A new API will be deployed later today. 

Please expect a short downtime in the central European afternoon, we try to keep it minimal.

This is a minor updated and all URLs in the new version will remain the same, keeping v0.9.

New features included are improved data processing, multimedia support for occurrences and new occurrence search filters based on media type and processing issues.

Please also see http://gbif.blogspot.de/2014/05/multimedia-in-gbif.html 

If you notice problems or need help with the API feel invited to post questions in this list. 

with thanks,

GBIF dev team