Recreation.gov API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Recreation.gov API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

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Meet Recreation.gov: Official API wrapper for Recreation.gov RIDB and developer-portal APIs. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Recreation.gov request, you need three things:

1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
3. At least one Recreation.gov connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Recreation.gov action uses the same URL pattern:

POST https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/recreationgov/actions/{actionSlug}/run

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Recreation.gov connection. Then call an action such as List Public Organizations:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/recreationgov/actions/list-public-organizations/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Recreation.gov account. See Recreation.gov API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Recreation.gov actions

All 24 published actions for this Recreation.gov version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• POSTCreate Facility
• POSTCreate Facility Activity
• POSTCreate Facility Address
• POSTCreate Rec Area
• POSTCreate Rec Area Activity
• POSTCreate Rec Area Address
• POSTCreate Rec Area Event
• GETGet Facility
• GETGet Rec Area
• GETList Facility Activities
• GETList Facility Addresses
• GETList Public Activities
• GETList Public Assets
• GETList Public Organizations
• GETList Rec Area Activities
• GETList Rec Area Addresses
• GETList Rec Area Events
• PUTUpdate Facility
• PUTUpdate Facility Activity
• PUTUpdate Facility Address
• PUTUpdate Rec Area
• PUTUpdate Rec Area Activity
• PUTUpdate Rec Area Address
• PUTUpdate Rec Area Event

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