British Columbia Data Catalogue

The British Columbia Data Catalogue is the official open data portal for the Government of British Columbia, Canada. Built on the CKAN open data platform, it provides programmatic access to thousands of BC government datasets spanning census and demographic data, environmental and climate information, geospatial and mapping data, financial reports, transportation and infrastructure data, and health and social services statistics. The CKAN API at api/3/action/ enables searching, listing, and retrieving dataset metadata and resources without authentication. DataBC publishes a first-party OpenAPI 3.0.0 for the catalogue in github.com/bcgov/api-specs, and serves the spatial half of the catalogue separately as OGC WMS 1.3.0 and WFS 2.0.0 at openmaps.gov.bc.ca — 895 layers and 896 feature types from the BC Geographic Warehouse, referenced by 884 catalogue datasets. Everything is published under the Open Government Licence — British Columbia and is free to use with attribution.

British Columbia Data Catalogue publishes 13 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Tags API, Action API, Facebook Posts API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Open Data, Government, Canadian Government, British Columbia, and Provincial Data.

The British Columbia Data Catalogue catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

British Columbia Data Catalogue’s developer surface includes authentication, sandbox, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, and 27 more developer resources.

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39.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Heartbeat 99/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract 1 MCP Servers 2 Agent Skills

Open Data GovernmentCanadian GovernmentBritish ColumbiaProvincial DataCKAN Geospatial OGC WMS WFSDataset SearchPublic Sector

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 39.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 8.8 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 10.4 / 17

Access Clarity 3.6 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.3 / 11

Contract Governance 3.2 / 10

Discoverability 6.2 / 9

Regulatory Posture 3.7 / 15

Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Pagination +5 pts — share of collection GETs (an array, or one wrapped in data/items/results ...) that declare a page/limit/offset/cursor parameter, a Link header or a next/cursor field; na with no collection GETs

3 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 21.1 — up to +15.8 composite points
Contract Quality scores 41.2 — up to +14.7 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 2.6 — up to +12.7 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Open Data Portals (CKAN / DCAT)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 4

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

The CKAN Action API 2.9.5

tested — the operations were called against a live endpoint

63 core of 134 operations graded · api-commons/open-data

OGC WFS

tagged — the provider's own APIs.json carries the standard as a tag; implementation not verified

OGC WMS

tagged — the provider's own APIs.json carries the standard as a tag; implementation not verified

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 13

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Tags API

The Tags API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for tags.

DataBC Public OGC Web Services (WMS/WFS)

DataBC's public OGC endpoint serves the spatial half of the BC Data Catalogue: 895 queryable WMS 1.3.0 layers and 896 WFS 2.0.0 feature types drawn from the BC Geographic Wareho...

British Columbia Data Catalogue Action API

CKAN's Action API is a powerful, RPC-style API that exposes all of CKAN's core features to API clients.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Facebook Posts API

The FacebookPosts API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 1 operation(s) for facebookposts.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Home API

The Home API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 1 operation(s) for home.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Ministries API

The Ministries API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 3 operation(s) for ministries.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Newsletters API

The Newsletters API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 5 operation(s) for newsletters.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Posts API

The Posts API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 6 operation(s) for posts.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Sectors API

The Sectors API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for sectors.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Services API

The Services API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for services.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Slides API

The Slides API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for slides.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Themes API

The Themes API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for themes.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Resource Links API

The Resource Links API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 1 operation(s) for resource links.

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Open Collections 7

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

BC Data Catalogue CKAN Datasets API

OPEN COLLECTION

BC Data Catalogue CKAN Datasets Groups API

OPEN COLLECTION

BC Data Catalogue CKAN Datasets Organizations API

OPEN COLLECTION

BC Data Catalogue CKAN Datasets Resources API

OPEN COLLECTION

BC Data Catalogue CKAN Datasets Site API

OPEN COLLECTION

BC Data Catalogue CKAN Datasets Tags API

OPEN COLLECTION

BC Data Catalogue CKAN API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

British Columbia Data Catalogue MCP Server

MCP server; 11 tools listed. A candidate, not confirmed as published by the provider.

