OJ Break API Reference

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Introduction

OJ_Break is the name of the xBio:D RESTful API service to facilitate discovery of data within the xBio:D database. The API can respond with JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), XML, or JSON with padding (JSONP) and accepts HTTP GET and POST requests indiscriminately. The backend of the API is written in Oracle's PL/SQL database language, which is fast but often inflexible, while a Python presentation layer mitigates request handling and authentication.


The reference for version 2 of the API can be found here: OJ_Break_Version_2_API_Reference


Contents

API Information and Access

This page specifies the methods and data defined by OJ_Break Version 1. Using the OJ_Break Version 1 API requires calling methods with corresponding, method specific parameters (found in this page) and a few other required parameters. These include specifying a return format and an API access key. 

   Example: https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonStats?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

To read more about using the OJ_Break Version 1 API, go to OJ_Break API Access.

Procedural Reference

Agent

getCollectorInfo

Description
Parameters
  • collector_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • collector_info: array of author_info
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCollectorInfo?collector_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAuthorPubs

Description
Parameters
  • author_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pubs: array of literature_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getAuthorPubs?author_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getCollTrips2

Description
Parameters
  • collector_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • coll_trips: array of collection_basic, taxon_basic, loc_coords, and collector.
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCollTrips2?collector_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAuthorTaxa

Description
Parameters
  • author_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return

taxa: array of taxon_basic

Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getAuthorTaxa?author_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Taxon

getTaxonStats

Description

Get some basic taxonomic statistics for a taxon from a tnuid.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxon: string
  • author: string
  • stats: taxon_stats
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonStats?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonInfo

Description

Get some basic taxonomic information for a taxon from a tnuid.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxon_rel_extended class with below extensions
  • valid_taxon: taxon_basic (only present when defined)
  • parent_taxon: taxon_basic
  • hier: taxon_hierarchy
  • source: taxon_source
  • common_names: array of common_name
  • orig_desc: contrib_literature_basic (only present when defined)
  • stats: taxon_info_stats
  • contribs: array of contribution
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonInfo?tnuid=30148&inst_id=0&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonHierarchy

Description

Get the taxonomic hierarachy in which a taxon is at the terminal node from a tnuid.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxon: string
  • author: string
  • hier: taxon_hierarchy
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonHierarchy?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getIncludedTaxa

Description

Get the taxa that are directly included within a taxon but not synonymous with it.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • inst_id: number
  • showSyns: boolean_flag
  • showFossils: boolean_flag
  • types_only: boolean_flag
  • show_num_spms: boolean_flag
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • tnuid: number
  • parent_tnuid: number
  • includedTaxa: array of taxon_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getIncludedTaxa?tnuid=491&inst_id=0&showSyns=Y&showFossils=Y&types_only=N&show_num_spms=N&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonSynonyms

Description

Get the taxa that are objectively or subjectively synonymous with a taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • showFossils: boolean_flag
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • synonyms: array of taxon_rel_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonSynonyms?tnuid=30148&showFossils=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getLocalities

Description

Get the localities from vouchered and unvouchered records for a taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • inst_id: number
  • precDecimals: number
  • showChildren: boolean_flag
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • localities: array of loc_coords
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getLocalities?tnuid=30148&inst_id=0&precDecimals=4&showChildren=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getLocalities

Description

Get the localities within geopolitical divisions from vouchered and unvouchered records for a taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • pnids: array of pnid
  • inst_id: number
  • precDecimals: number
  • showChildren: boolean_flag
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • localities: array of loc_coords
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getLocalities?tnuid=30148&pnids=5816,5735&inst_id=0&precDecimals=4&showChildren=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getCuids

Description

Get the occurrence identifiers (collecting unit IDs) for a taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • showChildren: boolean_flag
  • inst_id: number
  • pnids: array of pnid
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • cuids: array of cuid
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCuids?tnuid=30148&showChildren=Y&inst_id=1&pnids=&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getCuids

Description

Get the occurrence identifiers (collecting unit IDs) for selected taxa.

Parameters
  • tnuids: array of tnuid
  • pnids: array of pnid
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • cuids: array of cuid
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCuids?tnuids=30148,491&pnids=5816,5735&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTypes

Description

Gets information and specimen types for a specified taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • showSyns: boolean_flag
  • inst_id: number
  • primary_only: boolean_flag
  • taxon_author_search: string
  • offset: number
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • num_records: number
  • types: array of type_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTypes?tnuid=434&showSyns=F&inst_id=1&primary_only=Y&taxon_author_search=&offset=1&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getInsts

Description

Gets institutions which hold specimens for a selected taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • collections: array of collection_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getInsts?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonLiterature (deprecated)

Description

Deprecated. Use getTaxonLit instead

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • showSyns: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • lit: pubs
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonLiterature?tnuid=30148&showSyns=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonLit

Description

Preferred. Get literature for a selected taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • showSyns: boolean_flag
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pubs: array of pub_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonLit?tnuid=30148&showSyns=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAssociations

Description

Get evolutionary relationships for a certain taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • rank_grouping: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • associations: array of association
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getAssociations?tnuid=491&rank_grouping=&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getHabitats

