Department of Interior

aid: doi
name: Department of Interior
description: >-
  The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) manages and conserves federal lands
  and natural resources across America. DOI's bureaus and offices provide REST
  APIs and data services covering national park information, water resources,
  earthquake data, mineral resources, geospatial federal land boundaries, and
  wildlife data. Key API providers include the National Park Service (NPS),
  the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/doi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - Federal Government
  - National Parks
  - Federal Lands
  - Water Resources
  - Wildlife
  - Minerals
  - Geospatial
  - Geology
  - Native American Affairs
  - Public Lands
apis:
  - name: NPS Data API
    description: >-
      The National Park Service Data API provides authoritative data about NPS
      sites including parks, alerts, campgrounds, events, visitor centers, news
      releases, articles, and educational lesson plans. Access requires a free
      API key sent via HTTP request header.
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    humanURL: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm
    baseURL: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1
    tags:
      - National Parks
      - Recreation
      - Federal Lands
      - Campgrounds
      - Events
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-documentation.htm
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/api-guides.htm
    contact:
      - FN: National Park Service Developer Resources
        url: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/index.htm

  - name: USGS Water Data APIs
    description: >-
      Modernized USGS Water Data APIs providing real-time and historical water
      resource data including continuous sensor measurements, daily values, and
      water quality information from thousands of monitoring sites nationwide.
      Supports OGC API standards and STAC for geospatial data access.
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    humanURL: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov
    baseURL: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov
    tags:
      - Water
      - Hydrology
      - Streamflow
      - Water Quality
      - Real-Time Data
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/
      - type: Migration
        url: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/ogcapi/migration/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/doi-usgs-water-openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: USGS Water Resources
        url: https://www.usgs.gov/tools/usgs-water-data-apis

  - name: USGS Earthquake Hazards Web Services
    description: >-
      Real-time earthquake data feeds, notifications, and web services providing
      access to seismic event data including location, magnitude, depth, and
      related hazard information. Supports GeoJSON, QuakeML, and CSV formats.
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    humanURL: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
    baseURL: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1
    tags:
      - Earthquakes
      - Seismic
      - Natural Hazards
      - Real-Time Data
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
    contact:
      - FN: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
        url: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/

  - name: USGS Mineral Resources Data API
    description: >-
      API access to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) and related
      mineral deposit databases. Supports geographic queries, bounding box
      searches, point queries, and access to data on mineral deposits, mining
      operations, and geochemical samples across the United States.
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    humanURL: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php
    baseURL: https://mrdata.usgs.gov
    tags:
      - Minerals
      - Mining
      - Geochemistry
      - Natural Resources
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/api.php
    contact:
      - FN: USGS Mineral Resources Program
        url: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/mineral-resources-program/data

  - name: BLM GIS REST Services
    description: >-
      Bureau of Land Management geospatial REST services providing access to
      federal land status, cadastral data (Public Land Survey System), mineral
      rights boundaries, and other BLM-managed land data through ArcGIS REST
      service endpoints.
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    humanURL: https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial/GISData
    baseURL: https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services
    tags:
      - Geospatial
      - Federal Lands
      - Cadastral
      - GIS
      - Public Lands
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial/GISData
    contact:
      - FN: Bureau of Land Management Geospatial
        url: https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial

  - name: USGS ScienceBase API
    description: >-
      ScienceBase provides collaborative scientific data management
      infrastructure enabling upload, documentation, sharing, and discovery
      of USGS scientific data using standards-compliant REST web services.
      Covers a broad range of earth science, ecology, and natural resource data.
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    humanURL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/
    baseURL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog
    tags:
      - Science Data
      - Ecology
      - Natural Resources
      - Data Catalog
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.usgs.gov/sciencebase-instructions-and-documentation/api-and-web-services
    contact:
      - FN: USGS ScienceBase
        url: https://www.sciencebase.gov

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.doi.gov/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.doi.gov/ocio/customers/web-services
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/usgs
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-of-the-interior
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.doi.gov/blog
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/interior
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/doi-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/doi-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/doi-finops.yml

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
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