The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the U.S. Department of the Interior bureau that administers 245 million surface acres of public land and 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate — about one in every ten acres of the United States — for outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral and energy development, conservation and cultural heritage. Its public API surface is geospatial and entirely anonymous: a catalog of 803 datasets served as OGC API - Records and DCAT-US 1.1, and 785 ArcGIS Server services across thirteen REST instances (one national, twelve state) that BLM operates itself on gis.blm.gov, 42 of which also publish OGC WMS 1.3.0. There is no API key, no plan and no quota — and equally no versioning policy, changelog, status page or developer support channel. Every published operation is read-only; the transactional systems (MLRS mining claims and land records, GLO Records land patents, ePlanning NEPA documents) sit behind a login and publish no contract.
Bureau of Land Management publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Catalog API, Collection API, Geoservice Beta API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Environment, Federal Government, Land, Resources, and GIS.
Bureau of Land Management’s developer surface includes developer portal, authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, and 33 more developer resources.
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Create-or-Update Ergonomics does not apply to this provider. The published contracts declare
no write operations, and a read-only API cannot create-or-update. The facet is excluded from this provider's
denominator entirely — not scored zero. A reference or data API is not deficient for being unable to
upsert.
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because the conditional facet above carries the other
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The BLM Geospatial Business Platform is a public tool and publication platform for exploring and downloading GIS data. Built on ArcGIS Online, it provides REST endpoints for BLM...
The Mineral and Land Records System (MLRS) is an online platform delivering state-of-the-art mineral and land records transactions, tracking, mapping, and more for BLM customers...
The General Land Office (GLO) Records provide access to federal land conveyance records including land patents, survey plats, and field notes from 1788 to the present. The syste...
BLM ePlanning provides public access to land use planning documents, environmental impact statements, and resource management plans. Citizens can track planning projects and par...
BLM's own ArcGIS Server estate, operated on blm.gov infrastructure rather than a hosted platform: thirteen REST instances — one national plus Alaska, Arizona, California, Colora...
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name: Bureau of Land Management
tags:
- Environment
- Federal Government
- Land
- Resources
- GIS
- Geospatial
- Mining
- Public Lands
- Open Data
- OGC
- Cadastral
- Recreation
- Grazing
- ArcGIS
- DCAT
- Conservation
- Mapping
tags_raw:
- Environment
- Federal Government
- Land
- Resources
- GIS
- Geospatial
- Mining
- Public Lands
- Open Data
- OGC
- Cadastral
- Recreation
- Grazing
- ArcGIS
- DCAT
- Conservation
- Mapping
- Federal-Government
type: Index
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commercial: false
callable_host: false
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try_now: false
public: false
label: Freemium
confidence: medium
source:
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description: 'The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the U.S. Department of the Interior bureau that administers 245 million
surface acres of public land and 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate — about one in every ten acres of the United
States — for outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral and energy development, conservation and cultural heritage.
Its public API surface is geospatial and entirely anonymous: a catalog of 803 datasets served as OGC API - Records and DCAT-US
1.1, and 785 ArcGIS Server services across thirteen REST instances (one national, twelve state) that BLM operates itself
on gis.blm.gov, 42 of which also publish OGC WMS 1.3.0. There is no API key, no plan and no quota — and equally no versioning
policy, changelog, status page or developer support channel. Every published operation is read-only; the transactional systems
(MLRS mining claims and land records, GLO Records land patents, ePlanning NEPA documents) sit behind a login and publish
no contract.'
apis:
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:blm-geospatial-business-platform
name: BLM Geospatial Business Platform (GBP) Hub
tags:
- Federal Government
- Geospatial
- GIS
- Land
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- Federal Government
- Geospatial
- GIS
- Land
- Federal-Government
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properties:
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type: Portal
- url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=blm-gov
type: DataAPI
- url: https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial/GISData
type: Documentation
- url: https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services
type: APIReference
description: The BLM Geospatial Business Platform is a public tool and publication platform for exploring and downloading
GIS data. Built on ArcGIS Online, it provides REST endpoints for BLM geospatial data including public lands boundaries,
mineral resources, recreation areas, and environmental data.
