# API Beginner Tips

**URL:** <https://discourse.gbif.org/t/api-beginner-tips/5642>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [January 9, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/api-beginner-tips/5642 "2025-01-09T17:19:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![mgrosjean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@mgrosjean](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/mgrosjean)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/api-beginner-tips/5642/2 "2025-01-10T07:10:37Z")

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@GeoBear

Our API is documented here: [GBIF API Reference :: Technical Documentation](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/) (see also here the API for checklist bank which is what’s behind the Catalogue of Life website [https://api.checklistbank.org](https://api.checklistbank.org)).  
I suggest checking these two Data Use Club recoded webinars:

- [A general introduction to our API functions](https://www.gbif.org/composition/4TlmnRvvPs2RxrPvLH6mOa/data-use-club-practical-session-3-recording-and-resources)
- [A webinar specifically about accessing species information](https://www.gbif.org/composition/3N075GpKdxcOY31QYj5OWn/data-use-club-practical-session-5-recording-and-resources) (it includes information about checklist bank) and its associated links: [Data Use Club Practical Session: accessing and downloading species information](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/data-use-club-practical-session-accessing-and-downloading-species-information/4448/)

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