National Park Service, US

About National Park Service, US

The National Park Service API provides authoritative NPS data for developers building apps, maps, and websites. It includes information about NPS sites such as visitor centers, campgrounds, events, news, and alerts, along with articles covering NPS natural and cultural features and notable people and places.

Accompanying resources include a getting-started guide, API guides covering common functionality, interactive API documentation for testing requests, a roadmap of upcoming data additions, and GitHub repositories with code and code samples. It is intended for developers building applications on top of National Park Service data.

Key features

• Provides an official API for accessing NPS data on parks, visitor centers, and campgrounds
• Includes photos and essential visitor information for NPS sites
• Offers detailed articles on natural and cultural features, people, and places
• Publishes API guides describing common functionality
• Provides interactive API documentation for testing requests
• Maintains a public roadmap of upcoming API data

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