Species Search by Name: Taxa, Rank and Parent Classification (GBIF)

gbif/species-search

Searches the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0) for taxa matching a common or scientific name and returns a page of matches, each with its scientific and canonical name, rank, taxonomic status, parent and higher classification, and GBIF keys, plus the total match count. Up to 20 results 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

GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei, licensed CC BY 4.0, from GBIF.org (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). Served by Eden Engine; not an official GBIF product.

Use it

Five steps: search, inspect, learn, run, settle. No per-tool setup; your agent reaches this tool through the meta-tools it already has.

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agent

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

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

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

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "gbif/species-search", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "gbif/species-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": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Search text: a common or scientific name, or a word within one, for example puma."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Results per page, 1 to 20. Defaults to 5."
    },
    "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."
    }
  },
  "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 species-index matches. `count` is the total across all pages and `endOfRecords` is true on the last page.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}