REST Get Community V1

The REST v1 Get Community provides information on a single community in which Compassion partners with a local church.

The service returns JSON as default. The service will also return XML. This is controlled by the Accept parameter in the Message Header (i.e., for XML, it should be "Accept: application/xml" and for JSON, it should be "Accept: application/json").

Sample Request
Request Parameters
Response Parameters
XML Sample Successful Response
JSON Sample Successful Response
Sample Unsuccessful Responses
Error Response Codes

Sample Request

This is an example only.

IPTest: https://api2.compassion.com/iptest/ci/v1/communities/{id}?ClientReferenceId=[string]&api_key=[string]


 

Production: https://api2.compassion.com/ci/v1/communities/{id}?ClientReferenceId=[string]&api_key=[string] 

Request Parameters

Name Description Required Data Type Constraints
CommunityId Compassion system-generated identifier Yes String Max 10
ClientReferenceId Uniquely represents the transaction in the client's system. Optional String Max 100
api_key Your Mashery supplied key for an application running Compassion International services. Yes String  

Response Parameters

Name Description Data Type Returned
CommunityId Compassion system-generated identifier for a community number
CommunityName Name of the community string
CountryId

Identifier of the country in which the community is located

number
LocationFromClosestCity Description that helps to locate the community on a map string
DistanceFromClosestCity Textual description of the distance from the community to the closest major city string
ClosestCityName Name of the major city that is closest to the community string
UnemploymentRate Typical unemployment rate in the community string
PrimaryDiet Description of the most common foods eaten in the community string
ClimateId Identifier of the type of climate that affects the area in which the community is located string
ClimateDescription Description of the type of climate in which the community is located string
TerrainId Identifier of the type of terrain that exists in the area in which the community is located string
TerrainDescription Description of the type of terrain in which the community is located string
PrimaryOccupationId Identifier of the primary occupation within the community number
PrimaryOccupationCode Three character code of the primary occupation string
PrimaryOccupationTitle Title of the primary occupation string
MainReligionId Identifier of the main religion within the community number
MainReligionDescription Description of the main religion within the community string
TypicalFloorBuildingMaterialId Identifier of the building material that is used for typical floors within the community string
TypicalFloorBuildingMaterialDescription Description of the building material that is used for typical floors within the community string
TypicalWallBuildingMaterialId Identifier of the building material that is used for typical walls within the community string
TypicalWallBuildingMaterialDescription Description of the building material that is used for typical walls within the community string
TypicalRoofBuildingMaterialId Identifier of the building material that is used for typical roofs within the community string
TypicalRoofBuildingMaterialDescription Description of the building material that is used for typical roofs within the community string
HighestEducationAvailable Description of the highest level of education available within the community string
VocationalTrainingAvailable Description of the vocational training that is available within the community string
RainyMonths Month(s) that are considered the rainy month(s) within the community string
PlantingMonths Month(s) that are considered the planting month(s) within the community string
HarvestMonths Month(s) that are considered the harvest month(s) within the community string
HungerMonths Month(s) that are considered the hunger month(s) within the community string
IllnessMonths Month(s) that are considered the illness month(s) within the community string
FamilyMonthlyIncome Typical monthly income of a family in US Dollars string
DistanceToMedicalAssistance Description of the distance to the neareast medical assistance - can be in kilometers, meters, minutes, hours string
TypicalTransportationTimeToMedicalAssistance Time it takes to get to the nearest medical assistance string
MedicalTransportationType Primary method of transportation used to reach medical help string
CommunityPopulation Population of the community string
WarmestMonth Month the average temperature is the hottest string
WarmestMonthAverageTemperature Average temperature of the hottest month string
CoolestMonth Month the average temperature is the coldest string
CoolestMonthAverageTemperature Average temperature of the coldest month string
DateOfLastReview Date the community information was last reviewed string
DateofLastUpdate Date the community information was last updated string
CommonHealthProblems Common health problems of a community string
EconomicNeeds Typical economic needs of a community string
EducationalNeeds Typical educational needs of a community string
EnvironmentComment General comments about the environment in a community string
NationalReligiousHolidays National and religious holidays celebrated in a community string
PrimaryEthnicGroup Primary ethnic group(s) and language(s) spoken in a community string
SocialNeeds Typical social needs of a community string
SpiritualNeeds Typical spiritual needs of a community string
TraditionsRitualsCustoms Traditions, rituals and customs that are typically practiced in a community string
PercentageOfChildrenNotInSchool Percentage of children not in school in a community string
PercentageChildrenCompletingElementary Percentage of children completeing elementary school in a community string
PercentageChildrenCompletingSecondary Percentage of children completing secondary school in a community string

