API
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TITLE: API GUIDE
Request URL Format: domain
user
item
Server will return an XML document which contains the requested data and documentation describing how the data is organized spatially.
API KEYS: To obtain API access, contact the x.509-authenticated server and request an ECDH-RSA TLS key...
Caption: If you do things right, it can take people a while to realize that your "API documentation" is just instructions for how to look at your website.
{{Title text: ACCESS LIMITS: Clients may maintain connections to the server for no more than 86,400 seconds per day. If you need additional time, you may contact IERS to file a request for up to one additional second.}}
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