OpenTopography API

OpenTopography API is a web service that provides users with access to high-resolution topographic data and tools for analysis and visualization. The API allows users to query a vast collection of LiDAR and other topographic data from around the world, making it easier for researchers, engineers, and scientists to study the Earth's surface and its features.

OpenTopography API publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Public API. Tagged areas include DEM, Data, Elevation, Geospatial, and LiDAR.

OpenTopography API’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, engineering blog, support, privacy policy, and 6 more developer resources.

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33.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 24/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

DEM Data Elevation Geospatial LiDARTopographicalTopography

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 33.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 24/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 1

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

OpenTopography API Public API

The Public API from OpenTopography API — 3 operation(s) for public.

Open Collections 3

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

OpenTopography Public API

OPEN COLLECTION

OpenTopography API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Opentopography Api Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Opentopography Api Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Opentopography Api Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Opentopography Api Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Privacy

Privacy

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Citations

Citations

Source (apis.yml)

aid: opentopography-api
name: OpenTopography API
description: OpenTopography API is a web service that provides users with access to high-resolution topographic data and tools
  for analysis and visualization. The API allows users to query a vast collection of LiDAR and other topographic data from
  around the world, making it easier for researchers, engineers, and scientists to study the Earth's surface and its features.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/opentopography-api.png
tags:
- DEM
- Data
- Elevation
- Geospatial
- LiDAR
- Topographical
- Topography
created: '2024-11-14'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opentopography-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: opentopography-api:opentopography-api-public-api
  name: OpenTopography API Public API
  description: The Public API from OpenTopography API — 3 operation(s) for public.
  humanURL: https://portal.opentopography.org/apidocs
  tags:
  - Public
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opentopography-api-public-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portal.opentopography.org/apidocs
  - type: Portal
    url: https://portal.opentopography.org/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://portal.opentopography.org/myopentopo
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/opentopography-api-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentopography
- url: https://opentopography.org/
  name: OpenTopography
  type: Website
  description: Official OpenTopography website.
- url: https://portal.opentopography.org/
  name: Portal
  type: Portal
  description: OpenTopography data portal for browsing and accessing datasets.
- url: https://portal.opentopography.org/apidocs
  name: API Documentation
  type: Documentation
  description: API documentation for OpenTopography web services.
- url: https://opentopography.org/blog
  name: Blog
  type: Blog
  description: News, updates, and articles from the OpenTopography team.
- url: https://github.com/OpenTopography
  name: GitHub Organization
  type: GitHubOrganization
  description: OpenTopography open-source projects and tooling.
- url: https://opentopography.org/contact
  name: Contact
  type: Support
  description: Contact and support resources for OpenTopography users.
- url: https://opentopography.org/citations
  name: Citations
  type: Citations
  description: Guidance for citing OpenTopography data and services.
- url: https://opentopography.org/privacy
  name: Privacy
  type: Privacy
  description: OpenTopography privacy policy.
- url: https://opentopography.org/usageterms
  name: Terms of Service
  type: TermsOfService
  description: OpenTopography terms of use for data and services.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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