Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Meta-information APIs
| Get Credibility Ratings | |
| Description |
Provides a list of all the unique valid credibility rating values contained in the database. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the credibility rating values. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getCredibilityRatings |
| Get Description | |
| Description |
Provides a description of the web service and the ITIS database. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A string containing the description text. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getDescription |
| Get Geographic Values | |
| Description |
Provides a list of all the geographic values contained in the database. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the geographic values. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getGeographicValues |
| Get Jurisdiction Values | |
| Description |
Provides a list of all the unique jurisdiction values contained in the database. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the jurisdiction values. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getJurisdictionValues |
| Get Jurisdictional Origin Values | |
| Description |
Provides a list of all the unique origin values contained in the database. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the origin values. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getJurisdictionalOriginValues |
| Get Kingdom Names | |
| Description |
Provides a list of all the unique kingdom names contained in the database, their kingdom IDs and their TSNs. Note: Kingdom ID values are provided for sorting purposes only and are not guaranteed to remain the same through database updates. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the kingdom names, their IDs, and their TSNs. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getKingdomNames |
| Get Last Change Date | |
| Description |
Provides the date the ITIS database was last updated. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A string containing the latest revision date. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getLastChangeDate |
| Get Rank Names | |
| Description |
Provides a list of all the unique rank names contained in the database and their kingdom and rank ID values. Note: Rank ID values are provided for sorting purposes only and are not guaranteed to remain the same through database updates. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the rank names, their corresponding kingdom name and the numeric rank ID. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getRankNames |
| Get Vernacular Languages | |
| Description |
Provides a list of the unique languages used in the vernacular table. |
| Input |
None. |
| Output |
A set of strings containing the list of the languages. |
| Example |
http://www.itis.gov/ITISWebService/services/ITISService/getVernacularLanguages |