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SpaceAPI is an open standard for hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and similar community spaces to publish real-time information about their spaces in a machine-readable JSON format. It provides a central directory (collector) that aggregates endpoints from participating spaces around the world, enabling applications to discover and display space status, location, contact, and operational information.

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APIs

SpaceAPI Collector

The SpaceAPI Collector is a central directory API that aggregates endpoints from hackerspaces and makerspaces around the world that implement the SpaceAPI standard. It returns a...

Capabilities

SpaceAPI Space Discovery

Workflow capability for discovering and browsing hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and community spaces worldwide using the SpaceAPI directory. Useful for applications that wa...

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Semantic Vocabularies

Spaceapi Context

8 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

SpaceAPI API Rules

8 rules · 1 errors 6 warnings 1 info

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Resources

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Directory

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aid: spaceapi
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name: SpaceAPI
description: >-
  SpaceAPI is an open standard for hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and similar
  community spaces to publish real-time information about their spaces in a machine-readable
  JSON format. It provides a central directory (collector) that aggregates endpoints from
  participating spaces around the world, enabling applications to discover and display space
  status, location, contact, and operational information.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Co-Working
  - Event Spaces
  - Maker Spaces
  - Hackerspaces
  - Community
  - Open Standard
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: spaceapi:spaceapi-collector
    name: SpaceAPI Collector
    description: >-
      The SpaceAPI Collector is a central directory API that aggregates endpoints from
      hackerspaces and makerspaces around the world that implement the SpaceAPI standard.
      It returns a list of all registered spaces with their status endpoint URLs, validity,
      names, and last-seen timestamps.
    humanURL: https://spaceapi.io
    baseURL: https://collector.spaceapi.io
    tags:
      - Co-Working
      - Maker Spaces
      - Hackerspaces
      - Directory
    properties:
      - url: https://spaceapi.io
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://spaceapi.io/how-to-use/
        type: Getting Started
      - url: https://api.spaceapi.io/openapi.json
        type: OpenAPI
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        type: OpenAPI
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        type: SpectralRules
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        type: JSONSchema
      - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/json-structure/spaceapi-directory-entry-structure.json
        type: JSONStructure
      - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/json-ld/spaceapi-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLDContext
      - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/spaceapi-vocabulary.yml
        type: Vocabulary
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://spaceapi.io
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://spaceapi.io/how-to-use/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/SpaceApi
  - type: Directory
    url: https://directory.spaceapi.io/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]