Description

Get descriptions of the habitats that a selected specimen inhabits.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • habitats: array of habitat
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getHabitats?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonMedia

Description

Get images, videos, or sound clips of a selected taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • media: array of media_basic
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonMedia?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonBreakdown

Description

Get count of genders and total specimen included in the current rank.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxa: array of taxon_basic with below extension
    • count: number
  • sex: array of spm_sex
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonBreakdown?tnuid=491&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonPhenology

Description

Get taxon specimens by date.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • spms: array of below elements
    • date: string
    • sort_date: string
    • cuid: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonPhenology?tnuid=30148&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonNewTaxaByPub

Description

Get count of new specimens for a specific taxon by publication.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • validOnly: boolean_flag
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pubs: array of literature_extended with below extension
    • taxa_num: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonNewTaxaByPub?tnuid=491&validOnly=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonNewTaxaByYear

Description

Get count of new specimens for a specific taxon by year.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • validOnly: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • years: array of below elements
    • taxa_num: string
    • year: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonNewTaxaByYear?tnuid=52&validOnly=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxonStatsForYear

Description

Get stats, such as image count, new genera introduced, new specimen introduced, and more by year for a selected taxon.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • stats_year: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • stats: array of below elements
    • new_spm_num: number
    • all_spm_num: number
    • new_taxa_spm_num: array of number
    • all_taxa_spm_num: array of number
    • new_images_num: number
    • all_images_num: number
    • spm_years: array of string
    • images_years: array of string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxonStatsForYear?tnuid=30148&stats_year=2014&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Occurrence

Specimen Record

getSpmInfo
Description

Get info for a specific specimen occurrence.

Parameters
  • cuid: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • spmInfo: record_vouchered
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getSpmInfo?cuid=OSUC+59557&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getSpmsInfo
Description

Get info for multiple specimen occurrences.

Parameters
  • cuids: array of string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • spmsInfo: array of record_vouchered
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getSpmsInfo?cuids=OSUC+59557,OSUC+56308&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Unvouchered Record

getUnvoucheredRecord
Description

Get specimen record information for a selected unvouchered specimen.

Parameters
  • unv_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • unvoucheredRecord: record_unvouchered
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getUnvoucheredRecord?unv_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getUnvoucheredRecords
Description

Get unvouchered specimen records for a selected taxon and place.

Parameters
  • tnuid: number
  • showChildren: string
  • pnids: array of number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • unvoucheredRecords: array of record_unvouchered
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getUnvoucheredRecords?tnuid=44&showChildren=Y&pnids=&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Locality

getLocalityInfo

Description

Get basic information for a specific locality, including specimen occurrences, place hierarchy, and coordinates.

Parameters
  • loc_id: number
  • tnuid: number
  • inst_id: number
  • per_id: number
  • pnid: number
  • showChildren: string
  • completeSpmInfo: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • locInfo: array of loc_info with below extensions
    • hier: array of place
    • cuids: array of record_vouchered (only present if specified) or array of cuid
    • sex: array of spm_sex
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getLocalityInfo?loc_id=1&tnuid=30148&inst_id=1&per_id=1&pnid=1&showChildren=Y&completeSpmInfo=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getUnvLocalityInfo

Description

Get locality information and occurrences (specimens) for a selected locality. The request can be narrowed down further by selected multiple parameter options.

Parameters
  • loc_id: number
  • tnuid: number
  • per_id: number
  • pnid: number
  • showChildren: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • locInfo: loc_info with below extensions
    • hier: array of place
    • cuids: array of cuid
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getUnvLocalityInfo?loc_id=1&tnuid=30148&per_id=1&pnid=1&showChildren=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Place / Geopolitical Entity

getPlaceInfo

Description

Get basic place information including the place hierarchy, number of specimens, and number of species.

Parameters
  • place_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • place_info: place with below extension
    • hier: array of place
    • num_species: number
    • num_spms: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getPlaceInfo?place_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getSubdivisions

Description

Get smaller levels of divisions for a selected place.

Parameters
  • place_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • subdivs: array of place
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getSubdivisions?place_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getGeoTaxa

Description

Get taxonomic information from a specified place.

Parameters
  • place_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxa: array of taxon_basic with below extensions
    • valid_taxon: taxon_basic (only present when defined)
    • hier: taxon_hierarchy
    • count: number
    • rank: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getGeoTaxa?place_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getGeoCollTrips

Description

Get collecting trips info for a specified place.

Parameters
  • place_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • coll_trips: array of loc_basic and collector.
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getGeoCollTrips?place_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getGeoCollTrips2

Description

Get collecting trips and taxa info for a specified place.

Parameters
  • place_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • coll_trips: array of taxon_basic, collection, collector and loc_basic with below extension
    • valid_taxon: taxon_basic (only present when defined)
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getGeoCollTrips2?place_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getGeoInsts

Description

Get institutions from a selected place.

Parameters
  • place_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • collections: array of collection_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getGeoInsts?place_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Literature

getLitReference

Description

Get the reference for a selected publication.

