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EPA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Facility Information API

The Facility Information API from EPA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — 7 operation(s) for facility information.

EPA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Facility Information API is one of 137 APIs that EPA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1242 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Facility Information. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1242 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 14 operations across 7 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://aqs.epa.gov/data/api.

14 operations 7 paths 15 schemas 7 GET7 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://aqs.epa.gov/data/api
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

EPA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Facility Information API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as key (emailKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • emailKey — AQS requires email and key query parameters on every request. Register at /signup?email=YOUREMAIL to receive a key by email.

Paths & Operations 14

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 14 operations — 7 GET, 7 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Facility Information 14
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_download
Clean Water Act (CWA) Download Data Service
4 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_download
Clean Water Act (CWA) Download Data Service
4 params → 200
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_facilities
Clean Water Act (CWA) Facility Search Service
148 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_facilities
Clean Water Act (CWA) Facility Search Service
148 params → 200
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_facility_info
Clean Water Act (CWA) Facility Enhanced Search Service
145 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_facility_info
Clean Water Act (CWA) Facility Enhanced Search Service
145 params → 200
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_geojson
Clean Water Act (CWA) GeoJSON Service
7 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_geojson
Clean Water Act (CWA) GeoJSON Service
7 params → 200
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_info_clusters
Clean Water Act (CWA) Info Clusters Service
3 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_info_clusters
Clean Water Act (CWA) Info Clusters Service
3 params → 200
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_map
Clean Water Act (CWA) Map Service
9 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_map
Clean Water Act (CWA) Map Service
9 params → 200
GET
/cwa_rest_services.get_qid
Clean Water Act (CWA) Paginated Results Service
7 params → 200
POST
/cwa_rest_services.get_qid
Clean Water Act (CWA) Paginated Results Service
7 params → 200

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are cwa07 (306 properties), cwa01 (305 properties), cwa10 (303 properties), cwa08 (22 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

cwa10
object
GeoJSON Properties Object
303 properties 303 required
cwa04
object
Results Object
19 properties 17 required
cwa01
object
Facilities Object
305 properties 304 required
qp0
object
Query Parameters Object
2 properties 2 required
cwa06
object
Cluster Output Object
1 property 1 required
geo
object
GeoJSON Geometry Object
2 properties 2 required
cwa11
object
Map Data Object
10 properties 10 required
cwa13
object
Results Object
5 properties 5 required
cwa07
object
Facilities Object
306 properties 306 required
cwa08
object
Results Object
22 properties 19 required
cwa12
object
Map Output Object
4 properties 4 required
cwa02
object
Map Data Object
10 properties 10 required
cwa05
object
Cluster Data Object
20 properties 20 required
cwa03
object
Map Output Object
4 properties 4 required
cwa09
object
GeoJSON Feature Object
3 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

epa-facility-information-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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EPA ATTAINS Web Services
EPA WATERS — Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results
EPA Grants API
EPA Insect Repellents API
EPA e-Manifest Hazardous Waste Tracking
EPA System of Registries (SoR)
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