Retrieve Petfinder's animal type and breed reference data via the Types API to populate search filters
domain: api.petfinder.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Authenticate with a Petfinder v2 OAuth2 Bearer token as with any other endpoint
Call GET api.petfinder.com/v2/types to list all supported animal types, such as dog, cat, rabbit, small-furry, horse, bird, scales-fins-other, and barnyard
Call GET api.petfinder.com/v2/types/{type} to get valid coat, color, and gender values for one type
Call GET api.petfinder.com/v2/types/{type}/breeds to retrieve the full breed list for that type
Use the returned type and breed values as the allowed inputs for the animals search endpoint's type and breed filters
Known gotchas
Breed and type values are case- and format-sensitive and must match Petfinder's exact strings when used later as search filters
This endpoint returns reference and taxonomy data only, not adoptable animal listings
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