Artskart species data
Norwegian taxonomy and verified species observations from the national Artskart service.
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All lookup operations
Open HTML operations for navigation. The JSON link for each operation is only for programmatic data access.
Building software or a dashboard? List operation names as JSON, then open the selected operation's descriptor before fetching data.
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search_species– Search for a species/taxon by Norwegian popular name or scientific name.
HTML GET template -
get_species– Get full taxonomic detail for one species/taxon by id.
HTML GET template -
get_species_children– Get the child taxa of a taxon, e.g. the species within a genus or the genera within a family.
HTML GET template -
find_observations– Search verified species observation records.
HTML GET template -
list_reference_codes– List valid codes for a filter field used by search_species/find_observations.
HTML GET template
Programmatic access
First confirm the operation and parameters in HTML, then use the read-only JSON API.
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How an AI agent should use this page
Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.
How to use Artskart species data
Norwegian taxonomy and verified species observations from the national Artskart service. Choose a search lookup first when you lack an identifier; use a detail lookup when you already have a stable ID.
- Read requirements, cache time and known usage limits.
- Open the lookup and use the HTML GET template.
- Follow normalized result links onward; use JSON only for structured data work.
Related sources and scope
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