Python client for the GBIF API.

Source on GitHub at sckott/pygbif

Other GBIF clients:

• R: rgbif, ropensci/rgbif

Stable from pypi

pip install pygbif

Development version

[sudo] pip install git+git://github.com/sckott/pygbif.git#egg=pygbif

pygbif is split up into modules for each of the major groups of API methods.

• Registry - Datasets, Nodes, Installations, Networks, Organizations
• Species - Taxonomic names
• Occurrences - Occurrence data, including the download API

You can import the entire library, or each module individually as needed.

Note that GBIF maps API is not included in pygbif.

from pygbif import registry
registry.dataset_metrics(uuid='3f8a1297-3259-4700-91fc-acc4170b27ce')

from pygbif import species
species.name_suggest(q='Puma concolor')

from pygbif import occurrences as occ
occ.search(taxonKey = 3329049)
occ.get(key = 252408386)
occ.count(isGeoreferenced = True)
occ.download('basisOfRecord = LITERATURE')
occ.download('taxonKey = 3119195')
occ.download('decimalLatitude > 50')
occ.download_list(user = "sckott", limit = 5)
occ.download_meta(key = "0000099-140929101555934")
occ.download_get("0000066-140928181241064")

• Scott Chamberlain
• Robert Forkel
• Jan Legind
• Stijn Van Hoey
• Peter Desmet

• License: MIT, see LICENSE file
• Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.