scientificname
(string, query, optional)
Scientific name. Leave empty to include all taxa.
Examples (4)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get annotations for a specific species (Ocean Sunfish) | curl |
https://api.obis.org/taxon/annotations?scientificname=Mola%20mola |
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| Get annotations for Great White Shark | curl |
https://api.obis.org/taxon/annotations?scientificname=Carcharodon%20carcharias |
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| Get all annotations (no filter) | curl |
https://api.obis.org/taxon/annotations |
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| Get scientific name annotations by the WoRMS team. | probe-gate |
https://api.obis.org/v3/taxon/annotations |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 11:11:47.430600 | 200 | 192ms | 1.8MB |
| 2026-03-23 10:11:36.704556 | 200 | 204ms | 1.8MB |
| 2026-03-23 09:40:47.705384 | 200 | 128ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:17:57.194585 | 200 | 131ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:11:36.704556 | 583475f72c77 |
eb8e386f07b0 |