Species Occurrence Records: Where and When Observed (GBIF)

gbif/occurrence-search

Returns a page of GBIF occurrence records: observations and specimens with coordinates, event dates, basis of record, taxonomic classification, the dataset key, publisher and the record's license. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0 are returned; records under other licences are never served. Optionally filter by country (ISO two-letter code), year or year range, GBIF taxon key and dataset key. Credit the dataset and keep the license and datasetKey when reusing a record. Up to 10 records per page; page through with offset. Global Biodiversity Information Facility data, served by Eden Engine; not an official GBIF product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

You pay the price shown. If a call turns out to cost more than its quote, you pay the actual price, capped at twice the quote. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $5.

Data source

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Data from GBIF.org (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). Only datasets licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0 are served. Source: GBIF.org, <dataset title>, <publisher>, <dataset DOI>, licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0; credit each dataset and publisher from the record's datasetKey, license and DOI. Served by Eden Engine; not an official GBIF product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "gbif/occurrence-search" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "gbif/occurrence-search" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "gbif/occurrence-search", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "gbif/occurrence-search", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "limit"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}(,[0-9]{4})?$",
      "description": "Only records from this year, for example 2020, or from a range of years given as two years joined by a comma, for example 1800,1899."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Records per page, 1 to 10. Required."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 10000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "How many results to skip, for the next page: a limit of 10 and an offset of 20 returns the third page of 10. Defaults to 0."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}$",
      "description": "Only records located in this country, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code in capitals, for example GB. Look codes up with GBIF Country Codes."
    },
    "taxonKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{1,10}$",
      "description": "Only records of this taxon and everything below it, as a GBIF taxon key (digits), for example 2435099 for Puma concolor. Get keys from GBIF Species Match (usageKey)."
    },
    "datasetKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$",
      "description": "Only records from this dataset, as its lower-case UUID (the datasetKey on a record or a GBIF Dataset List result)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "offset",
    "limit",
    "endOfRecords",
    "count",
    "results"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of matches, across all pages."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "facets": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "endOfRecords": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when this page is the last one."
    }
  },
  "description": "One page of occurrence records. `count` is the total number of matching records across all pages and `endOfRecords` is true on the last page. Every record is CC0 or CC BY 4.0 and carries `license`, `datasetKey` and `publishingOrgKey` for credit.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}