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IDigBio Search Records

Search iDigBio (Integrated Digitized Biocollections) for natural history specimen records from 800+ museums and herbaria worldwide. iDigBio contains 130M+ digitized specimens including plants, animals, fungi, and fossils. Returns specimen records with taxonomic names, collection locations (GPS coordinates), institution codes, collection dates, and catalog numbers. Essential for biodiversity research, biogeography, and ecological studies.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 2507msCortexa

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Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "description": "Country filter. Examples: 'United States', 'Germany', 'Brazil'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "family": {
      "description": "Family filter. Examples: 'Rosaceae', 'Felidae', 'Orchidaceae'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "genus": {
      "description": "Genus filter. Examples: 'Rosa', 'Quercus', 'Drosophila'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "institutioncode": {
      "description": "Institution code filter. Examples: 'USNM' (Smithsonian), 'CAS' (California Academy), 'NHMUK' (Natural History Museum London)",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "kingdom": {
      "description": "Kingdom filter. Values: 'Plantae', 'Animalia', 'Fungi', 'Bacteria', 'Chromista'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of records to return (default 10, max 5000)",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "offset": {
      "description": "Offset for pagination",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "phylum": {
      "description": "Phylum filter. Examples: 'Chordata', 'Arthropoda', 'Magnoliophyta'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "scientificname": {
      "description": "Scientific name to search for. Examples: 'Quercus robur', 'Homo sapiens', 'Drosophila melanogaster'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "stateprovince": {
      "description": "State or province filter. Examples: 'California', 'Bavaria', 'Minas Gerais'",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default IDigBio Search Records call

public-safeinput

{}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_iDigBio_search_records
Tool name: iDigBio_search_records
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

IDigBio Search Records

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 2507msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "country": { "description": "Country filter. Examples: 'United States', 'Germany', 'Brazil'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "family": { "description": "Family filter. Examples: 'Rosaceae', 'Felidae', 'Orchidaceae'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "genus": { "description": "Genus filter. Examples: 'Rosa', 'Quercus', 'Drosophila'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "institutioncode": { "description": "Institution code filter. Examples: 'USNM' (Smithsonian), 'CAS' (California Academy), 'NHMUK' (Natural History Museum London)", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "kingdom": { "description": "Kingdom filter. Values: 'Plantae', 'Animalia', 'Fungi', 'Bacteria', 'Chromista'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "limit": { "description": "Maximum number of records to return (default 10, max 5000)", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "offset": { "description": "Offset for pagination", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "phylum": { "description": "Phylum filter. Examples: 'Chordata', 'Arthropoda', 'Magnoliophyta'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "scientificname": { "description": "Scientific name to search for. Examples: 'Quercus robur', 'Homo sapiens', 'Drosophila melanogaster'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "stateprovince": { "description": "State or province filter. Examples: 'California', 'Bavaria', 'Minas Gerais'", "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "required": [], "type": "object" }