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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: SAM.gov Public Location Services Cities States API
description: The SAM.gov Public Location Services API provides Location Services data including Country, State, City, and ZIP code validation for data submitted to SAM.gov (System for Award Management). This API requires a valid SAM.gov Federal Government System Account API key.
version: 1.0.0
contact:
name: GSA Open Technology
url: https://open.gsa.gov/api/location-public-api/
license:
name: Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
servers:
- url: https://api.sam.gov
description: SAM.gov Production API
tags:
- name: States
description: State and province lookup
paths:
/locationservices/v1/states:
get:
tags:
- States
summary: Get List of States and Provinces
description: Retrieve a list of states, provinces, and subdivisions for both the United States and foreign countries. Supports searching by state/province name or code. Used to validate state data submitted to SAM.gov.
operationId: getStates
parameters:
- name: api_key
in: query
required: true
description: SAM.gov Federal Government System Account API key
schema:
type: string
- name: cc
in: query
required: false
description: Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, e.g. US for United States)
schema:
type: string
- name: searchby
in: query
required: false
description: Field to search by (e.g. statename, statecode)
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
required: false
description: General query string for state name search
schema:
type: string
- name: active
in: query
required: false
description: Filter to active states/provinces only (Y/N)
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Y
- N
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response with list of states/provinces
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
totalRecords:
type: integer
description: Total number of matching records
stateList:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
stateCode:
type: string
description: State/province code
stateName:
type: string
description: State/province name
countryCode:
type: string
description: Country code
activeInd:
type: string
description: Active indicator (Y/N)
'400':
description: Bad request - invalid parameters
'401':
description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
'500':
description: Internal server error