Get Dataset Metadata is an example object payload from NOAA ERDDAP, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
{
"title": "Get dataset variable and attribute metadata",
"description": "Retrieve metadata for a specific dataset, including all variables, their units, and coordinate ranges.",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/info/cwwcNDBCMet/index.json"
},
"response": {
"status": 200,
"contentType": "application/json",
"body": {
"table": {
"columnNames": ["Row Type", "Variable Name", "Attribute Name", "Data Type", "Value"],
"columnTypes": ["String", "String", "String", "String", "String"],
"rows": [
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "title", "String", "NDBC Standard Meteorological Buoy Data, 1970-present"],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "institution", "String", "NOAA NDBC"],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "summary", "String", "The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) distributes meteorological data from moored buoys and coastal stations."],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "geospatial_lat_min", "double", "-14.0"],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "geospatial_lat_max", "double", "71.758"],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "geospatial_lon_min", "double", "-180.0"],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "geospatial_lon_max", "double", "180.0"],
["attribute", "NC_GLOBAL", "time_coverage_start", "String", "1970-02-26T20:00:00Z"],
["variable", "time", "", "double", ""],
["attribute", "time", "units", "String", "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"],
["attribute", "time", "actual_range", "double", "6595200.0, 1.7E9"],
["variable", "latitude", "", "float", ""],
["attribute", "latitude", "units", "String", "degrees_north"],
["attribute", "latitude", "actual_range", "float", "-14.0, 71.758"],
["variable", "longitude", "", "float", ""],
["attribute", "longitude", "units", "String", "degrees_east"],
["attribute", "longitude", "actual_range", "float", "-180.0, 180.0"],
["variable", "wtmp", "", "float", ""],
["attribute", "wtmp", "long_name", "String", "SST"],
["attribute", "wtmp", "standard_name", "String", "sea_surface_temperature"],
["attribute", "wtmp", "units", "String", "degree_C"],
["attribute", "wtmp", "missing_value", "float", "-9999999.0"],
["variable", "atmp", "", "float", ""],
["attribute", "atmp", "long_name", "String", "Air Temperature"],
["attribute", "atmp", "standard_name", "String", "air_temperature"],
["attribute", "atmp", "units", "String", "degree_C"]
]
}
}
}
}