Cortexa research tool·biomedical·gbif_ext

GBIF Suggest Species

Autocomplete species names using the GBIF species suggestion endpoint. Returns quick matches as you type, with basic taxonomic info (key, name, rank, classification). Faster and lighter than full search -- designed for type-ahead interfaces and quick name resolution. Returns up to 20 suggestions. Example: 'Quer' matches Quercus (oaks), Quercus robur (English oak), etc.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 591msCortexa

Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 591ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of suggestions to return (1-20, default 10).",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "q": {
      "description": "Partial or full species/taxon name to autocomplete. Examples: 'Homo sap', 'Quercus', 'Pan trog', 'Escherichia', 'Drosoph'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default GBIF Suggest Species call

public-safeinput

{
  "q": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_GBIF_suggest_species
Tool name: GBIF_suggest_species
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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