Parameters
  • pub_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pub_ref: literature_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getLitReference?pub_id=419&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getLitParts

Description

Get parts of the selected publication, such as pages, pdf urls, chapters, titles, authors, and more.

Parameters
  • pub_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pub_parts: array of literature_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getLitParts?pub_id=20239&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getPubTaxonCitation

Description

Get cited taxon information from a selected publication.

Parameters
  • pub_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pub_cits: array of pub_basic and taxon_basic with below extensions
    • tnucid: number
    • rank: string
  • public: string
  • author: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getPubTaxonCitation?pub_id=419&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getPubAssocCitation

Description
Parameters
  • pub_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • assoc_cits: array of ..
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getPubAssocCitation?pub_id=23683&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Journal

getJournalInfo

Description
Parameters
  • jrnl_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • journal_info: array of below elements
    • name: string
    • url: string
    • is_public: string
    • copyright_holder: string
    • num_articles: number
    • num_pdfs: number
    • num_taxa: number
    • last_article_time: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getJournalInfo?jrnl_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getJournalPubs

Description
Parameters
  • jrnl_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pubs: array of literature_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getJournalPubs?jrnl_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getJournalTaxa

Description
Parameters
  • jrnl_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxa: array of taxon_basic
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getJournalTaxa?jrnl_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Institution

getCollectionInfo

Description
Parameters
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • collection_info: array of collection_extended with below extensions
    • vouchered: boolean
    • num_prim_types: number
    • num_sec_types: number
    • num_species: number
    • last_spm_time: string
    • oldest_spm: array of below elements
      • cuid: string
      • coll_date: string
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCollectionInfo?inst_id=21&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getPrimaryTypes

Description

Get specimen of which the description of a new species is based.

Parameters
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • types: array of type
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getPrimaryTypes?inst_id=6&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getSecondaryTypes

Description

Get specimen that are occurrences of a specific species, but not a primary type.

Parameters
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • types: array of type
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getSecondaryTypes?inst_id=6&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getInstTaxa

Description

Get taxa and related taxonomic information from a selected institution.

Parameters
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxa: array of taxon_extended with below extension
    • hier: taxon_hierarchy
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getInstTaxa?inst_id=21&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getInstCollTrips2

Description

Get collecting trip events and the specimen collected for a selected institution.

Parameters
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • coll_trips: array of taxon_basic, collection, collector, and loc_basic.
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getInstCollTrips2?inst_id=21&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getInstPubs

Description

Get published literature from a selected institution.

Parameters
  • inst_id: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • pubs: array of literature_extended
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getInstPubs?inst_id=1&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Text Search

getSearchResults

Description

Get database results from a text keyword search.

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • categoryLimit: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxon_results: array of below extensions
    • taxa: array of taxon_extended with below extension
      • lsid: number
    • count: number
  • cuid_results: array of below extensions
    • cuids: array of cuids
    • count: number
  • agent_results: array of below extensions
    • agents: array of below extensions
      • type: string
      • id: number
      • name: string
      • inst: string
    • count: number
  • inst_results: array of below extensions
    • inst: array of collection_extended
    • count: number
  • place_results: array of below extensions
    • places: array of place with below extension
      • hier: array of place
    • count: number
  • journal_results: array of below extensions
    • journals: array of below extensions
      • name: string
      • id: number
    • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getSearchResults?name=%OSU%&limit=20&categoryLimit=&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getTaxaFromText

Description

Get taxa results from a selected search keyword.

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • nameOnly: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • taxa: array of taxon_extended with below extensions
    • lsid: number
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getTaxaFromText?name=Heptascelio+striatosternus&limit=10&nameOnly=N&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getCuidsFromText

Description

Get occurrence results from a selected search keyword.

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • cuids: array of cuid
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCuidsFromText?name=%OSUC%&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAgentsFromText

Description

Get agent (person and/or party) results from a selected search keyword.

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • includeParty: string
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • agents: array of below elements
    • id: number
    • type: string
    • name: string
    • inst: string
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getAgentsFromText?name=%Johnson,%20N.%20F.%&limit=10&includeParty=Y&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getInstFromText

Description

Get institution/collection results from a selected search keyword(s).

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • inst: array of collection_extended
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getInstFromText?name=Hymenoptera&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getJournalsFromText

Description

Get journal results from a selected search keyword(s).

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • journals: array of below elements
    • name: string
    • id: number
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getJournalsFromText?name=Insect&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getOrgsFromText

Description

Get organization results for a selected search keyword(s).

Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • orgs: array of below elements
    • name: string
    • id: number
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getOrgsFromText?name=%Geo%&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getPlacesFromText

Description
Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • places: array of place with below extension
    • hier: array of place
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getPlacesFromText?name=Guyana&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getLocalitiesFromText

Description
Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • locs: array of below elements
    • name: string
    • id: number
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getLocalitiesFromText?name=Guyana&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getCollMethodsFromText

Description
Parameters
  • name: string
  • limit: number
  • format: string
  • key: string
Return
  • coll_methods: array of below elements
    • name: string
    • id: number
  • count: number
Example

https://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/OJ_Break_API.py/getCollMethodsFromText?name=reared&limit=10&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

Data Type Glossary

OJ_Break API Data Type Glossary

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