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xeno-canto

xeno-canto — Bird recordings

🐕 AnimalsUNMONITORED
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

xeno-canto exposes bird recordings We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Animals). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://xeno-canto.org/api/3/recordings

{
  "message": "Welcome to Xeno-canto API v3! Visit https://xeno-canto.org/explore/api for documentation."
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://xeno-canto.org/api/3/recordings"
const res = await fetch("https://xeno-canto.org/api/3/recordings");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://xeno-canto.org/api/3/recordings")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /api/3/recordings awaits first probe
GET/api/3/recordingsPROBED

xeno-canto — Bird recordings

GET/api

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/1

Api details by ID (example: 1).

GET/api?limit=10

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/api/3/recordings?query=larus

Search results filtered by query parameters.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

xeno-canto: common questions

Is xeno-canto free to use?

Yes — xeno-canto is a free animals API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does xeno-canto need an API key?

No — xeno-canto needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call xeno-canto from the browser?

Yes — xeno-canto returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is xeno-canto up right now?

xeno-canto is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.