bc-geographical-names-web-service-rest-api

name	bc-geographical-names-web-service-rest-api
description	BC Geographical Names Web Service - REST API skill. Use when working with BC Geographical Names Web Service - REST for names, features, featureClasses. Covers 14 endpoints.
version	1.0.0
generator	lapsh

BC Geographical Names Web Service - REST API

API version: 3.x.x

Auth

No authentication required.

Base URL

https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws

Setup

1. No auth setup needed
2. GET /names/search -- verify access

Endpoints

14 endpoints across 6 groups. See references/api-spec.lap for full details.

names

Method	Path	Description
GET	/names/search	Search by name
GET	/names/official/search	Search by name, limit to official names only
GET	/names/notOfficial/search	Search by name, limit to unofficial names only
GET	/names/inside	Search in a geographic area
GET	/names/near	Search near to a geographic point
GET	/names/decisions/recent	Search for names affected by recent naming decision
GET	/names/decisions/year	Search for names affected by naming decisions in a given year
GET	/names/changes	Search for names with metadata changes in a given period
GET	/names/{nameId}.{outputFormat}	Get a name by its nameId

features

Method	Path	Description
GET	/features/{featureId}	Get a feature by its featureId

featureClasses

Method	Path	Description
GET	/featureClasses	Get all feature classes

featureCategories

Method	Path	Description
GET	/featureCategories	Get all feature categories

featureTypes

Method	Path	Description
GET	/featureTypes	Get all feature types

nameAuthorities

Method	Path	Description
GET	/nameAuthorities	Get all name authorities

Common Questions

Match user requests to endpoints in references/api-spec.lap. Key patterns:

• "List all search?" -> GET /names/search
• "List all search?" -> GET /names/official/search
• "List all search?" -> GET /names/notOfficial/search
• "List all inside?" -> GET /names/inside
• "List all near?" -> GET /names/near
• "List all recent?" -> GET /names/decisions/recent
• "List all year?" -> GET /names/decisions/year
• "List all changes?" -> GET /names/changes
• "Get name details?" -> GET /names/{nameId}.{outputFormat}
• "Get feature details?" -> GET /features/{featureId}
• "List all featureClasses?" -> GET /featureClasses
• "List all featureCategories?" -> GET /featureCategories
• "List all featureTypes?" -> GET /featureTypes
• "List all nameAuthorities?" -> GET /nameAuthorities

Response Tips

• Check response schemas in references/api-spec.lap for field details

References

• Full spec: See references/api-spec.lap for complete endpoint details, parameter tables, and response schemas

Generated from the official API spec by LAP