This is a major milestone for the Pl@ntNet team. The Pl@ntNet API has just surpassed 100 million identifications performed! This figure represents an important step for the service and, above all, reflects the trust placed in the Pl@ntNet tool by its professional users—whether developers, researchers, or private-sector stakeholders. It confirms that Pl@ntNet is no longer merely a plant identification aid for the general public, but a recognized, robust infrastructure widely integrated into large-scale use cases.
For those who may not yet be familiar with the Pl@ntNet API, it provides access to the platform’s visual identification engine—the same one used in the Pl@ntNet applications—this time delivered as a web service. It allows users to submit between one and five images of the same plant and receive in return a list of the most likely species, along with a confidence score. The API therefore offers simple and efficient access to plant identification services, species information, and a wide range of botanical resources, enabling developers to build innovative applications and tools by leveraging Pl@ntNet’s rich plant database.
Beyond the adoption of this service, which was launched in early 2018, the milestone of 100 million identifications above all highlights Pl@ntNet’s ability to contribute to the production of ever-growing, high-quality botanical data. Identifications play a key role: they feed data collections that are essential for improving recognition models—and thus their accuracy—while also serving as a valuable resource for scientific research, the monitoring of plant dynamics, and the understanding of biodiversity. Today, more than 1,300 scientific articles worldwide make use of data produced through Pl@ntNet, notably via the contributions we provide to GBIF.
Learn more about the Pl@ntNet API thanks to our dedicated documentation page!
