Metro Manila API

The Metro Manila API is a simple API service that provides valuable information about the cities of Metro Manila in JSON format. It gives the following information:

• Population
• Area
• Density
• Coordinates
• Total Crime Volume

It provides endpoints for retrieving these information from a database.

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Retrieve City List

GET / city / list

This endpoint returns a list of all the cities in Metro Manila.

Endpoint URL:

patrickcajili.com/city/list

API Response:

[
    "Caloocan",
    "Las Piñas",
    "Makati",
    "Malabon",
    "Mandaluyong",
    "Manila",
    "Marikina",
    "Muntinlupa",
    "Navotas",
    "Parañaque",
    "Pasay",
    "Pasig",
    "Pateros",
    "Quezon",
    "San Juan",
    "Taguig",
    "Valenzuela"
]

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Search City in Database

GET / city / <city_name>

This endpoint allows a user to search for a specific city in the database. It returns a JSON string containing the city's information.

Endpoint URL:

patrickcajili.com/city/<city_name>

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
city_name	string	The name of the city. It should be a city in Metro Manila. Spaces and special characters will be converted automatically.

Example Response (Taguig):

[
    {
        "name": "Taguig",
        "population": {
        "num": "886,722",
        "percent": "6.60%"
        },
        "area": {
        "km": "45.21",
        "mi": "17.46"
        },
        "density": {
        "km": "20,000",
        "mi": "52,000"
        },
        "date": "2004",
        "district": [
        "Southern Manila District",
        "4th District"
        ],
        "coordinates": [
        "14.5167",
        "121.05"
        ],
        "total crime volume": "4541"
    }
]

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Pick Random City

GET / city / random

This endpoint returns a JSON string containing a random city and it's information.

Endpoint URL:

patrickcajili.com/city/random

Example Response:

[
    {
        "name": "Taguig",
        "population": {
        "num": "886,722",
        "percent": "6.60%"
        },
        "area": {
        "km": "45.21",
        "mi": "17.46"
        },
        "density": {
        "km": "20,000",
        "mi": "52,000"
        },
        "date": "2004",
        "district": [
        "Southern Manila District",
        "4th District"
        ],
        "coordinates": [
        "14.5167",
        "121.05"
        ],
        "total crime volume": "4541"
    }
]

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Retrieve All Cities

GET / city / all

This endpoint returns a JSON string that contains all the cities in Metro Manila, as well as their corresponding information.

Endpoint URL:

patrickcajili.com/city/all

API Response:

[
    {
        "name": "Caloocan",
        "population": {
        "num": "1,661,584",
        "percent": "12.30%"
        },
        "area": {
        "km": "55.8",
        "mi": "21.54"
        },

        
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        "date": "1998",
        "district": [
        "Northern Manila District (Camanava)",
        "3rd District"
        ],
        "coordinates": [
        "14.7",
        "120.983"
        ],
        "total crime volume": "2227"
    }
]

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