National Park Service (Independent Publisher)

The National Park Service API and developer resources are designed to provide authoritative NPS data and content for internal and external developers creating apps, maps, and websites. You'll find photos and essential information about NPS sites including visitor centers, campgrounds, events, news, alerts, and more, as well as detailed articles about NPS natural and cultural features and important people and places.

This connector is available in the following products and regions:

Service	Class	Regions
Logic Apps	Standard	All Logic Apps regions
Power Automate	Premium	All Power Automate regions
Power Apps	Premium	All Power Apps regions

Contact
Name	Troy Taylor
URL	https://www.hitachisolutions.com
Email	ttaylor@hitachisolutions.com

Connector Metadata
Publisher	Troy Taylor, Hitachi Solutions
Website	https://www.nps.gov/
Privacy policy	https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/privacy.htm
Categories	Lifestyle and Entertainment

Creating a connection

The connector supports the following authentication types:

Default	Parameters for creating connection.	All regions	Not shareable

Default

Applicable: All regions

Parameters for creating connection.

This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.

Name	Type	Description	Required
API Key	securestring	The API Key for this api	True

Throttling Limits

Name	Calls	Renewal Period
API calls per connection	100	60 seconds

Actions

Get activities	Retrieve categories of activities (astronomy, hiking, wildlife watching, etc.) possible in national parks.
Get alerts	Retrieve alerts (danger, closure, caution, and information) posted by parks.
Get amenities	Retrieve the amenity types (accessible restrooms, fire pit, picnic area, etc.) available in national parks.
Get articles	Retrieve articles created by national parks and other NPS entities.
Get campgrounds	Retrieve data about National Park Service campgrounds including addresses, contacts, description, hours of operation, etc.
Get events	Retrieve events created by national parks and other NPS entities.
Get lesson plans	Retrieve lesson plans created by national parks and other NPS entities.
Get news releases	Retrieve news releases created by national parks and other NPS entities.
Get park activities	Returns activites parks information.
Get park amenities	Retrieve places within national parks that have different amenities.
Get parks	Retrieve data about national parks (addresses, contacts, description, hours of operation, etc.).
Get parks by topic	Retrieve national parks that are related to particular categories of topics (American revolution, music, women's history, etc.).
Get passport stamp locations	Retrieve locations that have national park passport stamps.
Get people	Retrieve articles providing a synopsis of specific people related to national parks.
Get places	Retrieve articles providing a synopsis of specific places related to national parks.
Get things to do	Retrieve suggested things to do recommended by and for specific national parks.
Get topics	Retrieve categories of topics (American revolution, music, women's history, etc.) relating to national parks.
Get tours	Retrieve tours with stops at the special places, campgrounds, and visitor centers found within national parks.
Get visitor center amenities	Retrieve visitor centers within national parks that have different amenities.
Get visitor centers	Retrieve data about National Park Service visitor centers including addresses, contacts, description, hours of operation, etc.
Get webcams	Retrieve metadata about National Park Service streaming and non-streaming web cams.

Get activities

Operation ID:

getActivities

Retrieve categories of activities (astronomy, hiking, wildlife watching, etc.) possible in national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		string	One or more activity unique IDs.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.
Limit	limit		string	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		string	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get alerts

Operation ID:

getAlerts

Retrieve alerts (danger, closure, caution, and information) posted by parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4-10 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Get amenities

Operation ID:

getAmenities

Retrieve the amenity types (accessible restrooms, fire pit, picnic area, etc.) available in national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		array	One or more topic unique IDs.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.

Returns

response

object

Get articles

Operation ID:

getArticles

Retrieve articles created by national parks and other NPS entities.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Get campgrounds

Operation ID:

getCampgrounds

Retrieve data about National Park Service campgrounds including addresses, contacts, description, hours of operation, etc.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Get events

Operation ID:

getEvents

Retrieve events created by national parks and other NPS entities.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
Organization	organization		array	A comma delimited list of organization site codes.
Subject	subject		array	A comma delimited list of subject site codes.
Portal	portal		array	A comma delimited list of portal site codes.
Include Tags	tagsAll		array	A comma delimited list of tags that must be included.
May Include Tags	tagsOne		array	A comma delimited list of tags that may be included.
Not Include Tags	tagsNone		array	A comma delimited list of tags that must not be included.
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Start Date	dateStart		string	A stating date in the yyyy-mm-dd format to filter events by.
End Date	dateEnd		string	An ending date in the yyyy-mm-dd format to filter events by.
Event Type	eventType		array	A comma delimited list of event types.
ID	id		string	A unique ID string for an event.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.
Page Size	pageSize		integer	The number of results per page. Default is 10.
Page Number	pageNumber		integer	The current page number for the results. Default is 1.
Expand Recurring	expandRecurring		boolean	A flag to denote whether or not to expand the recurring events out into multiple records (one per event date). Default is false.

