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NOAA Navigational Data API

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NOAA Navigational Data API is one of 17 APIs that NOAA publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Navigational Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a GitHub repository, and 9 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v4.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://api.weather.gov.

6 operations 6 paths 3 schemas 6 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v4.0
Base URL
https://api.weather.gov
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Navigational Data 6

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GET
/api/data/stationinfo
Station info
3 params → 200400
GET
/api/data/airport
Airport info
3 params → 200400
GET
/api/data/navaid
Navigational aid info
3 params → 200400
GET
/api/data/fix
Navigational fix/waypoint info
3 params → 200400
GET
/api/data/feature
Feature info
2 params → 200400
GET
/api/data/obstacle
Obstacle info
2 params → 200400

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StationInfoXML (7 properties), StationInfoGeoJSON (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

StationInfoXML
object
7 properties
StationInfoJSON
array
StationInfoGeoJSON
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

noaa-navigational-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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NOAA Alerts API
NOAA Aviation API
NOAA Glossary API
NOAA Gridpoints API
NOAA Icons API
NOAA Offices API
NOAA Points API
NOAA Products API
NOAA Radar API
NOAA Radio API