Developer access
API
Programmatic access to public OpenDeco research metadata and released scientific artifacts.
Scientific record
- Released metadata
- Versioned contract
- Provenance-aware response
The OpenDeco API is not intended for real-time decompression control, dive planning or other safety-critical operation.
Access model
Public by default, scoped when needed
Public access
Public research metadata and released artifacts should remain accessible without an account where practical. Rate limits protect service availability.
Authenticated access
Authentication is required for account-linked data, saved work and non-trivial application access.
Applications
External applications that need sustained or higher-volume access use registered API applications with explicit scopes and quotas.
Contract principles
Built around the research record
- Versioned
- Breaking changes use explicit versions and documented migration periods.
- Provenance-aware
- Scientific records retain the identifiers needed to trace their source and release.
- Release-scoped
- Public responses contain published records and artifacts, not working research state.
- Least privilege
- Identity and application scopes are requested only where the operation needs them.