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NOAA CO-OPS Stations API

NOAA CO-OPS station metadata, sensors, datums, and configuration

NOAA CO-OPS Stations API is one of 13 APIs that NOAA CO-OPS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Stations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod.

2 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod/
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Stations 2

NOAA CO-OPS station metadata, sensors, datums, and configuration

GET
/stations/{stationId}.json
Get a single station
getStation 3 params → 200404
GET
/stations/{stationId}/{resource}.json
Get a station sub-resource
getStationResource 4 params → 200404

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Station (10 properties), StationResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Station
object
10 properties
StationResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

noaa-co-ops-stations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NOAA CO-OPS publishes across the network.

NOAA CO-OPS Benchmarks API
NOAA CO-OPS Datagetter API
NOAA CO-OPS Extremewaterlevels API
NOAA CO-OPS Htf Annual API
NOAA CO-OPS Htf Monthly API
NOAA CO-OPS Htf Projection Decadal API
NOAA CO-OPS Peakwaterlevels API
NOAA CO-OPS Ports.json API
NOAA CO-OPS Sealvltrends API
NOAA CO-OPS Slr Projections API
NOAA CO-OPS Stations.json API
NOAA CO-OPS Toptenwaterlevels API