# iNaturalist Taxonomy Search via Suverse Biodiversity Proxy

> iNaturalist Taxonomy Search via Suverse Biodiversity Proxy is a paid API for AI agents from proxy.suverse.io, paid per call via x402, $0.055/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches iNaturalist's taxonomy database by free text to resolve common or scientific species names to structured taxa records including rank, ancestry, and photos.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://proxy.suverse.io/v1/data/suverse-biodiversity-inat-taxa
- Price: $0.055/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/inaturalist-taxonomy-search-via-suverse-biodiversity-proxy-b206d7e8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_fEHgzGH_hfX641l7CFZhr

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability inaturalist-taxonomy-search-via-suverse-biodiversity-proxy-b206d7e8 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search the iNaturalist taxonomy for 'monarch butterfly' and give me its scientific name, taxonomic rank, ancestry, and any available photos.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to resolve free-text species names (common or scientific) to structured iNaturalist taxa with rank, ancestry, and photos — particularly for naturalist apps, species autocomplete features, or biodiversity data pipelines. It is keyless and straightforward to call. Prefer it over direct iNaturalist API integration when you need a pay-per-call model without managing API keys.

## Known failure modes

- No matching taxon found for the query text — returns empty results
- Ambiguous name matches multiple taxa — returns multiple candidates requiring disambiguation
- Misspelled or non-standard name yields no results
- iNaturalist upstream service unavailable — proxy returns an error
- Rate limits or payment failures return 402 or 5xx errors

## How this service works

Search iNaturalist's taxonomy by free text to resolve common or scientific names to taxa with rank, ancestry and photos. Keyless. Great for naturalist apps and species autocomplete.

## Output

Returns structured taxon records from iNaturalist including taxon ID, scientific name, common name, taxonomic rank (e.g. species, genus, family), ancestry lineage, and associated photos.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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