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GeoMark Web Service REST API API

by gov.bc.ca

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Overview

The Geomark Web Service allows you to create and share geographic areas of interest over the web in a variety of formats and coordinate systems. This service is especially helpful when you need to share an area of interest with people who require that the data be in a different format, or they use different mapping software. Please note that you may experience issues when submitting requests to the delivery or test environment if using this [OpenAPI specification](https://github.com/bcgov/api-specs/tree/master/geomark) in other API console viewers.

GeoMark Web Service REST API is an open data API from gov.bc.ca. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 7 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
No auth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Open Data
Base URL
https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geomark
Version
4.1.2
Endpoints
7
Spec updated
2023-03-06

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geomark/geomarks/GEOMARKID.FILEFORMATEXTENSION" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geomark/geomarks/GEOMARKID.FILEFORMATEXTENSION", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geomark/geomarks/GEOMARKID.FILEFORMATEXTENSION",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
POST/geomarks/copyCreate a new geomark by copying the geometries from one or more existing geomarks from the current server.
POST/geomarks/newCreate a new geomark
GET/geomarks/{geomarkId}.{fileFormatExtension}Get information about a particular geomark
GET/geomarks/{geomarkId}/boundingBox.{fileFormatExtension}Gets the bounding box of the geomark
GET/geomarks/{geomarkId}/feature.{fileFormatExtension}Get the feature and attribution of the geomark
GET/geomarks/{geomarkId}/parts.{fileFormatExtension}Get the individual geometries within a multi-part geometry
GET/geomarks/{geomarkId}/point.{fileFormatExtension}Gets a single spatial point representative of the geomark.

Questions

Does the GeoMark Web Service REST API API need an API key?

No. The GeoMark Web Service REST API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Does the GeoMark Web Service REST API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the GeoMark Web Service REST API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the GeoMark Web Service REST API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 7 endpoints in version 4.1.2. All of them are shown on this page.

What are alternatives to the GeoMark Web Service REST API API?

Other Open Data APIs include Search Services, Wayback API, Wikipedia, Nasdaq Data Link, University of Oslo.

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