Department of Interior

NPS Data API

The National Park Service Data API provides authoritative data about NPS sites including parks, alerts, campgrounds, events, visitor centers, news releases, articles, and educational lesson plans. Access requires a free API key sent via HTTP request header.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
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GettingStarted
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
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Authentication
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-guides.htm

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: NPS Data API
description: The National Park Service Data API provides authoritative data about NPS sites including
  parks, alerts, campgrounds, events, visitor centers, news releases, articles, and educational lesson
  plans. Access requires a free API key sent via HTTP request header.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm
baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1
tags:
- National Parks
- Recreation
- Federal Lands
- Campgrounds
- Event
tags_raw:
- National Parks
- Recreation
- Federal Lands
- Campgrounds
- Events
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
- type: Authentication
  url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-guides.htm
contact:
- FN: National Park Service Developer Resources
  url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm