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Artsdatabanken species map

Name: Artsdatabanken species map
License: CC-BY-4.0

The species map (Artskart) is Artsdatabanken's database of biological species observations in Norway. Covers birds, mammals, insects, plants and other organisms — with coordinates, dates and source datasets. Used in environmental assessments, land-use and development cases, and in the Living Business Record as an environment/land signal.

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Data volume

Weekly

Updates

MCP tools

Example response — /observations

{
  "data": "..."
}

MCP integration

Available MCP tools

artskart.observations.list

artskart.property.check

artskart.redlist.species

artskart.taxon.get

Configuration for Claude Desktop / Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "no-artskart": {
      "url": "https://data.ketl.no/mcp/no-artskart",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $KETL_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Analysis apps that use this source

Ready-made tools built on Artsdatabanken species map data. Use them directly in the browser, or wire the same data into your own analysis via the API below.

Species map — map view

Explore biological species observations on an interactive map. Filter by county and show only red-listed species (Norwegian Red List 2021). Data source: Artsdatabanken species map. For a simple single-species list lookup, see the Artsdatabanken app.

Artsdatabanken — species lookup

Look up a single species (Norwegian or scientific name) and get observations as a list with place and date — mammals, birds, insects, plants and more. For an interactive map and red-list filter, use the Species map app.

API endpoints

GET

/observations

Søk artsobservasjoner

taxon optional: Tekstsøk på artsnavn. taxon=ulv
taxonId optional: Filtrer på takson-ID. taxonId=31168
page optional: Sidenummer, 0-indeksert (maks 20000). Les 'x-ketl-total-pages' på svaret for å se hvor mange sider spørringen har. page=0
municipality optional: Filtrer på kommune — firesifret kommunenummer eller kommunenavn. «Herøy» og «Våler» finnes to steder; sett 'county' i tillegg, eller send nummeret. municipality=3203
county optional: Filtrer på fylke — tosifret fylkesnummer (ensifret zero-padres) eller fylkesnavn. county=Oslo
year optional: Filtrer på observasjonsår (YYYY). year=2023
limit optional: Maks antall treff. limit=50

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/observations
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/observations"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/taxon/{taxonId}

Taksonomisk oppslag

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/taxon/{taxonId}
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/taxon/{taxonId}"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/sourcesDiscontinued

Liste kildedatabaser (nedlagt i publicapi v1)

Permanent nedlagt (410 Gone) i Artskart publicapi v1.

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/sources
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/sources"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/taxon

Søk i taksonomi (artsnavn → taxonId)

q optional: Tekstsøk (enten q eller taxonId) q=vipe
taxonId optional: Takson-ID taxonId=4080

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/taxon
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/taxon"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/redlist

Rødliste-status for arter

category optional: Rødliste-kategori (RL2021) category=EN
group optional: Artsgruppe-filter (f.eks. Fugler, Pattedyr, Insekter) group=Fugler
limit optional: Maks antall treff (1–500) limit=50

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/redlist
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/redlist"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/property-check

Sjekk artsobservasjoner innenfor en eiendom

lat required: Breddegrad (WGS84) lat=59.91
lon required: Lengdegrad (WGS84) lon=10.75
radius optional: Søkeradius i meter radius=500
limit optional: Maks antall treff limit=50

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/property-check?lat=59.91&lon=10.75
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/no-artskart/property-check?lat=59.91&lon=10.75"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

Access and pricing

Artsdatabanken species map is openly available — create an account to get started.

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