Research & Grey LiteratureDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Macrostrat API (geologic columns, units and maps)

Geologic columns, rock units, stratigraphic names and geologic maps, via a keyless API

Freeauth: noneCC-BY-4.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless API.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: YesCC-BY-4.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: The API metadata and the about page name CC BY 4.0 and link the 4.0 deed. Attribute Macrostrat and the original data sources. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Required by CC BY 4.0: attribute Macrostrat and the original data sources.

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// Overview

Macrostrat API (geologic columns, units and maps)

Macrostrat, run at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, offers a keyless REST API for geologic columns, rock units, stratigraphic names, timescales and integrated geologic map data, as JSON, GeoJSON or CSV.

Coverage

Geologic columns, rock units, stratigraphic names and geologic maps, via a keyless API.

Good for

#research-grey-literature#geology#stratigraphy#maps#api

Verdict

A geology research source, alongside bgs-geology-50k-wms. Licence: CC-BY-4.0: the API's own metadata says "All data are licensed under Creative Commons BY 4.0 International" and the about page asks users to "attribute Macrostrat and the original data sources." No ban on automated access on the pages read. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless API.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	CC-BY-4.0
License note	The API metadata and the about page name CC BY 4.0 and link the 4.0 deed. Attribute Macrostrat and the original data sources. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Macrostrat API (geologic columns, units and maps)
slug: macrostrat-api
category: Research & Grey Literature
domain: Research & Grey Literature
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/macrostrat-api
providerUrl: https://macrostrat.org/api/v2/
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless API.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://macrostrat.org/api/v2/
coverage: Geologic columns, rock units, stratigraphic names and geologic maps, via a keyless API.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://macrostrat.org/api/v2/
https://macrostrat.org/api/v2/units?strat_name_id=1205&response=short
https://macrostrat.org/api/v2/meta
https://macrostrat.org/about
tasks: research-grey-literature
geology
stratigraphy
maps
api
license: CC-BY-4.0
licenseUrl: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
licenseNote: The API metadata and the about page name CC BY 4.0 and link the 4.0 deed. Attribute Macrostrat and the original data sources. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Required by CC BY 4.0: attribute Macrostrat and the original data sources.

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "macrostrat-api"
    }
  }
}

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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