MCP SERVER

Agent Skills 2

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

find-a-bc-dataset

AGENT SKILL

load-a-bc-map-layer

AGENT SKILL

British Columbia Data Catalogue API pricing

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Plans Pricing

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

British Columbia Data Catalogue API Rules

56 rules · 52 errors 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 1

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Bcdc Api Overlay

10 actions · update · british-columbia-data-catalogue-bcdc-api-openapi.json

DERIVED

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Authentication

none/apiKey · 3 schemes

SECURITY

British Columbia Data Catalogue Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

British Columbia Data Catalogue Agentic Access

13 operations

13 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Sandbox

Sandbox

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

GovernmentPortal

GovernmentPortal

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

AgentSkill

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

DataModel

Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

ToolCrosswalk

ToolCrosswalk

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

SourceCode

SourceCode

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Support

Support

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

FinOps

Plans

TermsOfService

License

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

APIBaseURL

DatasetList

DatasetSearch

Source (apis.yml)

aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/british-columbia-data-catalogue/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: British Columbia Data Catalogue
tags:
- Open Data
- Government
- Canadian Government
- British Columbia
- Provincial Data
- CKAN
- Geospatial
- OGC
- WMS
- WFS
- Dataset Search
- Public Sector
type: Index
kind: government
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  license_evidence:
    not_product:
    - bcgov/api-specs
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: low
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  - repository-not-product
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: high
  source:
  - finops
  - authentication
  - rate-limits
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/british-columbia-data-catalogue.png
access: Open
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-09-04'
position: Producing
description: The British Columbia Data Catalogue is the official open data portal for the Government of British Columbia,
  Canada. Built on the CKAN open data platform, it provides programmatic access to thousands of BC government datasets spanning
  census and demographic data, environmental and climate information, geospatial and mapping data, financial reports, transportation
  and infrastructure data, and health and social services statistics. The CKAN API at api/3/action/ enables searching, listing,
  and retrieving dataset metadata and resources without authentication. DataBC publishes a first-party OpenAPI 3.0.0 for the
  catalogue in github.com/bcgov/api-specs, and serves the spatial half of the catalogue separately as OGC WMS 1.3.0 and WFS
  2.0.0 at openmaps.gov.bc.ca — 895 layers and 896 feature types from the BC Geographic Warehouse, referenced by 884 catalogue
  datasets. Everything is published under the Open Government Licence — British Columbia and is free to use with attribution.
apis:
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-tags-api
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Tags API
  description: The Tags API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-tags-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:databc-public-ogc-services
  baseURL: https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/ows
  name: DataBC Public OGC Web Services (WMS/WFS)
  description: 'DataBC''s public OGC endpoint serves the spatial half of the BC Data Catalogue: 895 queryable WMS 1.3.0 layers
    and 896 WFS 2.0.0 feature types drawn from the BC Geographic Warehouse. 884 catalogue datasets carry a resource pointing
    at this host, and a resource''s object_name (for example WHSE_LAND_AND_NATURAL_RESOURCE.PROT_CURRENT_FIRE_POLYS_SP) is
    the layer name here, so it is the join between catalogue metadata and live geometry. GetMap and GetFeature return PNG,
    GeoJSON, TopoJSON, UTFGrid, KML, PDF or Atom. No key and no account. The contract is the GetCapabilities document itself,
    saved verbatim in this repo; the service names DataBC as its ows:ServiceProvider (datamaps@gov.bc.ca).'
  humanURL: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/geographic-data-services/web-based-mapping/map-services
  tags:
  - Geospatial
  - OGC
  - WMS
  - WFS
  - Open Data
  properties:
  - type: GetCapabilities
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-databc-pub-wms-capabilities.xml
  - type: GetCapabilities
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-databc-pub-wfs-capabilities.xml
  - type: WMS
    url: https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&version=1.3.0
  - type: WFS
    url: https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/ows?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities&version=2.0.0
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/geographic-data-services/web-based-mapping/map-services
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-action-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Action API
  description: CKAN's Action API is a powerful, RPC-style API that exposes all of CKAN's core features to API clients.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Action
  tags_raw:
  - action
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-action-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://bcgov.github.io/data-publication/pages/dps_bcdc_api_w_common_calls.html
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-facebookposts-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Facebook Posts API
  description: The FacebookPosts API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 1 operation(s) for facebookposts.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Facebook Posts
  tags_raw:
  - FacebookPosts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-facebookposts-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-home-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Home API
  description: The Home API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 1 operation(s) for home.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Homes
  tags_raw:
  - Home
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-home-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-ministries-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Ministries API
  description: The Ministries API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 3 operation(s) for ministries.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Ministries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-ministries-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-newsletters-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Newsletters API
