Request
http://eol.org/api/search_by_provider/1.0/180542?hierarchy_id=903
Parameters
| Name | Values | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| hierarchy_id | any integer | none | the ID of the provider's hierarchy you are searching within. Check provider_hierarchies for valid IDs |
Description
This method takes an integer or string which is the unique identifier for a taxon from some provider's database, and a hierarchy_id which represents the provider and returns the EOL page ID for that taxon. For example using the provider_hierarchies API, I can find out that the EOL hierarchy_id for the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is 903. I can then search EOL for the ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN) of 180542,Ursus maritimus, by calling http://eol.org/api/search_by_provider/1.0/180542?hierarchy_id=903
XML Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<results>
<eol_page_id>11508631</eol_page_id>
</results>
JSON Response
[
{
"eol_page_id":328580
}
]
