# Department of Interior medium-codes API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-medium-codes-api/  
**Provider:** Department of Interior — https://apis.io/providers/doi/  
**Base URL:** https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1  
**Documentation:** https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm

Department of Interior medium-codes API is one of 41 APIs that [Department of Interior](https://apis.io/providers/doi/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include medium-codes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Medium refers to the specific environmental medium from which the sample was collected. Medium type differs from site type because one site type, such as surface water, could have data for several media, such as water, bottom sediment, fish tissue, and others.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/doi/refs/heads/main/openapi/doi-medium-codes-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/
- **Migration** — https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/ogcapi/migration/

## Other Department of Interior APIs (12)

- [NPS Data API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/nps-data-api/)
- [USGS Earthquake Hazards Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-earthquake-hazards-web-services/)
- [USGS Mineral Resources Data API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-mineral-resources-data-api/)
- [BLM GIS REST Services](https://apis.io/apis/doi/blm-gis-rest-services/)
- [USGS ScienceBase API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/usgs-sciencebase-api/)
- [Department of Interior agency-codes API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-agency-codes-api/)
- [Department of Interior altitude-datums API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-altitude-datums-api/)
- [Department of Interior aquifer-codes API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-aquifer-codes-api/)
- [Department of Interior aquifer-types API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-aquifer-types-api/)
- [Department of Interior channel-measurements API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-channel-measurements-api/)
- [Department of Interior citations API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-citations-api/)
- [Department of Interior combined-metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-combined-metadata-api/)

## Tags

medium-codes

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