XML Sample Successful Response

<Community xmlns="http://schemas.ci.org/ci/common/eim/2013/09/">
  <CommunityID>
[number]</CommunityID>
  <CommunityName>[string]</CommunityName>
  <CountryID>[number]</CountryID>
  <LocationFromClosestCity>[string]</LocationFromClosestCity>
  <DistanceFromClosestCity>[string]</DistanceFromClosestCity>
  <ClosestCityName>[string]</ClosestCityName>
  <UnemploymentRate>0.40</UnemploymentRate>
  <PrimaryDiet>Chicken, bread, beef, rice,</PrimaryDiet>
  <ClimateID>3</ClimateID>
  <ClimateDescription>Dry</ClimateDescription>
  <TerrainID>4</TerrainID>
  <TerrainDescription>Plains/Flat land</TerrainDescription>
  <PrimaryOccupationID>10</PrimaryOccupationID>
  <PrimaryOccupationCode>VENDOR</PrimaryOccupationCode>
  <PrimaryOccupationTitle>Street Market Vendor</PrimaryOccupationTitle>
  <MainReligionID>4</MainReligionID>
  <MainReligionDescription>Catholic</MainReligionDescription>
  <TypicalFloorBuildingMaterialID>5</TypicalFloorBuildingMaterialID>
  <TypicalFloorBuildingMaterialDescription>Brick/Block/Cement</TypicalFloorBuildingMaterialDescription>
  <TypicalWallBuildingMaterialID>3</TypicalWallBuildingMaterialID>
  <TypicalWallBuildingMaterialDescription>Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe</TypicalWallBuildingMaterialDescription>
  <TypicalRoofBuildingMaterialID>4</TypicalRoofBuildingMaterialID>
  <TypicalRoofBuildingMaterialDescription>Tin/Corrugated Iron</TypicalRoofBuildingMaterialDescription>
  <HighestEducationAvailable>University</HighestEducationAvailable>
  <VocationalTrainingAvailable>Computer center</VocationalTrainingAvailable>
  <RainyMonths>January,February,March,December</RainyMonths>
  <PlantingMonths>October,November</PlantingMonths>
  <HarvestMonths>April,May</HarvestMonths>
  <HungerMonths>September,October,November</HungerMonths>
  <IllnessMonths>June,July,August</IllnessMonths>
  <FamilyMonthlyIncome>43.20</FamilyMonthlyIncome>
  <DistanceToMedicalAssistance>.5 km</DistanceToMedicalAssistance>
  <TypicalTransportationTimeToMedicalAssistance>10 minutes</TypicalTransportationTimeToMedicalAssistance>
  <MedicalTransportationType>Walk</MedicalTransportationType>
  <CommunityPopulation>14772</CommunityPopulation>
  <WarmestMonth>September</WarmestMonth>
  <WarmestMonthAverageTemperature>18C</WarmestMonthAverageTemperature>
  <CoolestMonth>June</CoolestMonth>
  <CoolestMonthAverageTemperature>-13C</CoolestMonthAverageTemperature>
  <DateOfLastReview>2007-07-17T00:00:00-06:00</DateOfLastReview>
  <DateOfLastUpdate>2002-08-01T00:00:00-06:00</DateOfLastUpdate>
  <CommonHealthProblems>[string]</CommonHealthProblems>
  <EconomicNeeds>[string]</EconomicNeeds>
  <EducationalNeeds>[string]</EducationalNeeds>
  <EnvironmentComment>[string]</EnvironmentComment>
  <NationalReligiousHolidays>[string]</NationalReligiousHolidays>
  <PrimaryEthnicGroup>[string]</PrimaryEthnicGroup>
  <SocialNeeds>[string]</SocialNeeds>
  <SpiritualNeeds>[string]</SpiritualNeeds>
  <TraditionsRitualsCustoms>[string]</TraditionsRitualsCustoms>
  <PercentageOfChildrenNotInSchool>0.20</PercentageOfChildrenNotInSchool>
  <PercentCompletingElementarySchool>0.48</PercentCompletingElementarySchool>
  <PercentCompletingSecondarySchool>0.35</PercentCompletingSecondarySchool>
</Community

