API

The RadioReference.com Application Programming Interface provides a set of services for Webmasters and Application Developers to integrate data from radioreference.com into their own products. There are two core components of the RadioReference.com API:

• Javascript Remote Render Service
• REST Based XML Web service

The RadioReference Javascript Remote Render Display Service

The RadioReference Javascript remote render service allows webmaster and web page developers to integrate data from the radioreference.com database into their own Web pages.

Steps for using the Javascript remote render service

1. Apply for a domainKey at the following page on your account settings page:

• http://www.radioreference.com/apps/account/?tab=api

2. Wait for your domainKey to be approved by the administration staff. You will receive an email to your email address on record when approved.

3. Add the necessary javascript code snippet and domainKey to your page for the data you want to remotely render.

Data available for remote rendering

Frequency Subcategory

You can display a frequency subcategory on a Web page by adding the following code to the page:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=DOMAIN_KEY&scid=SUBCAT_ID">
</script>

Subcategory Additional Details

Subcategory Unique ID (SUBCAT_ID)

• DOMAIN_KEY = Your uniquely assigned and active domain key
• SUBCAT_ID = The unique radioreference.com subcategory ID. This can be found by clicking the subcategory additional details icon for a subcategory.

For example, to display the Comal County Fire SO frequency subcategory on a page, you would add the following code:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=12345678&scid=195">
</script>

The following would be displayed on the Web page where the code was inserted:

Trunked Radio System Information

You can display a trunking system's general information on a Web page by adding the following code to the page:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=DOMAIN_KEY&sid=SID">
</script>

Trunked System SID

• DOMAIN_KEY = Your uniquely assigned and active domain key
• SID = The unique radioreference.com trunked system system identifier. This can be found by viewing the URL for the trunked system.

For example, to display the Bexar County / San Antonio EDACS system's general information, you would include the following code on your page:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=12345678&sid=1434">
</script>

The following would be displayed on the Web page where the code was inserted:

Talkgroup Category

You can display a talkgroup category's talkgroups on a Web page by adding the following code to the page:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=DOMAIN_KEY&tgCid=TGCAT_ID">
</script>

Talkgroup Category Additional Details

Talkgroup Category Unique ID (TGCAT_ID)

• DOMAIN_KEY = Your uniquely assigned and active domain key
• TGCAT_ID = The unique radioreference.com talkgroup category ID. This can be found by clicking the talkgroup category additional details icon.

For example, to display the City of Arlington's Fire Department Talkgroups from the Arlington Trunked System, you would add the following code:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=12345678&tgCid=2">
</script>

The following would be displayed on the Web page where the code was inserted:

Trunked System Complete Talkgroup List

You can display all talkgroups for a trunking system on a Web page by adding the following code to the page:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=DOMAIN_KEY&sidalltg=SID">
</script>

Trunked System SID

• DOMAIN_KEY = Your uniquely assigned and active domain key
• SID = The unique radioreference.com trunked system system identifier. This can be found by viewing the URL for the trunked system.

For example, to display all talkgroups for the Parker County TX Trunking system , you would add the following code:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=12345678&sidalltg=5636">
</script>

The following would be displayed on the Web page where the code was inserted:

Trunked System Site with Frequencies

You can display a individual trunked system site with frequencies on a Web page by adding the following code to the page:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key= DOMAIN_KEY&siteId=SITE_ID">
</script>

Site Additional Details Link

Site Unique ID (SITE_ID)

• DOMAIN_KEY = Your uniquely assigned and active domain key
• SITE_ID = The unique radioreference.com siteId. This can be found by clicking the site description link for a trunked system site.

For example, to display the trunked system site for the Irving TX Public Safety Trunking System, the following code would be used:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://api.radioreference.com/js/?key=12345678&siteId=10500">
</script>

The following would be displayed on the Web page where the code was inserted:

The RadioReference REST based XML Web service

The radioreference.com REST based XML Web service is currently documented here: RadioReference.com_Web_Service.