SKYDB API
Data worth building on.
The SKYDB API provides building data over REST and JSON: heights, floor counts, coordinates, construction status, photographs, and firms involved in projects. Its public OpenAPI reference documents the operations and supports client generation in common programming languages.
Built for teams putting building data into something else: a property platform, an internal dashboard, a newsroom graphic, a research pipeline.
GET /api/v1/structure/918027696 { "ok": true, "data": { "structure": { "id": 918027696, "name": "Burj Khalifa", "height_m": 828, "floors_og": 163, "construction_year": 2010, "status": "completed", "city": { "name": "Dubai", … } } } }
Show live building facts
Applications can display heights, floor counts, and construction status from current SKYDB records.
Building detail checks
Researchers can compare figures with SKYDB records and review recent updates.
Every endpoint, fully documented
One OpenAPI 3 reference covers the whole API: parameters, response shapes, error codes and worked examples. With an API token you can also send live requests straight from the page.
- Grouped by entity: structures, regions, streets, companies, files.
- Bearer authentication to RFC 6750; tokens are self-service under account settings.
- Versioned paths (
/api/v1/) so an integration keeps working. - The machine-readable document is public: generate a client in any language.
Questions & answers
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Are there rate limits on the SKYDB API?
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Can I write data through the SKYDB API?
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How are credits charged for API requests?
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How current is the data the API returns?
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How do I authenticate an API request?
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How do I create an API token?
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How do I get help with the SKYDB API?
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How do I page through large result sets?
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How do I set access rights for an API token?
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How is the SKYDB API versioned?
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May I store or republish data from the SKYDB API?
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What can I do with the SKYDB API?
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What do I do if an API token leaks?
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What do the API error codes mean?
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What does SKYDB API access cost?
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What format do API responses have?
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What happens when my credits run out?
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What is Agent Access?
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What is the SKYDB API?
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Where can I see my credit balance and API usage?
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Where is the SKYDB API documentation?
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Who can use the SKYDB API?
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Usage-based access
- Access is usage based: credits pay for the data you request.
- API Token immediately after checkout, from account settings.
- Select from a variety of payment methods, including wire transfer.
- Higher volumes and bulk data are priced by quote.
Access to the SKYDB API is based on usage credits.