Department of Interior

Department of Interior Webcams API

Retrieve metadata about National Park Service streaming and non-streaming web cams.

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GET /webcams Get webcams #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: This API is designed to provide authoritative National Park Service (NPS) data and content about parks and their facilities, events, news, alerts, and more. Explore the NPS API below and even try to make API calls. In order to try an API call, you'll need to click on the "Authorize" button below and add your API key. If you don't have an API key yet, visit our Get Started page.
  version: 1.0.0
  title: National Park Service Webcams API
servers:
- url: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1
tags:
- name: webcams
  description: Retrieve metadata about National Park Service streaming and non-streaming web cams.
paths:
  /webcams:
    get:
      tags:
      - webcams
      description: Returns metadata for National Park Service webcams, with optional filters for park codes, state codes, webcam IDs, or a search term.
      operationId: getWebcams
      parameters:
      - name: parkCode
        in: query
        description: A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: stateCode
        in: query
        description: A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: id
        in: query
        description: A comma delimited list of webcam IDs.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: start
        in: query
        description: Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Term to search on.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      security:
      - api_key: []
      - api_key_header: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webcams'
        '400':
          description: Invalid status value
      summary: Get webcams
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    Webcams:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: string
          example: '4'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                type: string
                description: URL corresponding to this webcam
              title:
                type: string
              geometryPoiId:
                type: string
                description: Id for Geometry Point of Interest
                example: 8793be28-0d54-493f-8556-877e7ecbe937
              id:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
              images:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    url:
                      type: string
                      example: https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/cropped_image/primary/55B6E49B-C6F3-38B9-82A9F7F3D7BDC873.jpg
                    credit:
                      type: string
                      example: NPS
                    altText:
                      type: string
                      example: NPS
                    title:
                      type: string
                      example: Kennecott Mill and Mt. Blackburn
                    description:
                      type: string
                      example: ''
                    caption:
                      type: string
                      example: Kennecott Mill and Mt. Blackburn
                    crops:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          aspectRatio:
                            type: number
                            example: 1.78
                          url:
                            type: string
                            example: https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/cropped_image/primary/55B6E49B-C6F3-38B9-82A9F7F3D7BDC873.jpg
              relatedParks:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    states:
                      type: string
                      example: AK
                    parkCode:
                      type: string
                      example: wrst
                    designation:
                      type: string
                      example: National Park &amp; Preserve
                    fullName:
                      type: string
                      example: Wrangell - St Elias National Park &amp; Preserve
                    url:
                      type: string
                      example: https://www.nps.gov/wrst
                    name:
                      type: string
                      example: Wrangell - St Elias
              status:
                type: string
                example: Active
              statusMessage:
                type: string
                example: ''
              isStreaming:
                type: boolean
                example: false
              tags:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                example:
                - Maine
                - webcam
                - peregrine falcon
                - ranger programs
                - Loon
                - virtual activity
                - Wild Gardens of Acadia
              latitude:
                type:
                - number
                - 'null'
                example: 61.4871482849121
              longitude:
                type:
                - number
                - 'null'
                example: -142.87907409668
              credit:
                type: string
        limit:
          type: string
          example: '50'
        start:
          type: string
          example: '4'
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: query
    api_key_header:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Department of Interior
  source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/customcf/swagger.json?03142019
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)

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