GET sections
Summary: Summarize units by gap-bound packages
Operation ID: getSections
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: getSections
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns stratigraphic sections (gap-bound packages of units) matching search criteria.
Parameters (5)
col_id
(integer, query, optional)
A valid column ID
format
(string, query, optional)
Desired output format (json, csv, geojson, geojson_bare, topojson, topojson_bare)
Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'csv', 'geojson', 'geojson_bare', 'topojson', 'topojson_bare']}
project_id
(integer, query, optional)
A Macrostrat project ID (1=North America, 3=eODP, 5=New Zealand, etc.)
response
(string, query, optional)
Response detail level (short or long)
Constraints: {'enum': ['short', 'long']}
section_id
(integer, query, optional)
A valid section ID
Examples (5)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get section by ID | curl |
https://macrostrat.org/api/sections?section_id=1 |
|
| Get sections by age range (Cenozoic era) | curl |
https://macrostrat.org/api/sections?age_bottom=0&age_top=66 |
|
| Get sections by geologic interval | curl |
https://macrostrat.org/api/sections?interval_name=Cretaceous |
|
| Summarize units by gap-bound packages | probe-gate |
https://macrostrat.org/api/v2/sections |
|
| Summarize units by gap-bound packages | probe-gate |
https://macrostrat.org/api/sections |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:15:57.190607 | 200 | 687ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:33:12.871784 | 200 | 420ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:27:54.710496 | 200 | 542ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:22:50.115166 | 200 | 396ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:05:32.709127 | 200 | 1213ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:22:50.115166 | 369cd63e7f7f |
2f4b47bb847e |
| 2026-03-23 09:27:54.710496 | 2f4b47bb847e |
71af2670d6c3 |
| 2026-03-23 09:33:12.871784 | 71af2670d6c3 |
2f4b47bb847e |
| 2026-03-23 10:15:57.190607 | 2f4b47bb847e |
672fa021f075 |