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GetCapabilities Operation

This page illustrates a GetCapabilities Operation on the CO-OPS SOS. The GetCapabilities Operation supports HTTP/GET and HTTP/POST request methods. Please see our list of GetCapabilities parameters for more details.

GetCapabilities Request via HTTP/GET

The following form illustrates an HTTP/GET request for a GetCapabilities Operation. A valid ready-to-use URL will be generated when the "Get Request URL" button is clicked. The "Submit" button can be used for querying SOS "GetCapabilities" results.

Service SOS
Request GetCapabilities
Version (Optional)
 

GetCapabilities Request via HTTP/POST

The following form illustrates an HTTP/POST request for a GetCapabilities Operation. An XML sample for a GetCapabilities HTTP/POST request is displayed below:

Service URL https://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/ioos-dif-sos/SOS
XML to send via POST
 

Note: A large number of stations are returned via this service. Please be patient. The link this submit forwards to can be used for querying SOS "GetCapabilities" results.
 
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