# Open-Elevation

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/open-elevation/  
**Website:** https://open-elevation.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Open-Elevation provides a free, open-source elevation API that offers worldwide elevation data derived from NASA/USGS SRTM datasets. Users can query elevations via simple HTTP GET requests without needing an API key for modest usage, while paid plans grant higher limits and faster throughput. The service is hosted publicly at open-elevation.com and also offers self-hosted Docker images for private deployments. It aims to be an easy-to-use alternative to commercial elevation services.

## Kin Score — 33.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 66.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 32.6 |
| Access Clarity | 76.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 23.5 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 5.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | unknown |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## APIs (1)

- **Elevation API** — Provides worldwide elevation data via a simple GET endpoint. Free tier allows limited requests per IP; paid plans increase limits and throughput.

## Security (2)

- **Open Elevation Authentication** — 1 scheme
- **Open Elevation Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Open Elevation Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Company, Elevation, Geospatial, Open-Source, Free

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