The Whale Hotline
AnimalsExplore marine mammal sighting data. While they receive thousands of public sighting reports each year, and make it available to numerous research, education and management projects all over the world. They have now made it even easier to integrate with, analyze and visualize Hotline sighting data via our API.
📚 Documentation & Examples
Everything you need to integrate with The Whale Hotline
🚀 Quick Start Examples
// The Whale Hotline API Example
const response = await fetch('http://hotline.whalemuseum.org/api', {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);The Whale Museum Public API Docs
The public API of The Whale Museum provides access to the museum's collection of marine life data. The API allows you to retrieve information on various species of whales, porpoises, dolphins and more. This API is open to the public and can be accessed using HTTP requests. You can view the documentation for the API at the official website.
API Endpoints
The API provides several endpoints, each specializing in different types of data:
/species-> to get a list of all species in the museum’s database/species/{species}-> to get information about a specific species/sightings-> to get a list of all sightings./sightings?species=orca-> to get all sightings of a specific species/sightings/{id}-> to get a specific sighting
Authentication
The API requires no authentication or API key. You are free to use it without any limitations.
Examples
Here are some example codes in JavaScript on how to use the Whale Museum Public API.
Get all whale species
fetch('http://hotline.whalemuseum.org/api/species')
.then((response) => response.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data));
Get information about a specific whale species
fetch('http://hotline.whalemuseum.org/api/species/gray-whale')
.then((response) => response.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data));
Get all sightings
fetch('http://hotline.whalemuseum.org/api/sightings')
.then((response) => response.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data));
Get all sightings of a specific species
fetch('http://hotline.whalemuseum.org/api/sightings?species=orca')
.then((response) => response.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data));
Get a specific sighting
fetch('http://hotline.whalemuseum.org/api/sightings/85')
.then((response) => response.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data));
Conclusion
The Whale Museum Public API is a great resource for developers who are interested in marine life data. With its simple and intuitive endpoints, you can easily retrieve information about whales, porpoises, dolphins and other marine life. The API is open to the public and requires no authentication API key. Give it a try today!
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