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# Web Services API for accessing CoL Checklist from a CDM Data Source

This wiki page describes the Web Service API which implements the specifications as mentioned [here](http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/trac/wiki/CoL2EDITWebServices.)

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## General

This section deals with general issues regarding the API Development

## To Do

### Pager

The [pager](http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/trac/wiki/CoL2EDITWebServices#Paging) implementation for all specified services are yet to be developed

## Name String Search

### Examples

* Exact Name Search                     : http://160.45.63.201:8080/col/name_catalogue?query=Abies%20alba%20Mill.

* Wildcard Name Search (Match Anywhere) : http://160.45.63.201:8080/col/name_catalogue?query=Abies%20alba*

* Wildcard Name Search (Match Beginning): 

* Wildcard Name Search (Match End)      : http://160.45.63.201:8080/col/name_catalogue?query=*esculenta*