RescueGroups.org Organizations API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: RescueGroups.org Animals Organizations API
  version: 5.0.0
  description: The RescueGroups.org REST API v5 provides access to adoptable pet data including animals, organizations, breeds, species, colors, and patterns. It supports advanced search with geodistance filtering, pagination, and relationship inclusion. API key authorization is used for public data access; bearer token authorization is used for private/write operations.
  contact:
    name: RescueGroups.org Developer Community
    url: https://groups.google.com/a/rescuegroups.org/g/apidev
  license:
    name: RescueGroups.org Terms
    url: https://rescuegroups.org/
servers:
- url: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  description: Production API
- url: https://dev1-api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  description: Development/Test API
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Organizations
  description: Search and retrieve rescue organization records.
paths:
  /public/orgs:
    get:
      tags:
      - Organizations
      summary: List Public Organizations
      description: Retrieve a paginated list of public rescue organizations.
      operationId: listPublicOrgs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limitParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sortParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fieldsParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/includeParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of organizations.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrgListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /public/orgs/{org_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Organizations
      summary: Get Public Organization
      description: Retrieve a single public rescue organization by ID.
      operationId: getPublicOrg
      parameters:
      - name: org_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The unique organization identifier.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A single organization record.
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrgSingleResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authorization.
      content:
        application/vnd.api+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/vnd.api+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    pageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: Page number for paginated results.
    limitParam:
      name: limit
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 250
        default: 25
      description: Number of records per page (max 250).
    sortParam:
      name: sort
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Sort field with optional +/- prefix for direction.
    includeParam:
      name: include[]
      in: query
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
      description: Related entities to include in the response.
    fieldsParam:
      name: fields[]
      in: query
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
      description: Specific fields to return.
  schemas:
    ResponseMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of matching records.
        pageCount:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of pages.
        transactionId:
          type: string
          description: Unique transaction identifier for support requests.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              detail:
                type: string
    OrgSingleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Organization'
    OrgListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseMeta'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Organization'
    Organization:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique organization identifier.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - orgs
        attributes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrgAttributes'
    OrgAttributes:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Organization name.
        type:
          type: string
          description: Organization type (rescue, shelter, etc.).
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Contact email address.
        phone:
          type: string
          description: Contact phone number.
        street:
          type: string
          description: Street address.
        city:
          type: string
          description: City.
        state:
          type: string
          description: State or province.
        country:
          type: string
          description: Country.
        postalcode:
          type: string
          description: Postal code.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Organization website URL.
        adoptionUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Adoption application URL.
        about:
          type: string
          description: Organization description.
        serveAreas:
          type: string
          description: Geographic areas the organization serves.
        facebookUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Facebook page URL.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key authorization for public data access.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token for private/authenticated data access.