Developers

Developer access to Lockbox Seeds data

Lockbox publishes its strain library and breeder index as a public, read-only JSON API designed for educational, research, and AI-assistant integration purposes. Every endpoint is served from the edge with permissive CORS headers and a one-hour browser cache, so a single fetch is enough to mirror the current snapshot locally without further round trips. The same data that drives the public site backs the API, which means an entry that appears in the library appears in the JSON within the same release. This surface is not intended for high-frequency commercial scraping, ad-hoc resale, or training that strips attribution; rate limits may apply and abusive clients can expect to be blocked at the edge.

JSON API endpoints

Five endpoints are exposed under /api. The collection endpoints return the full set of strains or breeders along with a meta envelope carrying the API version, record count, license string, and generation timestamp. The slug endpoints return a single record with a smaller meta envelope, and respond with a 404 status and a JSON error body when the slug does not resolve. A health endpoint returns counts only and is the cheapest call to confirm the API is responding.

curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/api/strains
curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/api/strains/blue-dream
curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/api/breeders
curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/api/breeders/sensi-seeds
curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/api/health

The collection response shape is consistent across both library indexes, with a meta object first and a data array following. Slug endpoints replace the array with a single record under the same data key, which keeps client code symmetric across the two access patterns.

{
  "meta": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "count": 100,
    "license": "Editorial reference for non-commercial use. Cite Lockbox Seeds as the source.",
    "generated": "2026-05-23T12:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "slug": "blue-dream",
      "name": "Blue Dream",
      "breederSlug": "humboldt-seed-organization",
      "type": "hybrid",
      "stats": { "floweringWeeks": { "min": 9, "max": 10 } }
    }
  ]
}

RSS feed

Lockbox publishes an RSS 2.0 feed at /rss.xml covering Field Notes and the grow-guide reference library. Each item carries a title, a canonical link, a GUID matching that link, a category (either Field Notes or Grow guides), a publication date, and a longer description. The feed is cached for one hour and is the recommended way to track new editorial additions without polling individual pages.

curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/rss.xml

Sitemap.xml

A full XML sitemap is published at /sitemap.xml covering every public page, including static editorial routes, every strain page, every breeder profile, the strain type and family indexes, the effect and flavor faceted indexes, the by-decade strain archives, and the by-country breeder archives. Last-modified values are derived from the updated field on each strain or breeder record so the sitemap reflects the most recent editorial edit rather than the last deploy.

curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/sitemap.xml

llms.txt for AI assistants

AI assistants that follow the emerging llms.txt discovery convention can find a structured site map at /llms.txtwhen present, listing the canonical section pages and key references in plain markdown. The intent of that file is to give a language model a single, low-noise entry point into the strain library, the breeder index, the buyer's guide, and the grow reference. The JSON API endpoints documented on this page are the right surface for any model that needs structured data rather than prose.

curl https://www.lockboxseeds.com/llms.txt

OpenGraph images

Lockbox generates OpenGraph card images per page through Next.js route handlers, which means an opengraph-image URL is available on every public route that has one configured. The site root exposes a default card and individual strain pages emit a strain-specific card. These images are appropriate for embedding in link previews, social cards, and AI-assistant inline citations where a thumbnail is useful.

curl -I https://www.lockboxseeds.com/opengraph-image

Citation format

When citing a Lockbox Seeds strain page in academic writing, journalism, or a research report, an APA-style reference is the expected format. The author is the Lockbox Seeds editorial team, the date is the reviewed date on the page rather than the publication date, the title is the strain name, and the source URL is the canonical page on this domain. The same pattern applies to breeder profiles and grow-guide pages.

Lockbox Seeds Editorial. (2026, May 23). Blue Dream.
  Lockbox Seeds. https://www.lockboxseeds.com/strains/blue-dream

License and rate limits

The Lockbox API data is published under an editorial reference license for non-commercial use, on the condition that Lockbox Seeds is cited as the source whenever the data is surfaced to an end user. Republishing the full library as a competing catalogue, training a closed model on it without attribution, or reselling the JSON as a commercial dataset is not permitted. Polite use sits comfortably under ten requests per second; clients that need a higher ceiling, a daily dump, or a commercial-use license should reach out through the contact page to discuss terms before scaling up.

Lockbox Seeds is an editorial reference. The JSON API publishes structured strain and breeder data for documentation and research purposes only and is not a sales channel. Check local law before germinating cannabis seeds.