USGS Water Services parameter-codes API
Parameter codes are 5-digit codes and associated descriptions used to identify the constituent measured and the units of measure. Some parameter code definitions include information about the sampling matrix, fraction, and methods used to measure the constituent. Some parameters are fixed-value (fxd) numeric codes having textual meaning (for example: parameter code 00041 is a weather code parameter, code of 60 means rain), but more commonly represent a numeric value for chemical, physical, or biological data.
USGS Water Services parameter-codes API is one of 43 APIs that USGS Water Services publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include parameter-codes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes 8 operations across 5 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.2, at version 0.56.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
USGS Water Services parameter-codes API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as api_key (ApiKeyHeader).
An API key is passed in the query as api_key (ApiKeyQuery).
ApiKeyHeader— Providing your API key gives you higher rate limits when querying our APIs. You can obtain an API key at https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/signupApiKeyQuery— Providing your API key gives you higher rate limits when querying our APIs. You can obtain an API key at https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/signup
Paths & Operations 8
Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 5 GET, 2 OPTIONS, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Parameter codes are 5-digit codes and associated descriptions used to identify the constituent measured and the units of measure. Some parameter code definitions include informati…
Schemas 3
The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are queryable (6 properties), queryables (1 property), Error (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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