Retrieve a random number of dinosaurs

GET

/dinosaurs/random/{count}

Parameters

Path Parameters

count

required

integer

>= 1 <= 10

Number of random dinosaurs to retrieve (1-10)

Responses

200

Random dinosaurs

object

count

integer

data

Array<object>

object

required

integer

Example

name

required

string

Example

Zephyrosaurus

temporalRange

string

Example

Early Cretaceous, ~113 Ma

diet

string

Example

herbivore

locomotionType

string

Example

biped

description

string

Example

Zephyrosaurus (meaning "westward wind lizard") is a genus of orodromine ornithischian dinosaur.

classificationInfo

required

object

domain

string

Example

Eukaryota

kingdom

string

Example

Animalia

phylum

string

Example

Chordata

clade

Array<string>

Example

[
  "Dinosauria",
  "Ornithischia"
]

classInfo

Array<object>

object

classType

string

value

string

Example

[
  {
    "classType": "Class",
    "value": "Reptilia"
  }
]

orderInfo

Array<object>

object

orderType

string

value

string

Example

[
  {
    "orderType": "Order",
    "value": "Ornithischia"
  }
]

familyInfo

Array<object>

object

familyType

string

value

string

Example

[
  {
    "familyType": "Family",
    "value": "Thescelosauridae"
  },
  {
    "familyType": "Subfamily",
    "value": "Orodrominae"
  }
]

tribeInfo

Array<object>

object

tribeType

string

value

string

Example

[
  {
    "tribeType": "Tribe",
    "value": "Thescelosaurini"
  }
]

genusInfo

Array<object>

object

genusType

string

value

string

Example

[
  {
    "genusType": "Genus",
    "value": "Zephyrosaurus"
  }
]

speciesInfo

Array<object>

object

speciesType

string

value

string

Example

[
  {
    "speciesType": "Species",
    "value": "Zephyrosaurus schaffi"
  }
]

image

required

object

title

string

Example

Zephyrosaurus in Copenhagen

description

string

Example

Zephyrosaurus skeleton, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

author

string

Example

FunkMonk

authorURL

string format: uri

Example

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:FunkMonk

imageURL

string format: uri

Example

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zephyrosaurus_in_Copenhagen.jpg

license

string

Example

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

licenseURL

string format: uri

Example

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0

dateCreated

string format: date-time

Example

2021-10-01T07:58:48.000Z

dateAccessed

string format: date-time

Example

2024-01-30T14:27:20.683Z

source

required

object

pageTitle

string

Example

Zephyrosaurus

author

string

Example

Wikipedia contributors

wikipediaURL

string format: uri

Example

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyrosaurus

license

string

Example

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

licenseURL

string format: uri

Example

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

permalink

string format: uri

Example

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zephyrosaurus&oldid=1187326953

revisionHistoryURL

string format: uri

Example

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zephyrosaurus&action=history

lastRevision

string format: date-time

Example

2023-11-28T15:28:47Z

dateAccessed

string format: date-time

Example

2024-01-30T14:27:20.682Z

source

string

Example

Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

publisher

string

Example

Wikimedia Foundation

citation

string

Example

Wikipedia contributors. "Zephyrosaurus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Nov 2023. Web. 30 Jan 2024.

500

Unexpected error

object

error

string

Example

Sorry, an unexpected error occurred while trying to retrieve a random number of dinosaurs.