`get_specimen`

Pack: idigbio · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_specimen for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get the full normalized record for a single iDigBio specimen by its uuid. e.g. uuid “0746b188-c390-4ab1-bd20-5489a9c6c33c” (a Puma concolor record). Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`uuid`	string	yes	iDigBio record uuid, e.g. “0746b188-c390-4ab1-bd20-5489a9c6c33c”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "uuid": "0746b188-c390-4ab1-bd20-5489a9c6c33c"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_specimen","arguments":{"uuid":"0746b188-c390-4ab1-bd20-5489a9c6c33c"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_specimen', {
  "uuid": "0746b188-c390-4ab1-bd20-5489a9c6c33c"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the idigbio pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idigbio": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idigbio/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_specimen