NEW_EcoPlots API - Dataqueries Endpoints User Manual

The Dataqueries endpoints are an integral part of EcoPlots API V5, specifically designed to retrieve data from EcoPlots based on specified species. These endpoints, namely /species/count, /species/observations, and /species/observed_property/list, are intended to facilitate efficient querying of relevant data. In this manual, we will comprehensively cover all the essential variables that must be supplied as URL parameters and/or request body for each endpoint, providing users with a clear understanding of what to anticipate from the API.

Before we begin, please note that API key from TERN account will be required to make any request from the API. This is similar to any other endpoint from previous versions of EcoPlots API. More details on how to use the API key can be found here Create and Use API Key to Access TERN Data Services .

URL Parameters

speciesname

All three of the endpoints use the “speciesname” parameter in URL to take species name. Multiple species name (full or part of species name/taxonomy) can be passed at once using multiple occurrences of “speciesname” in URL parameter. eg. https:/{ecoplots-api-url}/api/v1.0/species/count?speciesname=Allocasuarina torulosa&speciesname=Eucalyptus

output

The output parameter is only available for the /species/count endpoint. This specifies the output data user wants to get. Its value can be either “scientific_name” or “taxon”. As the same suggests, “scientific_name” returns only the scientific name of the species while the “taxon” returns the entire taxonomy associated with that species. e.g. https:/{ecoplots-api-url}/api/v1.0/species/count?speciesname=Allocasuarina torulosa&output=taxon

dformat

The “dformat” parameter is only available for the /species/observations endpoint. This species the datatype for the return values and can either be "csv” or “ndjson” which returns the data as either as CSV or JSON respectively. e.g. https:/{ecoplots-api-url}/api/v1.0/species/observations?speciesname=Allocasuarina torulosa&dformat=ndjson

Request Body

The request body for all the Dataqueries endpoint has “query” field under which values of facets for filtering can be plugged in. While the “query” field is common for all the endpoints, the /species/observations has two more fields namely, "page_number” and “page_size”.

All the fields in request body are similar to EcoPlots API search queries except for “exact_match” field under the “query”. The following are all the subfields under “query” field in request body.

• "dataset": ["dataset-url-1", "dataset-url-2", ...]

• “date_from": "2020-01-01"

• “date_to": "2023-05-09"

• “exact_match": false
  In comparison to the EcoPlots API search query, the only added field in the request body is related to the "query" parameter. This parameter provides users with the flexibility to choose between a full-text search or tokenised word search for a given species name across all the records stored in the database. For example, when the "exact_match" is set to true and the given speciesname is Allocasuarina torulosa. The API will be returning only the documents containing exact species name while setting it to false will result in documents that has either Allocasuarina or torulosa or full Allocasuarina torulosa.

• “feature_type": ["feature-type-url-1", "feature-type-url-2", ...]

• “observed_property": ["observed-property-url-1", ...]

• “region": ["region-url-1", "region-url-2", ...]

• “site_id": ["site-id-url-1", "site-id-url-2", ...]

• “spatial": { }

Below is an example of mock request body. Please note that for endpoints other than /species/observations, "page_number" and "page_size" is NOT required.

{
    "page_number": 1,
    "page_size": 25,
    "query": {
        "dataset": [
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots",
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg"
        ],
        "date_from": "2006-01-01",
        "date_to": "2021-07-30",
        "exact_match": true,
        "feature_type": [
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/2cf3ed29-440e-4a50-9bbc-5aab30df9fcd"
        ],
        "observed_property": [
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/83ac0278-51cd-4d1a-8e05-7c1fc68cf020"
        ],
        "region": [
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/asgs2016/stateorterritory/6",
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/bioregion/CYP"
        ],
        "site_id": [
            "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/ausplots/site-nsabbs0001"
        ],
        "spatial": {
            "type" : "Polygon",
            "coordinates" : [
                [ [100.0, 0.0], [101.0, 0.0], [101.0, 1.0], [100.0, 1.0], [100.0, 0.0] ]
            ]
        }
    }
}

Endpoints

{
  "species": [
    {
      "count": 1236,
      "speciesname": "Allocasuarina torulosa"
    }
  ],
  "status": 200
}

{
  "species": [
    {
      "acceptedName": "Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson",
      "acceptedNameID": "https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898576",
      "class": "Equisetopsida",
      "conceptID": "https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/598754",
      "count": 1236,
      "family": "Casuarinaceae",
      "kingdom": "Plantae",
      "nameAccordingTo": "CHAH (2005), Australian Plant Census",
      "nameAccordingToID": "https://id.biodiversity.org.au/reference/apni/42312",
      "nomenclaturalCode": "ICN",
      "nomenclaturalStatus": "",
      "scientificName": "Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson",
      "scientificNameAuthorship": "(Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson",
      "scientificNameID": "https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/82362",
      "taxonomicStatus": "accepted"
    }
  ],
  "status": 200
}

{
  "observable_property": [
    {
      "count": 2243,
      "label": "tree alive status",
      "observed_property": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/e3e69168-a959-4b8e-a1ea-2413fc3c2e4e"
    },
    {
      "count": 1664,
      "label": "scientific name",
      "observed_property": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/56195246-ec5d-4050-a1c6-af786fbec715"
    },
    {
      "count": 1664,
      "label": "IUCN conservation status",
      "observed_property": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/6f59a7ac-7acf-4c98-8db6-002ebd9a315f"
    }
  ],
  "status": 200
}

{
    "dataset": "QBEIS",
    "datasetId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg",
    "siteId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/site-4507",
    "siteName": "53_659013",
    "latitude": "-27.0876",
    "longitude": "153.429",
    "siteVisitId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/sv-4507",
    "siteVisitName": "53_659013",
    "featureType": "plant population",
    "featureTypeId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/ae71c3f6-d430-400f-a1d4-97a333b4ee02",
    "featureId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/site_visit_id-4507-speciesid-1454",
    "observationId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/tern_plant_population-obs-taxon-4507-1454",
    "parameterId": "http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/70646576-6dc7-4bc5-a9d8-c4c366850df0",
    "parameter": "taxon",
    "result": "Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson",
    "resultUnitId": null,
    "resultTime": "1997-04-09T00:00:00"
}

dataset,datasetId,siteId,siteName,latitude,longitude,siteVisitId,siteVisitName,featureType,featureTypeId,featureId,observationId,parameterId,parameter,result,resultUnitId,resultTime
QBEIS,http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg,http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/site-4507,53_659013,-27.0876,153.429,http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/sv-4507,53_659013,plant population,http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/ae71c3f6-d430-400f-a1d4-97a333b4ee02,http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/site_visit_id-4507-speciesid-1454,http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/corveg/tern_plant_population-obs-taxon-4507-1454,http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/70646576-6dc7-4bc5-a9d8-c4c366850df0,taxon,Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson,,1997-04-09T00:00:00