  description: The Newsletters API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 5 operation(s) for newsletters.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Newsletters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-newsletters-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-posts-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Posts API
  description: The Posts API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 6 operation(s) for posts.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Posts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-posts-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-sectors-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Sectors API
  description: The Sectors API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for sectors.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Sectors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-sectors-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-services-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Services API
  description: The Services API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for services.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Services
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-services-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-slides-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Slides API
  description: The Slides API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for slides.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Slides
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-slides-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-themes-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Themes API
  description: The Themes API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 2 operation(s) for themes.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Themes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-themes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: british-columbia-data-catalogue:british-columbia-data-catalogue-resource-links-api
  name: British Columbia Data Catalogue Resource Links API
  description: The Resource Links API from British Columbia Data Catalogue — 1 operation(s) for resource links.
  humanURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
  baseURL: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3
  tags:
  - Resource Links
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/british-columbia-data-catalogue-resource-links-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/british-columbia-data-catalogue-finops.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/british-columbia-data-catalogue-authentication.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/british-columbia-data-catalogue-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/british-columbia-data-catalogue-domain-security.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/british-columbia-data-catalogue-conformance.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/british-columbia-data-catalogue-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/british-columbia-data-catalogue-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/british-columbia-data-catalogue-lifecycle.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/british-columbia-data-catalogue-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/british-columbia-data-catalogue-sandbox.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/british-columbia-data-catalogue-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/british-columbia-data-catalogue-packages.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/british-columbia-data-catalogue-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/british-columbia-data-catalogue-rate-limits.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/british-columbia-data-catalogue-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/british-columbia-data-catalogue-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/british-columbia-data-catalogue-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/british-columbia-data-catalogue-bcdc-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Website
  url: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/
- type: APIBaseURL
  url: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/
- type: DatasetList
  url: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/package_list
- type: DatasetSearch
  url: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/package_search
- type: Documentation
  url: https://bcgov.github.io/data-publication/pages/dps_bcdc_api_w_how_to_use.html
- type: APIReference
  url: https://bcgov.github.io/data-publication/pages/dps_bcdc_api_w_common_calls.html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://bcgov.github.io/data-publication/pages/dps_bcdc.html
- type: Support
  url: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bcgov
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/bcgov/api-specs
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=D1EE0A405E584363B205CD4353E02C88
- type: License
  url: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=A519A56BC2BF44E4A008B33FCF527F61
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/privacy
- type: GovernmentPortal
  url: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
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  date: '2026-09-04'
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  artifacts_added: 19
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British Columbia Data Catalogue API — frequently asked questions

Does British Columbia Data Catalogue have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 13 APIs from British Columbia Data Catalogue, including British Columbia Data Catalogue Tags API, DataBC Public OGC Web Services (WMS/WFS) and British Columbia Data Catalogue Action API, and 10 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the British Columbia Data Catalogue API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 12 OpenAPI specifications for British Columbia Data Catalogue, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the British Columbia Data Catalogue API?

British Columbia Data Catalogue documents its authentication (none/apiKey · 3 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as British Columbia Data Catalogue Authentication.

Does British Columbia Data Catalogue have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for British Columbia Data Catalogue: MCP server; 11 tools listed. A candidate, not confirmed as published by the provider.

Is the British Columbia Data Catalogue API ready for AI agents?

British Columbia Data Catalogue has a Kin Score of 39.9 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 36.5 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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9 MCP tools reach this

find_providersBrowse and filter every provider in the catalog.
get_provider_artifactsEvery artifact this provider publishes, grouped by type.
get_provider_operationsEvery operation across all of their OpenAPIs — one call instead of parsing every spec.
get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
get_provider_ratingPRO — composite, band, trend and facet scores.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

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