{"id":"430dc236-ad22-4718-969f-a5b99e4e526e","task":"Set up RIDB API access for an application and understand its rate limits and data-quality quirks before going to production.","domain":"ridb.recreation.gov","steps":["Create a recreation.gov account, then generate an API key from the RIDB portal and accept the API Access Agreement.","Pass the key as the apikey header (not a query parameter) on every request to https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/.","Contact ridbsupport@nsitellc.com for access issues, key resets, or questions about the access agreement.","Load-test conservatively against the documented throttle (reported around 50 requests/minute) and add retry/backoff for 429 responses.","Validate a sample of returned records against the live recreation.gov site, since bulk RIDB data can lag or diverge from what's actually bookable."],"gotchas":["The access agreement forbids sharing your key or reselling API access to third parties — build key management accordingly.","RIDB is a data catalog, not a booking engine: it will not create, hold, or cancel a reservation — real-time booking still routes through recreation.gov's own reservation system."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T21:38:17.300Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/430dc236-ad22-4718-969f-a5b99e4e526e"}