Returns

response

object

Get lesson plans

Operation ID:

getLessonPlans

Retrieve lesson plans created by national parks and other NPS entities.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.
Sort By	sort		array	A comma delimited list of resource properties to sort the results by. Each resource identifies which properties are 'sortable'. Ascending order is assumed for each property. If descending order is desired, the unary negative should prefix the property name. The sortable properties are listed in the documentation for each resource. Invalid property values will be ignored. Default is title.

Returns

response

object

Get news releases

Operation ID:

getNewsReleases

Retrieve news releases created by national parks and other NPS entities.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.
Sort By	sort		array	A comma delimited list of resource properties to sort the results by. Each resource identifies which properties are 'sortable'. Ascending order is assumed for each property. If descending order is desired, the unary negative should prefix the property name. The sortable properties are listed in the documentation for each resource. Invalid property values will be ignored. Default is -releaseDate.

Returns

response

object

Get park activities

Operation ID:

getActvitiesParks

Returns activites parks information.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		array	A comma delimited list of activity IDs.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		array	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get park amenities

Operation ID:

getAmenitiesParksplaces

Retrieve places within national parks that have different amenities.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
ID	id		array	A comma delimited list of amenity IDs.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		string	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get parks

Operation ID:

getPark

Retrieve data about national parks (addresses, contacts, description, hours of operation, etc.).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4-10 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.
Sort By	sort		array	A comma delimited list of resource properties to sort the results by. Each resource identifies which properties are 'sortable'. Ascending order is assumed for each property. If descending order is desired, the unary negative should prefix the property name. The sortable properties are listed in the documentation for each resource. Invalid property values will be ignored. Default value is fullName.

Returns

response

object

Get parks by topic

Operation ID:

getTopicsParks

Retrieve national parks that are related to particular categories of topics (American revolution, music, women's history, etc.).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		array	A comma delimited list of topic IDs.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		string	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get passport stamp locations

Operation ID:

getPassportstamplocations

Retrieve locations that have national park passport stamps.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.

Returns

response

object

Get people

Operation ID:

getPeople

Retrieve articles providing a synopsis of specific people related to national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4-10 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Get places

Operation ID:

getPlaces

Retrieve articles providing a synopsis of specific places related to national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Get things to do

Operation ID:

getThingstodo

Retrieve suggested things to do recommended by and for specific national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		string	A comma delimited list of things to do IDs.
Park Code	parkCode		string	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
State Code	stateCode		string	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		string	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		string	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get topics

Operation ID:

getTopics

Retrieve categories of topics (American revolution, music, women's history, etc.) relating to national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		string	One or more unique topic IDs.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		string	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get tours

Operation ID:

getTours

Retrieve tours with stops at the special places, campgrounds, and visitor centers found within national parks.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
ID	id		array	A comma delimited list of tour IDs.
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.

Returns

response

object

Get visitor center amenities

Operation ID:

getAmenitiesParksvisitorcenters

Retrieve visitor centers within national parks that have different amenities.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		string	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
ID	id		string	A comma delimited list of amenity IDs.
Search Term	q		string	A string to search for.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Sort By	sort		array	A comma delimited list of fields to sort the results by. Ascending order is assumed for each field unless the field name is prefixed with the unary negative which implies descending order.

Returns

response

object

Get visitor centers

Operation ID:

getVisitorCenters

Retrieve data about National Park Service visitor centers including addresses, contacts, description, hours of operation, etc.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Get webcams

Operation ID:

getWebcams

Retrieve metadata about National Park Service streaming and non-streaming web cams.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Park Code	parkCode		array	A comma delimited list of 4 character park codes.
State Code	stateCode		array	A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
ID	id		string	A comma delimited list of webcam IDs.
Limit	limit		integer	Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
Start	start		integer	Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
Search Term	q		string	Term to search on.

Returns

response

object

Definitions

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