Movebank
Movement and Migration data of animals
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Animals
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://github.com/movebank/movebank-api-doc
Overview
Movebank provides animal movement data — keyless (aggressive requests get rate-limited, verified).
Quick Start
Studies (space out requests):
curl "https://www.movebank.org/movebank/service/public/json?entity_type=study"⚠️ Gotcha (verified): rapid requests return HTTP 429 (rate limiting) — space them out.
Notes
- Animal movement/migration.
- Keyless JSON API.
FAQ
Is Movebank free? Yes — free and keyless.
Why 429? Our 2026-08 request was rate-limited (verified) — space out requests.
What does it return? Movement data.