DeveloperAPI » Geography Lookup API - By Geography Type Within A State
Description
This API returns all geographies of specific geography type within a state.
Why We Provide It
We are providing this API to increase the value of the transparency of the National Broadband Map. With this API users can search for any US Census geography type within a state and get back the list of those geographies with their Census codes.
Review Data Dictionary
JSON XML
API Base
http://www.broadbandmap.gov/broadbandmap/
API Call
{API Base}/geography/state/{stateFips}/{geographyType}?maxresults={maxResults}&all={all}&format={format}&callback={functionName}
Sample Call
http://www.broadbandmap.gov/broadbandmap/geography/state/01/msa?format=json
Required Parameters
stateFips:
specify the state fips to search for the specific geography types.
geographyType:
specify either one of the following geography type: county, censusplace, msa, usf, statesenate, statehouse, congdistrict, tribalnation.
maxResults:
specify the maximum results to be returned. defaulted to 100.
all:
if true returns the complete set of results.
Optional Parameters
format:
XML, JSON, JSONP (XML is default)
callback:
JSONP callback function name
{
"status":"OK",
"responseTime":2,
"message":[
],
"Results":[
{
"geographyId":"11500",
"geographyName":"Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"12220",
"geographyName":"Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"13820",
"geographyName":"Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"17980",
"geographyName":"Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"19460",
"geographyName":"Decatur, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"20020",
"geographyName":"Dothan, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"22520",
"geographyName":"Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"23460",
"geographyName":"Gadsden, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"26620",
"geographyName":"Huntsville, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"33660",
"geographyName":"Mobile, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"33860",
"geographyName":"Montgomery, AL Metro Area"
},
{
"geographyId":"46220",
"geographyName":"Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area"
}
]
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Response status="OK" responseTime="2">
<Results>
<geographyId>11500</geographyId>
<geographyName>Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>12220</geographyId>
<geographyName>Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>13820</geographyId>
<geographyName>Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>17980</geographyId>
<geographyName>Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>19460</geographyId>
<geographyName>Decatur, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>20020</geographyId>
<geographyName>Dothan, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>22520</geographyId>
<geographyName>Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>23460</geographyId>
<geographyName>Gadsden, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>26620</geographyId>
<geographyName>Huntsville, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>33660</geographyId>
<geographyName>Mobile, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>33860</geographyId>
<geographyName>Montgomery, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
<Results>
<geographyId>46220</geographyId>
<geographyName>Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area</geographyName>
</Results>
</Response>