Query amateur radio repeater listings for a region from RepeaterBook's Export API
domain: repeaterbook.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Submit the public token-request form at repeaterbook.com/api/token_request.php to apply for API access, specifying whether your use is centralized/server-side or a distributed client app, and whether it is commercial or non-commercial.
Once approved, obtain your issued token (either a server-side app token or a user-generated per-application token) and send it in the X-RB-App-Token request header on every call.
Set a descriptive, unique User-Agent header (application name/version plus a contact email or project URL); generic or default User-Agent strings can be rejected.
For North America, send a GET request to https://www.repeaterbook.com/api/export.php with filters like state_id, county, callsign (supports % wildcards), or frequency; for the rest of the world, use https://www.repeaterbook.com/api/exportROW.php with country/region filters.
Handle 429 Too Many Requests responses by backing off immediately, and handle the documented JSON error codes (auth_missing, auth_invalid, ua_mismatch, rate_limited, etc.) distinctly rather than blind-retrying.
Known gotchas
As of March 2026 RepeaterBook API access is approval-gated, not self-service; unapproved clients are denied outright, and commercial use requires paid terms.
Building a public-facing repeater directory, map, or 'nearby repeater finder' with this data is explicitly listed by RepeaterBook as unlikely to be approved, since it would compete with their own product.
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