National Park Service

The National Park Service is a federal agency responsible for managing and protecting the United States' national parks, monuments, and historic sites. Established in 1916, the NPS works to preserve natural and cultural resources for future generations while providing opportunities for the public to enjoy and learn from these special places.

National Park Service publishes 11 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Activities API, Alerts API, Articles API, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Conservation, Federal-Government, and Parks.

National Park Service’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, and 5 more developer resources.

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27.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 35/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

11 APIs

Conservation Federal-Government Parks

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 27.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.3 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 3.6 / 17

Access Clarity 2.7 / 17

Operational Transparency 1.2 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 5.5 / 9

Regulatory Posture 3.3 / 15

Agent readiness — 35/100 · 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 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 4 / 4

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APIs 11

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

Open Collections 13

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

National Park Service Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: national-park-service
name: National Park Service
description: The National Park Service is a federal agency responsible for managing and protecting the United States' national
  parks, monuments, and historic sites. Established in 1916, the NPS works to preserve natural and cultural resources for
  future generations while providing opportunities for the public to enjoy and learn from these special places.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/national-park-service.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/national-park-service/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Conservation
- Federal-Government
- Parks
tags_raw:
- Conservation
- Federal Government
- Parks
apis:
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-activities-api
  name: National Park Service Activities API
  description: The Activities API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for activities.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Activities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-activities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-alerts-api
  name: National Park Service Alerts API
  description: The Alerts API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for alerts.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Alerts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-alerts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-articles-api
  name: National Park Service Articles API
  description: The Articles API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for articles.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Articles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-articles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-campgrounds-api
  name: National Park Service Campgrounds API
  description: The Campgrounds API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for campgrounds.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Campgrounds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-campgrounds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-events-api
  name: National Park Service Events API
  description: The Events API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-newsreleases-api
  name: National Park Service Newsreleases API
  description: The Newsreleases API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for newsreleases.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - News Releases
  tags_raw:
  - Newsreleases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-newsreleases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-parks-api
  name: National Park Service Parks API
  description: The Parks API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for parks.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Parks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-parks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-people-api
  name: National Park Service People API
  description: The People API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for people.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - People
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-people-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-places-api
  name: National Park Service Places API
  description: The Places API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for places.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Places
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-places-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-topics-api
  name: National Park Service Topics API
  description: The Topics API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for topics.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - Topics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-topics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
- aid: national-park-service:national-park-service-visitorcenters-api
  name: National Park Service Visitorcenters API
  description: The Visitorcenters API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for visitorcenters.
  humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/
  tags:
  - VisitorCenters
  tags_raw:
  - Visitorcenters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-park-service-visitorcenters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
  - type: Guides
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/guides.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-key.htm
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/national-park-service-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/national-park-service-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/national-park-service-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nationalparkservice
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationalparkservice
- type: Website
  url: https://www.nps.gov/
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com