# xeno-canto

> xeno-canto.org | Storage; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/xeno-canto/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/xeno-canto.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt

## xeno-canto (bird sound archive)

- `storage/xeno-canto` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category rejected-provider
- identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://xeno-canto.org/api/3/recordings?query=cnt:%22Common%20Blackbird%22
- free tier: Both the API and every documentation page sit behind an Anubis proof-of-work wall. `/api/3/recordings` without a key returns 401 asking for a `key` parameter, and /explore/api +… | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not recorded | source: [1] | note: not recorded
- retention: not recorded | source: [1]
- egress: not recorded | metered: no
- identity: email
- interface: unknown
- tooling: not recorded
- composes with: the same as tooling
- reliability: the same as the free tier
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: quota
  - dead_end.why: Both the API and every documentation page sit behind an Anubis proof-of-work wall. `/api/3/recordings` without a key returns 401 asking for a `key` parameter, and /explore/api +…
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: Both the API and every documentation page sit behind an Anubis proof-of-work wall. `/api/3/recordings` without a key returns 401 asking for a `key` parameter, and /explore/api +…
  - [2] 2026-10-21: cited as the basis of the rejection: Both the API and every documentation page sit behind an Anubis proof-of-work wall. `/api/3/recordings` without a key returns 401 asking for a `key` parameter, and /explore/api + /about/uploa
- sources:
  - [1] https://xeno-canto.org/api/3/recordings?query=cnt:%22Common%20Blackbird%22
  - [2] https://xeno-canto.org/explore/api