generated: '2026-07-17'
method: derived
source: openapi/active-network-activity-search-openapi.yml, https://developer.active.com/docs/read/v2_Activity_API_Search
notes: Cross-cutting API semantics derived from the OpenAPI specs and ACTIVE Network developer docs.
authentication:
  style: api_key query parameter
  parameter: api_key
  transport: query string
  see: authentication/active-network-authentication.yml
idempotency:
  supported: false
  reason: All published APIs are read-only HTTP GET requests; no write/idempotency semantics.
pagination:
  style: page-number
  params:
  - current_page (default 1)
  - per_page (default 10)
  response_fields:
  - total_results
  - items_per_page
  - start_index
rate_limiting:
  signaling: HTTP 403 on exceeding per-second throttle or daily quota
  see: rate-limits/active-network-rate-limits.yml
versioning:
  style: path-segment
  example: /v2/search
  see: lifecycle/active-network-lifecycle.yml
error_envelope:
  activity_search: JSON; errors surfaced as HTTP status (403) with a message
  campground_search: XML responses
  see: errors/active-network-problem-types.yml
response_formats:
- application/json (Activity Search API v2)
- application/xml (Campground Search API)
jsonp:
  supported: true
  param: cb