JSON Sample Successful Response

{
  "communityID":[number],
  "communityName":"[string]",
  "countryID":[number],
  "locationFromClosestCity":"[string]",
  "distanceFromClosestCity":"[string]",
  "closestCityName":"[string]",
  "unemploymentRate":"0.40",
  "primaryDiet":"Chicken, bread, beef, rice,",
  "climateID":"3",
  "climateDescription":"Dry",
  "terrainID":"4",
  "terrainDescription":"Plains/Flat land",
  "primaryOccupationID":10,
  "primaryOccupationCode":"VENDOR",
  "primaryOccupationTitle":"Street Market Vendor",
  "mainReligionID":4,
  "mainReligionDescription":"Catholic",
  "typicalFloorBuildingMaterialID":"5",
  "typicalFloorBuildingMaterialDescription":"Brick/Block/Cement",
  "typicalWallBuildingMaterialID":"3",
  "typicalWallBuildingMaterialDescription":"Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe",
  "typicalRoofBuildingMaterialID":"4",
  "typicalRoofBuildingMaterialDescription":"Tin/Corrugated Iron",
  "highestEducationAvailable":"University",
  "vocationalTrainingAvailable":"Computer center",
  "rainyMonths":"January,February,March,December",
  "plantingMonths":"October,November",
  "harvestMonths":"April,May",
  "hungerMonths":"September,October,November",
  "illnessMonths":"June,July,August",
  "familyMonthlyIncome":"43.20",
  "distanceToMedicalAssistance":".5 km",
  "typicalTransportationTimeToMedicalAssistance":"10 minutes",
  "medicalTransportationType":"Walk",
  "communityPopulation":"14772",
  "warmestMonth":"September",
  "warmestMonthAverageTemperature":"18C",
  "coolestMonth":"June",
  "coolestMonthAverageTemperature":"-13C",
  "dateOfLastReview":"2007-07-17T00:00:00-06:00",
  "dateOfLastUpdate":"2002-08-01T00:00:00-06:00",
  "commonHealthProblems":"[string]",
  "economicNeeds":"[string]",
  "educationalNeeds":"[string]",
  "environmentComment":"[string]",
  "nationalReligiousHolidays":"[string]",
  "primaryEthnicGroup":"[string]",
  "socialNeeds":"[string]",
  "spiritualNeeds":"[string]",
  "traditionsRitualsCustoms":"[string]",
  "percentageOfChildrenNotInSchool":"0.20",
  "percentCompletingElementarySchool":"0.48",
  "percentCompletingSecondarySchool":"0.35"
}

Sample Unsuccessful Responses

XML Unsuccessful Response
<Error
  <ID>[string]</ID
  <Message>Incorrect data type: ID can only be numeric digits (0-9).</Message>
</Error>


 

JSON Unsuccessful Response
{
  "error": {
      "id": "[string]"
      "message""Incorrect data type: ID can only be numeric digits (0-9)."
  }
}

Error Response Codes

The table below indicates the HTTP error response and HTTP Error message.

HTTP Error Response HTTP Error Message
HTTP 400 Service Parameter Failure
HTTP 401 Not Authenticated / Authorized for Service Data
HTTP 403 Not Authorized
HTTP 403 Account Inactive
HTTP 403 Over Queries Per Second Limit
HTTP 403 Over Rate Limit
HTTP 403 Unknown Referrer
HTTP 404 Requested Resource Not Found
HTTP 408 Request Timeout
HTTP 414 Request URI Too Long
HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
HTTP 502 Bad Gateway
HTTP 503 API Maintenance / Service Unavailable
HTTP 504 Gateway Timeout

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