Compatibility Policy
The API does not have URL versioning. Instead, we follow three rules so that integrations already in production don't stop working without warning:
- New behavior gets new URL. When the data format changes, the old endpoint continues to respond exactly as before and the change goes the other way.
- Fields can be added at any time. Treat the answer as an open object: ignore what you don't know rather than break it.
- Discontinued endpoints remain online. They leave the reference, but continue responding — the list below shows the replacement for each one.
Do you have questions about any changes or do you need a deadline to migrate? Write to contaovosdengue@gmail.com.
Discontinued endpoints
They all continue to work and return exactly the same content as before. They just don't receive new fields.
| Endpoint | Use in place | Reason |
|---|
/api/getmunicipalityblockspublic | /api/getmunicipalityblocksvisitpublic | The name said blocks, but the return was always from visits to them. |
/api/getmunicipalityedlvisitspublic | /api/getmunicipalityedlmaintenancepublic | EDLs receive maintenance, not visits; the fields went from edl_visit_* to edl_maintenance_*. |
Change history
2026-08-01
Correct names for blocks and EDL maintenance
NewsDiscontinuation
- New
/api/getmunicipalityblocksvisitpublic — visits carried out in blocks, with one record per visit. Same content as the old one /api/getmunicipalityblockspublic, now with the right name. - New
/api/getmunicipalityblockspublic-2 — the blocks themselves, one record per block, with polygon, total properties by type and average shares. - New
/api/getmunicipalityedlmaintenancepublic — EDL maintenance, with the fields renamed from edl_visit_* to edl_maintenance_*. - Discontinued
/api/getmunicipalityblockspublic e /api/getmunicipalityedlvisitspublic — are still on the air, with the same feedback as always.
No existing integrations need to change. Migration is only recommended for those who want the correct field names or block data separated from visits.
2026-07-30
Rural ovitrap and correction of the epidemiological week
News
/api/postcounting began to accept ovitrap_type_id when installing an ovitrap: 1 for urban (standard, when the field is not sent) and 2 for rural. Any other value returns 400 "Tipo de ovitrampa inválido".- Validation of the epidemiological week of
/api/postcounting e /api/postaction started comparing year and week together. Previously, a date from a future year with a low number of weeks could be wrongly accepted.
2026-07-28
New public endpoints for EDLs, ovitraps and strategic points
News
/api/getmunicipalityedlspublic — EDLs registered by municipality./api/getmunicipalityovitrapspublic — registered ovitraps, with coordinates and average number of eggs./api/getmunicipalityplacespublic — strategic points, with type, subtype and area.- Everyone accepts
country, state, municipality e page, like other public endpoints.
2026-04-23
Sending visits in blocks
News
- New
/api/postaction — records a visit with the properties worked on and the deposits found by class (a1, a2, b, c, d1, d2, e). - Sending
block_group_id instead of block_id, the block is automatically created within the key's municipality. - Specific answers:
403 when the block is from another municipality and 409 when there is already a visit for that block, year and week.
2026-03-27
The key is now read from the URL
Behavior change
On all private endpoints, the key started to be read exclusively from the query string (?key=SUA_CHAVE), including in POST. Integrations that only sent the key in the form body start receiving 404 "Wrong key" — just move the key to the URL, keeping the other fields in the body.
2026-02-24
Removal of visits and blocks
News
/api/postdeleteaction — removes the visit from a block, identified by block_group_id e date./api/postdeleteblock — remove the block.
2026-02-04
Filter by period in private counts
News
/api/lastcounting began to accept date_start e date_end, allowing you to cut counts by date range instead of scrolling through every page.
2025-10-19
Incremental sync on public counts
News
/api/lastcountingpublic began to accept id (only occurrences from that identifier), date (inclusion date) e date_collect (data de coleta). These filters allow you to maintain a mirrored base without downgrading your entire history.
2025-03-18
Filter by period in public counts
News
/api/lastcountingpublic began to accept date_start e date_end.
2025-03-06
Ovitrap removal
News
/api/postdeleteovitrap — removes an ovitrap from the ovitrap_group_id, within the municipality of Chave.