gov.bc.ca

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 environmen

14 endpoints open_data
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SDKs by language (8 total)

npm install governance-sdk
npm install governance-sdk
npm install mcp-governance-sdk
npm install us-gov-open-data-mcp
go get github.com/blockpane/govstat
go get github.com/robertojrojas/aws-sdk-gov2-blog
go get github.com/ppapapetrou76/go-data-gov-gr-sdk
# See https://github.com/Gearbox-protocol/sdk-gov
curl examples
Search near to a geographic point
curl \
  https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/near
Get all feature types
curl \
  https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/featureTypes
Search in a geographic area
curl \
  https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/inside
Endpoints (14 total)
GET
/names/near
Search near to a geographic point
GET
/featureTypes
Get all feature types
GET
/names/inside
Search in a geographic area
GET
/names/search
Search by name
GET
/names/changes
Search for names with metadata changes in a given period
GET
/featureClasses
Get all feature classes
GET
/nameAuthorities
Get all name authorities
GET
/featureCategories
Get all feature categories
GET
/features/{featureId}
Get a feature by its featureId
GET
/names/decisions/year
Search for names affected by naming decisions in a given year
GET
/names/official/search
Search by name, limit to official names only
GET
/names/decisions/recent
Search for names affected by recent naming decision
At a glance
Total SDKs8
Languages3
Endpoints14
Categories1
https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws