Is rgbif safe to use?

rgbif has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.8.5). DepScope rates its health at 53/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of rgbif?

The latest version of rgbif is 3.8.5, released 2026-03-20.

Does rgbif have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of rgbif.

No, rgbif is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.8.5 (2026-03-20).

What are alternatives to rgbif?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for rgbif at this time.

What license does rgbif use?

rgbif is licensed under MIT + file LICENSE.

rgbif

cranv3.8.5

Interface to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility API. A programmatic interface to the Web Service methods provided by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; <https://www.gbif.org/developer/summary>). GBIF is a database of species occurrence records from sources all over the globe. rgbif includes functions for searching for taxonomic names,

License MIT + file LICENSE0 versions1 maintainers12 deps3,033 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 53/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (12)

xml2 ggplot2 crul data.table whisker magrittr jsonlite oai tibble lazyeval R6 stats

API access

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First published · 2026-03-20 15:26:53

Last updated · 2026-03-20T14:20:02+00:00