# National Park Service

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/national-park-service/  
**Website:** https://www.nps.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

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.

## Kin Score — 27.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 27.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 48.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 22.2 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (11)

- **National Park Service Activities API** — The Activities API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for activities.
- **National Park Service Alerts API** — The Alerts API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for alerts.
- **National Park Service Articles API** — The Articles API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for articles.
- **National Park Service Campgrounds API** — The Campgrounds API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for campgrounds.
- **National Park Service Events API** — The Events API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for events.
- **National Park Service Newsreleases API** — The Newsreleases API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for newsreleases.
- **National Park Service Parks API** — The Parks API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for parks.
- **National Park Service People API** — The People API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for people.
- **National Park Service Places API** — The Places API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for places.
- **National Park Service Topics API** — The Topics API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for topics.
- **National Park Service Visitorcenters API** — The Visitorcenters API from National Park Service — 1 operation(s) for visitorcenters.

## Agentic access (1)

- **National Park Service Agentic Access** — 11 operations

## Security (2)

- **National Park Service Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **National Park Service Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **National Park Service Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Conservation, Federal-Government, Parks

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/national-park-service/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.