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US backcountry permit rules and dates

get_permit_details
Read-onlyIdempotent

Get the rules for one US backcountry or wilderness permit: how it is issued (reservation, lottery or in person), its season, lottery and release dates, closures, group size limit, and the official agency page. Use it after search_permits, or when the person names a specific permit. Every date comes from an agency source; a date we cannot source is left out. Says whether PermitSnag can send an alert when the permit opens.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
permitYesThe permit id or slug from search_permits, or its permitsnag.com page URL.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
idNo
nameNo
parkNo
slugNo
alertNo
foundNoPresent, and false, only when nothing matched.
seasonNoThe agency's season or closure state, with agency words in quoted fields.
pageUrlNo
usStateNo
issuanceNoHow the permit is issued, in plain words.
checkedAtNoWhen this answer was composed, ISO 8601.
scanRouteNoHow PermitSnag reaches this permit for cancellation openings: direct, through a zone or starting area, through its entry points, or none.
agencyDatesNoUpcoming dates from an agency source (lottery opens, closes, results, claims).
descriptionNo
officialUrlNoThe agency's own permit page.
releaseRulesNoThe agency schedule for when dates go on sale.
groupSizeLimitNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "anyOf": [
      +    {
      +      "required": [
      +        "id",
      +        "slug",
      +        "name",
      +        "park",
      +        "usState",
      +        "pageUrl",
      +        "officialUrl",
      +        "issuance",
      +        "scanRoute",
      +        "alert",
      +        "season",
      +        "agencyDates",
      +        "releaseRules",
      +        "groupSizeLimit",
      +        "description",
      +        "checkedAt"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    {
      +      "required": [
      +        "found"
      +      ]
      +    }
      +  ],
      +  "description": "The rules and sourced dates of one US backcountry or wilderness permit, or found: false.",
      +  "properties": {
      +    "agencyDates": {
      +      "description": "Upcoming dates from an agency source (lottery opens, closes, results, claims).",
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "agencyQuote": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "date": {
      +            "description": "YYYY-MM-DD.",
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "sourceUrl": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "type": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "type",
      +          "date",
      +          "sourceUrl",
      +          "agencyQuote"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "maxItems": 8,
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "alert": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "available": {
      +          "description": "True only when PermitSnag can send an alert for this place right now.",
      +          "type": "boolean"
      +        },
      +        "pageUrl": {
      +          "description": "The PermitSnag page where an alert is set up, or where to read what to do instead.",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "reason": {
      +          "description": "Why an alert is or is not on offer.",
      +          "enum": [
      +            "eligible",
      +            "lottery_period",
      +            "out_of_season",
      +            "closed",
      +            "no_quota_now",
      +            "lottery_draw_only",
      +            "not_sold_online",
      +            "not_tracked"
      +          ]
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "available",
      +        "reason",
      +        "pageUrl"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "checkedAt": {
      +      "description": "When this answer was composed, ISO 8601.",
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "description": {
      +      "type": [
      +        "string",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "found": {
      +      "const": false,
      +      "description": "Present, and false, only when nothing matched."
      +    },
      +    "groupSizeLimit": {
      +      "type": [
      +        "integer",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "id": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "issuance": {
      +      "description": "How the permit is issued, in plain words.",
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "name": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "officialUrl": {
      +      "description": "The agency's own permit page.",
      +      "type": [
      +        "string",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "pageUrl": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "park": {
      +      "type": [
      +        "string",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "releaseRules": {
      +      "description": "The agency schedule for when dates go on sale.",
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "agencyQuote": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "kind": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "sourceUrl": {
      +            "type": [
      +              "string",
      +              "null"
      +            ]
      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "kind",
      +          "sourceUrl",
      +          "agencyQuote"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "maxItems": 4,
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "scanRoute": {
      +      "description": "How PermitSnag reaches this permit for cancellation openings: direct, through a zone or starting area, through its entry points, or none.",
      +      "enum": [
      +        "direct",
      +        "via_zone",
      +        "via_children",
      +        "none",
      +        null
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "season": {
      +      "additionalProperties": true,
      +      "description": "The agency's season or closure state, with agency words in quoted fields.",
      +      "properties": {
      +        "agency": {
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "agencyQuote": {
      +          "description": "The agency's own words, capped.",
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "closedParts": {
      +          "description": "Named parts that are closed while the rest stays open.",
      +          "items": {
      +            "additionalProperties": true,
      +            "properties": {
      +              "agencyQuote": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "name": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "reopensOn": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "since": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "url": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "string",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "maxItems": 5,
      +          "type": "array"
      +        },
      +        "closesOn": {
      +          "description": "YYYY-MM-DD the agency says the season closes.",
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "closure": {
      +          "additionalProperties": true,
      +          "description": "A closure of the whole place, when the agency posted one.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "agency": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "incident": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "readAt": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "reopensOn": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "since": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "url": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "offer": {
      +          "description": "What the page offers in this season.",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "opensOn": {
      +          "description": "YYYY-MM-DD the agency says the season opens.",
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "sourceUrl": {
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "state": {
      +          "description": "The season state code, or null when nothing is published.",
      +          "type": [
      +            "string",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "offer",
      +        "state"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "slug": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "usState": {
      +      "type": [
      +        "string",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
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