Federal Communications Commission · API Governance Rules

Federal Communications Commission API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Federal Communications Commission.

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x-name: FCC Open Data (Socrata) Rules
description: Operational rules for FCC Open Data SODA endpoints.
x-api: opendata
rules:
  - id: soql-syntax
    description: Use SoQL ($select, $where, $order, $limit, $offset, $q) for filtering and projection.
    severity: info
  - id: limit-cap
    description: $limit is capped at 50000 per request; iterate with $offset for larger pulls.
    severity: warning
  - id: app-token
    description: An app token is recommended for authenticated, higher rate-limited access.
    severity: warning
  - id: dataset-id-stability
    description: Dataset four-by-four IDs (e.g. wgq8-eb5c) are stable; prefer them over names.
    severity: info

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