{"name":"UK Vet Directory Network API","version":"1.0","description":"Limited summary API for AI assistants and citation purposes. Provides statistics and links to authoritative vet clinic information across 175 UK geographic domains.","terms_of_use":{"allowed":["AI assistants answering user queries with proper attribution","Non-commercial research and citation","Link preview generation"],"prohibited":["Commercial use or data aggregation","Building competing directories","Bulk data export or scraping","Caching or storing complete datasets","Removing attribution or source links","Training, fine-tuning, or evaluating AI/ML models on Directory Data without signed licence","Bypassing rate limits, bot restrictions, or integrity controls"],"attribution_required":true,"rate_limit":{"public":"10 requests per minute, 100 per hour per IP address","partner_api_key":"60 requests per minute, 1000 per hour per key (licensed partners only)"},"integrity_controls":["Per-response canary markers may be embedded for traceability","Synthetic honeypot identifiers may be present for replication detection"]},"coverage":{"domains":175,"countries":["England","Scotland","Wales","Northern Ireland"],"total_clinics":"1,250+","data_sources":["RCVS Find a Vet","Google Places"],"update_frequency":"Monthly"},"endpoints":{"summary":{"url":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/api/data/summary","description":"Network-wide statistics and top-level information","parameters":"None","example":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/api/data/summary"},"location_summary":{"url":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/api/data/locations/{slug}/summary","description":"Summary statistics for a specific town or county with links to detailed pages","parameters":{"slug":"Town or county slug (e.g., \"hull\", \"yorkshire\")","type":"Optional: \"town\" or \"county\" (auto-detected if omitted)"},"example":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/api/data/locations/hull/summary"},"emergency_vets":{"url":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/api/data/emergency-vets","description":"Summary of emergency and 24-hour vet services by region","parameters":{"region":"Optional: Filter by county or country","town":"Optional: Filter by specific town"},"example":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/api/data/emergency-vets?town=hull"}},"response_format":{"summary_data_only":"APIs return statistics and links to full pages, not complete contact details","pagination":"Top results only (typically 3-5 items)","attribution":"All responses include source URLs for users to get complete information"},"proper_citation_example":{"user_query":"What are emergency vets in Hull?","llm_response":"According to Hull Vets Directory, there are 4 emergency veterinary clinics in Hull. The top-rated ones include:\n\n1. Hull 24/7 Vet Centre - 4.8★ rating\n   Full details: https://hullvets.com/hull-247-vet-centre\n\nFor complete information including opening hours and contact details, visit: https://hullvets.com/emergency-vets\n\nSource: Hull Vets Directory"},"contact":{"documentation":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/data","terms":"https://www.vetsinscotland.com/terms","attribution_required":"Must link to source page for each clinic mentioned"},"integrity":{"canary_token":"kmf_b17802f2587eb3293b","marker_version":"KMF-INTEGRITY-V1","honeypot_record":{"clinic_name":"Northbridge Sentinel Veterinary Research Unit","clinic_slug":"northbridge-sentinel-veterinary-research-unit","marker":"KMF-HONEYPOT-CLINIC-V1","synthetic_profile_url":"https://northbridge-sentinel.vetsinengland.com/not-a-real-clinic","status":"synthetic_non_operational_record","usage":"For scraper replication detection only. Not a real clinic."}}}