# NPS API: List park alerts > Lists current alerts for a named National Park Service park from its Current Conditions page, in the order shown on the page. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NPS. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/nps.gov/list-park-alerts - Method: `nps.gov/list_park_alerts`, version 2 - Website: nps.gov - Returns: park name, conditions page URL, park code, alerts (type, title, description, links) - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `type` | string | no | | Alert category to show, for example closure; all shows every category. One of "all", "closure", "caution", "danger", "information". Default "all". | | `park_name` | string | yes | `"Yellowstone"` | Park name, park code, or NPS park link, for example Yosemite. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "park_name": "Yellowstone" } ``` Its output: ```json { "alerts": [ { "type": "Closure", "title": "Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion", "page_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/images/Biscuit_Basin_Closure_Map_20250529_1.png", "description": "The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explosion that occurred July 23, 2024.", "last_updated_date": null, "more_information_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/images/Biscuit_Basin_Closure_Map_20250529_1.png" }, { "type": "Caution", "title": "Stay Away From Bull Elk", "page_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm#elk", "description": "Bull elk are fast and unpredictable this time of year and can seriously injure people. If an elk charges, run. In addition to staying at least 25 yards (23 m) away from elk and bison, always stay at least 100 yards (91 m) away from bears and wolves.", "last_updated_date": null, "more_information_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm#elk" }, { "type": "Information", "title": "Traffic Delays - Gardner River High Bridge", "page_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/parkroads.htm", "description": "Expect a single lane of traffic with up to 15-minute delays, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from April 1 through late October 2026. Oversized/overweight vehicles (8'6\"+ wide, 75'+ long, 80,000 lbs+ gross vehicle weight) will not be able to cross the bridge during this time.", "last_updated_date": null, "more_information_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/parkroads.htm" } ], "park_code": "yell", "park_name": "Yellowstone National Park", "conditions_page_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/conditions.htm" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"nps.gov/list_park_alerts","input":{"park_name":"Yellowstone"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Are there any road or trail closures at Zion right now? - Show me all current alerts posted on nps.gov for Yellowstone National Park. - What danger warnings are active for Grand Canyon (grca) today? - I'm heading to Acadia this weekend — list any caution notices I should know about. - Pull the informational alerts from the NPS current conditions page for Great Smoky Mountains. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "park_name" ], "properties": { "type": { "enum": [ "all", "closure", "caution", "danger", "information" ], "type": "string", "default": "all", "description": "Alert category to show, for example closure; all shows every category." }, "park_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Park name, park code, or NPS park link, for example Yosemite." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "park_name", "conditions_page_url", "park_code", "alerts" ], "properties": { "alerts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "type", "title", "description", "last_updated_date", "more_information_url", "page_url" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": "string", "description": "Alert type in words." }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Alert title." }, "page_url": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the alert information or the Current Conditions page." }, "description": { "type": "string", "description": "Alert description." }, "last_updated_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Date the alert was last updated, if shown, in YYYY-MM-DD format." }, "more_information_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "More information link when provided." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Current alerts in the order displayed on the park page." }, "park_code": { "type": "string", "description": "NPS park code.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "park_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Official name of the park." }, "conditions_page_url": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the park Current Conditions page." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [NPS API: Get National Park Service site visiting details](https://fous.com/methods/nps.gov/get-park.md): Finds a National Park Service site by name in the NPS state directories and returns its fees, hours, visitor centers, contacts, directions and entry booking guidance. - [NWS API: List weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/weather.gov/list-weather-alerts.md): Lists active US weather watches, warnings and advisories for a city, address, ZIP code or state, most severe first, then newest. - [The Weather Channel API: List weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/weather.com/list-weather-alerts.md): Lists active severe weather alerts for a city, address, ZIP or postcode on The Weather Channel, most severe first. An empty list means no active alerts. - [Recreation.gov API: Search campgrounds and recreation experiences](https://fous.com/methods/recreation.gov/search-campgrounds.md): Finds campgrounds, cabins, permits, tours, timed entries and day-use experiences near a place or within a park or forest on Recreation.gov. Distances and nightly prices are included when listed; prices are not availability quotes. - [NOAA API: List space weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/list-space-weather-alerts.md): Lists NOAA space weather alerts, warnings, watches and summaries issued in the last 1 to 7 days, newest first, with validity times and NOAA scale levels when the message gives them. - [NASA API: List natural events](https://fous.com/methods/nasa.gov/list-natural-events.md): List EONET natural events with latest observations in the past number of days, most recent first. A country or region filter matches reported event locations against mapped boundaries; locations and ongoing status are approximate, and not all events have a reported size or strength. - [CDC API: List travel health notices](https://fous.com/methods/cdc.gov/list-travel-health-notices.md): Lists current CDC Travelers' Health notices, newest first, with destinations, levels, posted dates, travel advice and notice links. Filtering by country also matches destinations named in multi-country notices. - [NOAA API: List active storms](https://fous.com/methods/nhc.noaa.gov/list-active-storms.md): Lists active tropical cyclones in the selected basin, strongest first, with current conditions, advisory and forecast cone. - [All NPS methods](https://fous.com/methods/nps.gov.md)