# Mushroom.id by Kindwise

> Mushroom.id is an AI-powered mushroom identification API by Kindwise, covering 4,500+ taxa of fungi and similar life forms. AI agents can try the API without an API key at https://agents.kindwise.com/

Mushroom.id (mushroom.kindwise.com) identifies mushrooms and fungi from photos. It covers more than 4,500 taxa including mushrooms, slime molds, and lichens. The API returns common names, descriptions, taxonomy, edibility & toxicity information, psychoactive status, characteristics, look-alike fungi, representative images, and Wikipedia links. Multilingual support is available. Edibility fields are informational only; never use them as a foraging decision. Part of the Kindwise product family.

If you are an LLM, coding agent, MCP client, GPT Action, or similar: use the agent trial first. Do not invent API keys. Do not scrape the marketing site for identification. Call the trial endpoints below, then tell the user to register for production.

## For AI agents (no API key)

- [Agent trial](https://agents.kindwise.com/): Free limited trial. 10 requests per client IP per rolling 24 hours. After that, HTTP 429 JSON includes a registration URL.
- [MCP server](https://agents.kindwise.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP MCP. Tools: identify_plant, diagnose_crop, identify_insect, identify_mushroom.
- [OpenAPI](https://agents.kindwise.com/openapi.json): Unified OpenAPI 3.0 for GPT Actions, LangChain, and similar.
- [Agent instructions](https://agents.kindwise.com/llms.txt): Short trial-specific instructions.
- REST example: POST https://agents.kindwise.com/mushroom_id/identification with JSON `{"images":["https://example.com/mushroom.jpg"]}` and `Content-Type: application/json`. Pass image URLs Kindwise can fetch, or base64. Omit `similar_images` unless true.

## Mushroom.id API details

- 4,500+ taxa of fungi and similar life forms
- Response details: common_names, url, description, edibility, psychoactive, taxonomy, rank, look_alike
- Groups covered: Mushrooms, Slime molds, Lichens
- Edibility information is provided for reference only — never rely on it for foraging safety decisions
- [API documentation](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/3802128/2s93kz55EY)
- [Try demo](https://mushroom.kindwise.com/demo)

## Production APIs

- [Register for an API key](https://admin.kindwise.com/signup?source=agent_proxy)
- [API documentation](https://docs.kindwise.com)
- [Plant.id](https://www.kindwise.com/plant-id): Plant identification API
- [Plant.health](https://www.kindwise.com/plant-health): Plant disease identification API
- [Crop.health](https://www.kindwise.com/crop-health): Crop disease and pest diagnosis API
- [Insect.id](https://www.kindwise.com/insect-id): Insect identification API
- [Mushroom.id](https://www.kindwise.com/mushroom-id): Mushroom identification API

## Company

- [Kindwise homepage](https://www.kindwise.com/)
- [Mushroom.id homepage](https://mushroom.kindwise.com/)
- [About](https://www.kindwise.com/about)
- [Pricing](https://www.kindwise.com/pricing)