features:
- ArcGIS REST Endpoints
- ISO-19139 XML Metadata
- DCAT-US Compliance
- Keyword and Location Search
- Public Land Records
useCases:
- Public lands research
- Recreation planning
- Environmental impact assessment
- Mineral rights research
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:blm-mineral-land-records
name: BLM Mineral and Land Records System (MLRS)
tags:
- Federal Government
- Land
- Mining
- Minerals
tags_raw:
- Federal Government
- Land
- Mining
- Minerals
- Federal-Government
humanURL: https://mlrs.blm.gov/s/
properties:
- url: https://mlrs.blm.gov/s/
type: Portal
description: The Mineral and Land Records System (MLRS) is an online platform delivering state-of-the-art mineral and land
records transactions, tracking, mapping, and more for BLM customers and staff. It manages land patents, rights-of-way,
mining claims, and related records.
features:
- Mineral Records
- Land Patent Records
- Rights-of-Way Management
- Mining Claims
useCases:
- Mineral rights research
- Land patent lookup
- Rights-of-way applications
- Mining claim verification
baseURL: https://mlrs.blm.gov
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:blm-general-land-office-records
name: BLM General Land Office Records
tags:
- Federal Government
- Land
- Historical Records
tags_raw:
- Federal Government
- Land
- Historical Records
- Federal-Government
humanURL: https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx
properties:
- url: https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx
type: Portal
description: The General Land Office (GLO) Records provide access to federal land conveyance records including land patents,
survey plats, and field notes from 1788 to the present. The system contains over 10 million Federal land title records.
features:
- Land Patent Records
- Survey Plats
- Field Notes
- Historical Records Search
useCases:
- Historical land research
- Genealogy research
- Property title research
- Academic historical study
baseURL: https://glorecords.blm.gov
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:blm-eplanning
name: BLM ePlanning
tags:
- Federal Government
- Land Use Planning
- Environmental
tags_raw:
- Federal Government
- Land Use Planning
- Environmental
- Federal-Government
humanURL: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
properties:
- url: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
type: Portal
description: BLM ePlanning provides public access to land use planning documents, environmental impact statements, and resource
management plans. Citizens can track planning projects and participate in comment periods.
features:
- Land Use Planning Documents
- Environmental Impact Statements
- Resource Management Plans
- Public Comment Access
useCases:
- Environmental review tracking
- Public comment participation
- Land use planning research
- Policy development support
baseURL: https://eplanning.blm.gov
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:blm-arcgis-gis-services
name: BLM National and State ArcGIS REST / OGC WMS Services
tags:
- Federal Government
- Geospatial
- GIS
- Land
- Cadastral
- OGC
- WMS
tags_raw:
- Federal Government
- Geospatial
- GIS
- Land
- Cadastral
- OGC
- WMS
- Federal-Government
humanURL: https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial/GISData
baseURL: https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services
description: 'BLM''s own ArcGIS Server estate, operated on blm.gov infrastructure rather than a hosted platform: thirteen
REST instances — one national plus Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Eastern States, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming — serving 785 services (463 MapServer, 283 FeatureServer, 16 ImageServer, 12 GPServer).
All run ArcGIS Server 11.5 with token security disabled, so the service directory, layer schemas and attribute/spatial
queries are anonymously callable. 42 of the 46 national services also publish OGC WMS 1.3.0 GetCapabilities, which is
the machine-readable contract for this surface — BLM publishes no OpenAPI for it. Covers surface management agency, the
PLSS cadastral fabric, grazing allotments, recreation sites, the National Landscape Conservation System, transportation
and administrative boundaries.'
