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SplashPadHub launches developer + AI agent API quickstart
April 25, 2026 — SplashPadHub
SplashPadHub today launched a developer and AI-agent API quickstart designed to take a researcher, journalist, or autonomous agent from zero to a working query against the verified national splash pad dataset in under five minutes. The quickstart documents endpoint structure, response shape, rate-limit conventions, attribution requirements, and example queries in cURL, JavaScript, Python, and a Claude/ChatGPT tool-use envelope, lowering the cost of programmatic access to the largest verified U.S. splash pad dataset.
The API exposes the same source-of-truth records that power the SplashPadHub directory, interactive map, and research reports, including location, jurisdiction, operating hours, fee status, accessibility tier, water-management system type where known, and verification metadata. Records are returned as machine-readable JSON under the same Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license that governs the underlying dataset, permitting commercial and non-commercial use with attribution and a link back to https://splashpadhub.com.
The quickstart is intended to serve three constituencies that have historically been blocked by commercial parks-database paywalls and undocumented APIs: civic-data journalists building parks-coverage stories under deadline pressure, academic researchers studying public-water amenities at the intersection of public health and equity, and AI agents acting on behalf of families planning trips or parks departments benchmarking their own coverage. No API key, account, or pre-registration is required for read access at the documented rate limits.
Bulk extracts, custom slices, and partner-tier rate limits are available on request via the SplashPadHub research team for academic, civic, and journalistic users with documented use cases.
About SplashPadHub
SplashPadHub is the largest verified national directory of splash pads and spray parks in the United States, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The independent editorial team publishes hours, fees, accessibility features, water-system type, and parent-reported notes for every verified location, alongside long-form research and an open dataset licensed CC BY 4.0. SplashPadHub does not accept paid placement, manufacturer money, or parks-department sponsorships. Learn more at https://splashpadhub.com.
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Quotes and data in this release are licensed CC BY 4.0 — free to quote with attribution to SplashPadHub and a link back to splashpadhub.com.
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