GET /namespaces

phylopic.org:phylopic-api

Summary: Returns a list of authorized namespaces.
Operation ID: getNamespaces
Auth: unknown
Description

Returns a list of authorities (e.g., `ubio.org`) and the namespaces under them (e.g., `namebank`). These may be used to resolve external identifiers the *PhyloPic* nodes.

Parameters (2)

Accept (string, header, optional)

The media type for the response, including API version. Must allow `application/vnd.phylopic.v2+json`. If omitted, `*/*` (a wildcard allowing all types) is assumed, and the response's `Content-Type` header will be `application/vnd.phylopic.v2+json`.

build (integer, query, optional)

Specifies the index of the build for the returned data. Only the current build is valid. Leaving this parameter out will yield a temporary redirect (`307`) to the same URL but with the current `build` value added to the query.

Examples (2)

TitleTypeURLAction
List all namespaces with version 2 curl http://phylopic.org/api/namespaces
List namespaces for a specific build curl http://phylopic.org/api/namespaces?build=1

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2026-03-23 10:35:40.035058 404 187ms
2026-03-23 10:11:25.248985 404 227ms