---
title: "Get external links by Taxonomy ID"
method: POST
path: "/taxonomy/links"
tags: ["Taxonomy"]
---

# Get external links by Taxonomy ID

`POST /taxonomy/links`

Get external links associated with a given taxon in JSON format.

## Request body

- V2TaxonomyLinksRequest
  - `taxon` string

## Response `200`

A successful response

- V2TaxonomyLinksResponse
  - `tax_id` string
  - `encyclopedia_of_life` string
  - `global_biodiversity_information_facility` string
  - `inaturalist` string
  - `viralzone` string
  - `wikipedia` string
  - `generic_links` V2TaxonomyLinksResponseGenericLink[]
    - `link_name` string
    - `link_url` string

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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