xeno-canto API

Name: xeno-canto API
Availability: InStock

Bird sound recordings worldwide

🔑 Auth: None 🔒 HTTPS: Yes 🌐 CORS: Enabled View Documentation

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Server-measured technical metrics for the xeno-canto API
Uptime Status	⬜ Unknown — not yet probed
Server Latency	N/A
Hosting Server	Not disclosed
Content-Type	Not disclosed
Cache-Control	Not set
CORS Support	✅ Enabled — safe for browser fetch()
Authentication	✅ None required — call the API directly without a key
Category	Animals

Endpoint:: https://xeno-canto.org/explore/api

Quick Integration Code

✅ No API key needed

fetch("https://xeno-canto.org/explore/api")
  .then(response => {
    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error("Request failed:", error));

import requests

url = "https://xeno-canto.org/explore/api"
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    # "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

curl -X GET "https://xeno-canto.org/explore/api" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "User-Agent: MyApp/1.0" \
  --max-time 10 \
  --silent | python3 -m json.tool

Sample JSON Response — Animals

Animals

{
  "status": "success",
  "count": 1,
  "data": {
    "id": 4271,
    "name": "Red Fox",
    "scientific_name": "Vulpes vulpes",
    "taxonomy": {
      "class": "Mammalia",
      "order": "Carnivora",
      "family": "Canidae"
    },
    "characteristics": {
      "prey": "Birds, Rodents",
      "habitat": "Forests, Grasslands, Suburban areas",
      "lifespan": "3-4 years in wild"
    },
    "locations": [
      "North America",
      "Europe",
      "Asia",
      "Africa"
    ]
  }
}