Open Data
Every record in OpenStudbook is released into the public domain under CC0 1.0 Universal. No attribution required. No restrictions. Free to use for any purpose — research, apps, breed registries, conservation.
What CC0 means: We waive all copyright and related rights. You can copy, modify, distribute, and use the data, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission. The data belongs to the community that created it.
Download by species
| Species | CSV | JSON |
|---|---|---|
| All species | openstudbook.csv | openstudbook.json |
| Dogs | dog.csv | dog.json |
| Horses & Ponies | horse.csv | horse.json |
| Donkeys | donkey.csv | donkey.json |
| Camels | camel.csv | camel.json |
| Birds | bird.csv | bird.json |
| Cats | cat.csv | cat.json |
| Reptiles | reptile.csv | reptile.json |
| Fish | fish.csv | fish.json |
| Rodents | rodent.csv | rodent.json |
API access
Filter by breed slug or species. No API key required.
# All records for a breed GET /api/export?breed=bully-kutta&format=json # All dogs as CSV GET /api/export?species=dog&format=csv # All records (JSON, self-describing with license) GET /api/export?format=json
Schema
Each record includes:
id, name, sex, species, breed, born, bornMonth, bornDay, color, place, kennel, country, countryResidence, sireId, damId, titles, regNumber, isDeceased, deceasedDate, deceasedCause, notes, addedBy
Principles
- Submission is always free. The archive grows through community contribution.
- No record is ever locked behind a paywall or registry membership.
- Data can always be exported — you are never dependent on this platform.
- COI and pedigree analysis run client-side on your device, not on our servers.
- No personal data about contributors is sold or shared.
OpenStudbook · Open multi-species pedigree infrastructure · CC0 1.0