| Name | Description | Type | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| id |
An UUID v5 generated from the input string using "globalnames.org" DNS domain name as a seed. This UUID can be used as a distributed global unique identifier of the string and can be created independently in any popular programming language. |
string |
None. |
| name |
An input name-string entered for the verification, or found by search. |
string |
None. |
| bestResult |
A successsful match of input name-string to a record in a data-source. Results with the highest score appears as a best match. |
ResolvedResult |
None. |
| results |
A container for displaying results for a particular supplied name string. |
Collection of ResolvedResult |
None. |
| dataSourcesNum |
The number of data-sources where the string had a match to a scientific name. |
integer |
None. |
| curation |
The best curation level from matched data-sources. Possible values are NotCurated AutoCurated Curated |
string |
None. |
| isKnownName |
If name was found by exact match, or by matching the name's canonical form (without authors etc.) |
boolean |
None. |
| suppliedId |
The id of the name string in the query (if provided). |
string |
None. |