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BC Geographical Names Web Service - REST API

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This REST API provides searchable access to information about geographical names in the province of British Columbia, including name status and details about the corresponding geographic feature. 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) in other API console viewe (ingested from its OpenAPI definition; no key required)

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EndpointWhat it doesPriceHealth
Get all feature categories
/featureCategories
Gets a list of all feature categories used by the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS). Note: there are three levels of classification in the BCGNIS feature taxonomy: classes, categories and types. A type is a subset of a category, and a category is a subset of a class.$0.0020 per callunknown
Get all feature classes
/featureClasses
Gets a list of all feature classes used by the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS). Note: there are three levels of classification in the BCGNIS feature taxonomy: classes, categories and types. A type is a subset of a category, and a category is a subset of a class.$0.0020 per callunknown
Get all feature types
/featureTypes
Gets a list of all feature types used by the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS). Note: there are three levels of classification in the BCGNIS feature taxonomy: classes, categories and types. A type is a subset of a category, and a category is a subset of a class.$0.0020 per callunknown
Get a feature by its featureId
/features/{featureId}
Get information about the geographical feature with the specified featureId.$0.0020 per callunknown
Get all name authorities
/nameAuthorities
Gets a list of all name authorities responsible for naming decisions of the geographical names in the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS)$0.0020 per callunknown
Search for names with metadata changes in a given period
/names/changes
Search for information about geographical names which have changed most recently within a specified time window. Changes may include status cupdates and metadata corrections.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search for names affected by recent naming decision
/names/decisions/recent
Search for information about geographical names affected by naming 'decisions' made by the BC Geographical Names Office (naming authority) within the last X days.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search for names affected by naming decisions in a given year
/names/decisions/year
Search for information about geographical names affected by naming 'decisions' made by the BC Geographical Names Office (naming authority) in a given year.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search in a geographic area
/names/inside
Search for information about geographical names that correspond to features within a geographic bounding box. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search near to a geographic point
/names/near
Search for information about geographical names that correspond to features within a geographic area defined by a centre point and a radius. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search by name, limit to unofficial names only
/names/notOfficial/search
Search for information about unofficial geographical names by the text of the name itself. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search by name, limit to official names only
/names/official/search
Search for information about official geographical names by the text of the name itself. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.$0.0020 per callunknown
Search by name
/names/search
Search for information about geographical names by the text of the name itself. The response will include both official and unofficial names. Various options and filter parameters are available to refine the search.$0.0020 per callunknown
Get a name by its nameId
/names/{nameId}.{outputFormat}
Get information about the geographical name with the specified nameId.$0.0020 per callunknown
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