Filters are added to the url as a query parameter.
| Filter Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Objectid | Autonumber field (EDDMapS Record ID) | objectId=1520035 |
| reporterId,bugwoodid | id of the account that entered the occurrence | reporterId=65 |
| updaterId | id of the account that updated the occurrence | updaterId=5 |
| SubjectNumber,taxonid | Observation species Subject number | subjectNumber=2425 |
| Habitat | Area where the subject was located | habitat=5 |
| fips,fipscode,countyfips | comma delimited list of fipscodes must be 5 digits long | fips=13001,13002 |
| country | Limit data returned to only records belonging to a certain country | country=926 |
| state | The state portion of the FIPS Code | state = 13 |
| county | The county portion of the FIPS Code | county=59 |
| township | Limit data returned to only records belonging to a certain township | township=04720 |
| project | Identifies the website reporting form used or bulk data. | project=3 |
| div | division(plnts,animals,diseases,insects) | div=5,7,2,1 |
| cat | category(mammals,birds,aquatic plants,) | cat=47,48,3 |
| observationDateEnd | the latest Date the subject was observed | observationdateend=mm/dd/yyyy |
| observationDateStart | the Earliest Date the subject was observed | observationdatestart=mm/dd/yyyy |
| dateEnteredEnd | the latest Date a record was entered into the database | dateenteredend=mm/dd/yyyy |
| dateEnteredStart | the Earliest Date a record was entered into the database | dateEnteredStart=mm/dd/yyyy |
| dateUpdatedEnd | the latest Date a record was updated in the database | dateupdatedend=mm/dd/yyyy |
| dateUpdatedStart | the Earliest Date a record was updated in the database | dateupdatedstart=mm/dd/yyyy |
| dateReviewedEnd | the latest Date a record was reviewed in the database | dateReviewedEnd=mm/dd/yyyy |
| dateReviewedStart | the Earliest Date a record was reviewed in the database | dateReviewedStart=mm/dd/yyyy |
| usergroupid | Limit data returned to records from users belonging to a certain usergroup | usergroupid=1 |
| habitat | Limit data returned to only records belonging to a certain habitat | habitat=1 |
| negative | Limit data returned to only positive(0) or negative(1) records | negative=0 |
| reviewed | Limit data returned to only reviewed(1) or nonreviewed(0) records | reviewed=0 |
| spatial | limit to only spatial(1) or non spatial (0) data | spatial=1 |
Data can be excluded from the results by a query parameter neq. All filters above work with the neq query parameter. The format for use is neq=key:value,key:value.