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ZooBank is a central, authoritative and comprehensive resource for scientific names in zoology

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  • Author Actions
  • GNIE Matching Actions
  • Identifier Actions
  • Publication Actions
  • Statistic Actions
  • Taxon Name Usage Actions

GNIE Matching → Get

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Overview

This node integrates with ZooBank, a comprehensive resource for scientific names in zoology. Specifically, the "GNIE Matching" resource with the "Get" operation allows users to retrieve matching taxon name data based on a protonym UUID. This is useful for researchers or data managers who want to verify or fetch detailed information about zoological names and their matches from the authoritative ZooBank database.

Practical examples include:

  • Fetching matching taxon names for a given protonym UUID to validate taxonomic data.
  • Integrating ZooBank taxonomic matching into automated workflows for biodiversity informatics.

Properties

Name Meaning
Additional Fields Collection of optional fields; for GNIE Matching Get operation, supports:
- ID A protonym UUID (e.g., FFF7160A-372D-40E9-9611-23AF5D9EAC4C) used to specify the exact taxon name to retrieve matching data for.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the matching taxon names retrieved from ZooBank for the specified protonym UUID. The output structure corresponds to the DATA field of the ZooBank API response for matching taxon names.

  • The output is an array of objects containing detailed information about matched taxon names.
  • No binary data output is produced by this node.

Dependencies

  • Requires internet access to call the ZooBank public API endpoints.
  • No explicit API key or authentication is required as per the code.
  • Uses HTTP GET requests with JSON responses.
  • No additional n8n credentials or environment variables are needed.

Troubleshooting

  • Empty or no results: If the provided protonym UUID is invalid or does not exist in ZooBank, the node may return empty data. Verify the UUID format and correctness.
  • Network errors: Ensure that the n8n instance has network connectivity to http://zoobank.org.
  • Unexpected response structure: If ZooBank changes its API response format, the node might fail to parse data correctly.
  • Invalid input: Providing an incorrectly formatted UUID string may cause the request to fail or return no data.

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