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Campflare

Campflare provides real-time campground availability data and cancellation alerts as a public API. The platform tracks campsites across every major public reservation system in North America and notifies users (via webhook) the moment a site matching their criteria becomes available. Campflare's data and services are open to the public programmatically — individuals and non-profits get free access to all APIs, while commercial use requires a paid license. Campflare also powers partner products such as Hipcamp Alerts. Current API access is invite-only; requests go to contact@campflare.com and are typically granted within 24–48 hours.

Campflare publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Campgrounds, Outdoor, Recreation, Availability, and Alerts.

Campflare’s developer surface includes documentation, release notes, FAQ, and 5 more developer resources.

22.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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1 APIs
CampgroundsOutdoorRecreationAvailabilityAlertsWebhooksReservations

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 22.4/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

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

Campflare Availability & Alerts API

Real-time campground availability data at the campsite level across all public campgrounds Campflare tracks. Developers can query current and upcoming availability, inspect amen...

Pricing Plans 1

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Rate Limits 1

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Campflare Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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Security Posture 1

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

Campflare Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Build 1

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Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Company 1

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Other 1

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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: campflare
name: Campflare
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/campflare/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Requires approval
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/campflare.png
type: Index
tags:
- Campgrounds
- Outdoor
- Recreation
- Availability
- Alerts
- Webhooks
- Reservations
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-14'
modified: '2026-04-23'
position: Provider
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: Campflare provides real-time campground availability data and cancellation alerts as a public API. The platform
  tracks campsites across every major public reservation system in North America and notifies users (via webhook) the moment
  a site matching their criteria becomes available. Campflare's data and services are open to the public programmatically
  — individuals and non-profits get free access to all APIs, while commercial use requires a paid license. Campflare also
  powers partner products such as Hipcamp Alerts. Current API access is invite-only; requests go to contact@campflare.com
  and are typically granted within 24–48 hours.
apis:
- aid: campflare:campflare-availability-api
  name: Campflare Availability & Alerts API
  description: Real-time campground availability data at the campsite level across all public campgrounds Campflare tracks.
    Developers can query current and upcoming availability, inspect amenities (hookups, facilities, accessibility), read official
    agency alerts and notices, create availability alerts with custom date/campground/site criteria, and receive webhook callbacks
    the moment a matching site opens up. The API is free for individuals and non-profits; commercial use requires a paid license.
  humanURL: https://campflare.com/api
  tags:
  - Campgrounds
  - Availability
  - Alerts
  - Webhooks
  - Outdoor
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://campflare.com/api
  - type: Signup
    url: mailto:contact@campflare.com
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://campflare.com/api
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/campflare-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/campflare
- type: Website
  url: https://campflare.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://campflare.com/api
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://campflare.com/updates
- type: FAQ
  url: https://campflare.com/info
- type: iOSApp
  url: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/campflare/id1670055811
- type: Contact
  url: mailto:contact@campflare.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com