# Department of Interior parameter-codes API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/doi/doi-parameter-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 parameter-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 parameter-codes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Parameter codes are 5-digit codes and associated descriptions used to identify the constituent measured and the units of measure. Some parameter code definitions include information about the sampling matrix, fraction, and methods used to measure the constituent. Some parameters are fixed-value (fxd) numeric codes having textual meaning (for example: parameter code 00041 is a weather code parameter, code of 60 means rain), but more commonly represent a numeric value for chemical, physical, or biological data.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/doi/refs/heads/main/openapi/doi-parameter-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

parameter-codes

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