Recreation.gov

Recreation.gov Links API

The Links API from Recreation.gov — 1 operation(s) for links.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Recreation Information Database (RIDB) Activities Links API
  description: The Recreation Information Database (RIDB) API provides programmatic access to information about federal recreation areas, facilities, campsites, tours, permits, events, and activities across the United States. RIDB is the authoritative federal source for recreation data managed by Recreation.gov.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Recreation.gov RIDB Support
    url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/landing
  license:
    name: U.S. Government Public Domain
servers:
- url: https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1
  description: RIDB API v1
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Links
paths:
  /links:
    get:
      summary: List links
      operationId: listLinks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of links
      tags:
      - Links
components:
  parameters:
    Offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: Pagination offset
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Number of records to return (max 50)
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 50
        maximum: 50
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey