# CO-OPS Metadata API (MDAPI v1)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/co-ops-metadata-api/  
**Provider:** NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — https://apis.io/providers/noaa-gov/  
**Base URL:** https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi  
**Documentation:** https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/

CO-OPS Metadata API (MDAPI v1) is one of 24 APIs that [NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](https://apis.io/providers/noaa-gov/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Ocean, Metadata, Stations, and Ports. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a changelog.

The CO-OPS Metadata API exposes station inventory, harmonic constituents, NOS PORTS station lists, flood thresholds, and high/low water station catalogs. Supports radius and bounding-box station discovery and returns JSON or XML. Stable endpoint at api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/
- **ChangeLog** — https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/releasenotes.html

## Other NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration APIs (12)

- [Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) Data Service](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/swpc-data-service/)
- [CO-OPS Data Retrieval API (Tides & Currents)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/co-ops-data-api/)
- [CO-OPS Derived Product API (DPAPI v0.1)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/co-ops-derived-product-api/)
- [NCEI Access Data Service (v1)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/ncei-access-data-service/)
- [NCEI Climate Data Online (CDO) v2 API](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/ncei-cdo-v2-api/)
- [National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Web Data Service](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/ndbc-data-service/)
- [NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP Server](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/erddap-coastwatch/)
- [NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/nodd-open-data/)
- [NOAA Fisheries One Stop Shop (FOSS) ODS / ORDS](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/foss-landings-api/)
- [NOAA InPort Metadata Catalog](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/inport-metadata-api/)
- [NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/noaa-gov-alerts-api/)
- [NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aviation API](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/noaa-gov-aviation-api/)

## Tags

Ocean, Metadata, Stations, Ports

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