NOAA CO-OPS Data API

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: NOAA CO-OPS Data API
  description: The NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) Data API provides observations
    and predictions from CO-OPS stations including water levels, tides, currents, meteorological data, and derived products.
    Operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
  tags:
  - National
  - Oceanic
  - And
  - Atmospheric
  - Administration
  - API
  created: '2026-05-06'
  modified: '2026-05-06'
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration
    baseUri: https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod
    description: NOAA CO-OPS Data API HTTP API.
    resources:
    - name: datagetter
      path: /datagetter
      operations:
      - name: getdata
        method: GET
        description: Retrieve CO-OPS station observations and predictions
        inputParameters:
        - name: station
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: 7-character CO-OPS station ID, or currents identifier.
        - name: product
          in: query
          type: string
          required: true
          description: Data product to retrieve.
        - name: begin_date
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Start of the time window (yyyyMMdd, yyyyMMdd HH:mm, MM/dd/yyyy, or MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm).
        - name: end_date
          in: query
          type: string
          description: End of the time window.
        - name: range
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Hours of data to retrieve relative to begin_date, end_date, or now.
        - name: date
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Convenience selector (today, latest, recent).
        - name: datum
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Vertical datum reference for water level products.
        - name: units
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Unit system for returned values.
        - name: time_zone
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Time zone for timestamps.
        - name: format
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Response format.
        - name: interval
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Sampling interval for predictions and meteorological data.
        - name: bin
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Bin number for currents requests.
        - name: vel_type
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Velocity reporting style for currents (speed_dir or default).
        - name: application
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Application identifier for the requesting client (recommended).
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    port: 8080
    namespace: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-rest
    description: REST adapter for NOAA CO-OPS Data API.
    resources:
    - path: /datagetter
      name: getdata
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getdata
        description: Retrieve CO-OPS station observations and predictions
        call: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration.getdata
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    port: 9090
    namespace: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-mcp
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for NOAA CO-OPS Data API for AI agent use.
    tools:
    - name: getdata
      description: Retrieve CO-OPS station observations and predictions
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration.getdata
      with:
        station: tools.station
        product: tools.product
        begin_date: tools.begin_date
        end_date: tools.end_date
        range: tools.range
        date: tools.date
        datum: tools.datum
        units: tools.units
        time_zone: tools.time_zone
        format: tools.format
        interval: tools.interval
        bin: tools.bin
        vel_type: tools.vel_type
        application: tools.application
      inputParameters:
      - name: station
        type: string
        description: 7-character CO-OPS station ID, or currents identifier.
        required: true
      - name: product
        type: string
        description: Data product to retrieve.
        required: true
      - name: begin_date
        type: string
        description: Start of the time window (yyyyMMdd, yyyyMMdd HH:mm, MM/dd/yyyy, or MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm).
      - name: end_date
        type: string
        description: End of the time window.
      - name: range
        type: integer
        description: Hours of data to retrieve relative to begin_date, end_date, or now.
      - name: date
        type: string
        description: Convenience selector (today, latest, recent).
      - name: datum
        type: string
        description: Vertical datum reference for water level products.
      - name: units
        type: string
        description: Unit system for returned values.
      - name: time_zone
        type: string
        description: Time zone for timestamps.
      - name: format
        type: string
        description: Response format.
      - name: interval
        type: string
        description: Sampling interval for predictions and meteorological data.
      - name: bin
        type: integer
        description: Bin number for currents requests.
      - name: vel_type
        type: string
        description: Velocity reporting style for currents (speed_dir or default).
      - name: application
        type: string
        description: Application identifier for the requesting client (recommended).
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.