cqGMA Reference Information API

Overview

The cqGMA Reference API provides information about:

• Summits
• WWFF references
• Islands
• Lighthouses
• Castles
• Mills
• WCA references
• GMA Islands
• and more

Main API URL:

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?REFERENCE

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Examples

Summit

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?DA/NI-099

WWFF

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?DLFF-0125

Island

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?EU-022

Lighthouse

ILLW

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?DE0136

ARLHS

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?FED 009

or

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?FED-009

WCA

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?DL-00319

COTA

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?NBN-047

MOTA (Mills)

https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?X53965

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Program-Specific APIs

Castles only

https://www.cqgma.org/api/castle/?DL-00136

Islands only

https://www.cqgma.org/api/island/?EU-066

Lighthouses only

https://www.cqgma.org/api/lighthouse/?FED-101

Mills only

https://www.cqgma.org/api/mill/?X53965

Summits only

https://www.cqgma.org/api/summit/?DA/NI-096

WWFF only

https://www.cqgma.org/api/wwff/?DLFF-0126

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Example Return JSON

{
  "reference": "DLFF-0125",
  "name": "Nature Park TERRA vita",
  "latitude": "52.26815796",
  "longitude": "8.35510254",
  "locator": "JO42EG",
  "reftype": "WWFF"
}

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Simple PHP Example

<?php
function ref_info($ref)

{

    $url = 'https://www.cqgma.org/api/ref/?' . urlencode($ref);
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
$json = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
return $json;

}
$json = ref_info('DLFF-0125');
$data = json_decode($json, true);
echo $data["name"];
?>

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Interactive Example

Example dialogue application:

https://www.adventureradio.de/cqgma/reference_info.php

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Multiple Reference Examples

COTA

$json = ref_info('NBN-019');

WCA

$json = ref_info('DL-05279');

Summit

$json = ref_info('DM/NS-108');

WWFF

$json = ref_info('DLFF-0125');

IOTA

$json = ref_info('EU-126');

GMA Islands

$json = ref_info('DAI/NI-010');

Mill

$json = ref_info('X29821');

ILLW

$json = ref_info('DE0067');

WLOTA

$json = ref_info('518');

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ARLHS Special Handling

The API accepts different ARLHS formats:

FED-101

FED 101

FED+101

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Summit-only Example

<?php
function summit_info($ref)

{

    $url = 'https://www.cqgma.org/api/summit/?' . urlencode($ref);
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
$json = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
return $json;

}
$json = summit_info('DM/NS-108');
var_dump(json_decode($json, true));
?>

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Notes

• References are case-insensitive
• URL encoding is recommended
• JSON is UTF-8 encoded
• cURL is recommended for API access
• Spaces in references should be encoded

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Contact

CQGMA Website:

https://www.cqgma.org

Support:

support@cqgma.org

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