# Finding taxon change info from API

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** question, api\
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410 "2023-10-30T06:37:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![djryanash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/djryanash/32/37402_2.png) [@djryanash](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/djryanash)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/1 "2023-10-30T06:37:04Z")

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Hi,

I have looked but been unable to find any way of acquiring specific taxonomic swap information for a taxon via the API. For instance:

For the African Fish-Eagle [[https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/taxa/1505670](https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/taxa/1505670)] “taxon\_change\_count” = 1

This change was made just one day ago [[https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon\_changes/132955](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/132955)], so searching the internet for the new classification turns up rather useless results.

I tried [[api.inaturalist.org/v1/taxon\_changes/132955](http://api.inaturalist.org/v1/taxon_changes/132955)] but that doesn’t work and there’s no documentation for getting taxon change information.

Is there any way of getting taxon change information that anyone here knows of?

Thanks,

Ryan

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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/2 "2023-10-30T16:53:40Z")

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Can you clarify what you’re looking for? You want the same info available on [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon\_changes/132955](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/132955) but from the API? Or you want background info on why the change was made? Or something else?

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**Author:** ![djryanash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/djryanash/32/37402_2.png) [@djryanash](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/djryanash)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/3 "2023-11-11T04:38:55Z")

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Precisely, I’m looking for detailed taxon change information but available via the API. Currently, it doesn’t appear to be available via the API (unless I’m missing something).

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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/4 "2023-11-11T04:44:31Z")

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Right, [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon\_changes/132955](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/132955) doesn’t pull from the API.

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**Author:** ![djryanash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/djryanash/32/37402_2.png) [@djryanash](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/djryanash)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/5 "2023-11-14T03:13:38Z")

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Right.

Is there any way of getting this info via the API?

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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/6 "2023-11-14T03:27:27Z")

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No, the API has no taxon\_change endpoint.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/finding-taxon-change-info-from-api/46410/7 "2024-01-13T03:28:20Z")

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