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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: FCC and Census Block Area API
  description: 'The FCC Area and Census Block API returns US Census Bureau Census Block FIPS codes, county FIPS codes, state FIPS codes, and associated US State and County names based on latitude and longitude coordinates. Also returns market data and population data. All endpoints are free with no authentication required.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Federal Communications Commission
    url: https://www.fcc.gov/census-block-conversions-api
  license:
    name: FCC API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/developers/api-terms-service
servers:
- url: https://geo.fcc.gov/api/census
  description: FCC Census/Area API
tags:
- name: area
  description: Get market area data by latitude and longitude
paths:
  /area:
    get:
      tags:
      - area
      operationId: getArea
      summary: Get Market Area Data
      description: 'Returns market data for a location based on latitude and longitude, including US Census Bureau Census Block population data and FCC market information.

        '
      parameters:
      - name: lat
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Latitude in decimal degrees (e.g., 38.26)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
      - name: lon
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Longitude in decimal degrees (e.g., -77.51)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
      - name: censusYear
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Census year for data. Valid values: 2010, 2020 (default)'
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 2010
          - 2020
          default: 2020
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Response format. Defaults to xml.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - xml
          - json
          - jsonp
          default: xml
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Market area data for the specified location
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AreaResponse'
            text/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
components:
  schemas:
    AreaResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Status of the response (OK or error message)
          example: OK
        executionTime:
          type: string
          description: Time taken to execute the query
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              block_fips:
                type: string
                description: Census Block FIPS code
              county_fips:
                type: string
                description: County FIPS code
              state_fips:
                type: string
                description: State FIPS code
              county_name:
                type: string
                description: County name
              state_name:
                type: string
                description: State name