properties:
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-arcgis-service-inventory.json
type: ArcGIS
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-arcgis-national-rest-services.json
type: ArcGIS
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-arcgis-national-rest-info.json
type: ArcGIS
- url: https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services
type: APIReference
- url: https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial/GISData
type: Documentation
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-sma-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-plss-cadnsdi-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-admin-unit-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-recreation-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-nlcs-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-grazing-allotment-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-gtlf-wms-capabilities.xml
type: GetCapabilities
- url: https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/services/lands/BLM_Natl_SMA_Cached_without_PriUnk/MapServer/WMSServer?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities
type: WMS
- url: wsdl/bureau-of-land-management-sma-mapserver.wsdl
type: WSDL
- url: wsdl/bureau-of-land-management-plss-cadnsdi-mapserver.wsdl
type: WSDL
- url: https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/services/lands/BLM_Natl_SMA_Cached_without_PriUnk/MapServer?wsdl
type: SOAP
features:
- ArcGIS Server 11.5 REST
- Anonymous access (token security disabled)
- OGC WMS 1.3.0 on 42 national services
- SQL-92 attribute query
- Spatial query
- GeoJSON output
- Statistics and pagination
- Pre-cached tile services
useCases:
- Public land status and ownership lookup
- PLSS township/range/section resolution
- Grazing allotment research
- Recreation site mapping
- Mineral and cadastral research
- State-level BLM data extraction
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-catalog-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Catalog API
description: The Catalog API from Bureau of Land Management — 1 operation(s) for catalog.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
- Catalog
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
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- type: APIReference
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- type: Conformance
url: conformance/bureau-of-land-management-gbp-hub-ogc-conformance.json
- type: ToolCrosswalk
url: mcp/bureau-of-land-management-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: Portal
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-collection-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Collection API
description: The Collection API from Bureau of Land Management — 2 operation(s) for collection.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
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url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-collection-api-openapi.yml
- type: APIReference
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/api/search/definition/?f=json
- type: Conformance
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- type: ToolCrosswalk
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- type: Portal
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-geoservice-beta-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Geoservice Beta API
description: The Geoservice-Beta API from Bureau of Land Management — 6 operation(s) for geoservice-beta.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
- Geoservice-Beta
properties:
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url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-geoservice-beta-api-openapi.yml
- type: APIReference
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/api/search/definition/?f=json
- type: Conformance
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- type: ToolCrosswalk
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- type: Portal
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- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-ogcitem-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Ogc Item API
description: The OgcItem API from Bureau of Land Management — 4 operation(s) for ogcitem.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
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- type: Portal
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-ogcitemaggregation-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Ogc Item Aggregation API
description: The OgcItemAggregation API from Bureau of Land Management — 1 operation(s) for ogcitemaggregation.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
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properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-ogcitemaggregation-api-openapi.yml
- type: APIReference
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/api/search/definition/?f=json
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/bureau-of-land-management-gbp-hub-ogc-conformance.json
- type: ToolCrosswalk
url: mcp/bureau-of-land-management-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: Portal
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-ogcroot-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Ogc Root API
description: The OgcRoot API from Bureau of Land Management — 1 operation(s) for ogcroot.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
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properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-ogcroot-api-openapi.yml
- type: APIReference
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/api/search/definition/?f=json
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/bureau-of-land-management-gbp-hub-ogc-conformance.json
- type: ToolCrosswalk
url: mcp/bureau-of-land-management-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: Portal
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-ogcrootconformance-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Ogc Root Conformance API
description: The OgcRootConformance API from Bureau of Land Management — 1 operation(s) for ogcrootconformance.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
- OgcRootConformance
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/bureau-of-land-management-ogcrootconformance-api-openapi.yml
- type: APIReference
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/api/search/definition/?f=json
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- type: Portal
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
- type: DataAPI
url: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/data.json
- aid: bureau-of-land-management:bureau-of-land-management-queryable-api
name: Bureau of Land Management Queryable API
description: The Queryable API from Bureau of Land Management — 1 operation(s) for queryable.
humanURL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
baseURL: https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/
tags:
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- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
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- type: WellKnown
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- type: Security
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url: errors/bureau-of-land-management-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
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