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US Department of Defense Catalog API

Data catalog and discovery

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US Department of Defense Catalog API is one of 11 APIs that US Department of Defense publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version latest.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/api/latest, https://water.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/api/latest.

6 operations 6 paths 1 schemas 6 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
latest
Servers
https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/api/latest
https://water.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/api/latest
Contact
https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/
License
US Government Work
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.

Catalog 6

Data catalog and discovery

GET
/timeseries/catalog
Get Time Series Catalog
getTimeSeriesCatalog 4 params → 200
GET
/locations/catalog
Get Location Catalog
getLocationCatalog 3 params → 200
GET
/parameters
Get Parameters
getParameters → 200
GET
/units
Get Units
getUnits → 200
GET
/states
Get States
getStates → 200
GET
/counties
Get Counties
getCounties → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is TimeSeriesCatalogResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

TimeSeriesCatalogResponse
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

us-department-of-defense-catalog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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US Department of Defense Levels API
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US Department of Defense Locations API
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US Department of Defense Measurements API
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US Department of Defense Projects API
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US Department of Defense Ratings API
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US Department of Defense Time Series API
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API Details
ID
us-department-of-defense:us-department-of-defense-catalog-api
Server
https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/api/latest
Docs
https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/
Provider
US Department of Defense
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