Complex Systems Public API Documentation

Welcome! This API allows you to query live computational experiment data on complex systems including the Lorenz attractor and the logistic map. All endpoints return fully typed JSON. No authentication required.

Authentication & Rate Limits

No authentication required.

Rate limits: 100 requests/hour per IP for most endpoints.
Heavy data endpoints: 50 req/hour
All limits visible in X-RateLimit-* headers.

Base URL

https://mileswaite.net/api

Endpoints by Category

General

GET/api/studies/chaos

List all studies (optionally filter by system type)

system_type: lorenz – Filter by system type (lorenz, logistic, etc.)
limit: 12 – Max results

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "studies": [ { "id": "...", "name": "...", "system_type": "logistic" } ], "total": 1 }

Lorenz

GET/api/studies/lorenz/[id]

Get a specific Lorenz study by UUID

id: uuid – Unique Study ID (in path)

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/lorenz/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/lorenz/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "study": { ... }, ... }

Logistic Map

GET/api/studies/logistic/[id]

Get a specific logistic map study by UUID

id: uuid – Unique Study ID (in path)

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "study": { ... }, ... }

GET/api/studies/logistic/[id]/bifurcation

Retrieve bifurcation data for a logistic study

r_min: 3.0 – Lower limit of r (optional, query)
r_max: 4.0 – Upper limit of r (optional, query)

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002/bifurcation?r_min=3.5&r_max=4.0"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002/bifurcation?r_min=3.5&r_max=4.0").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "points": [ ... ], ... }

Interactive Playground

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Rate Limits & Usage Guidelines

Each IP is allowed up to 100 requests/hour for most endpoints.
Large data exports: limit 50 req/hour.
Respect robots.txt for scraping.
Clearly cite API data if used in publications or projects.

Data Export Formats

JSON (default for all endpoints)
CSV (where available, e.g. bifurcation data): add ?format=csv

Code Examples in Multiple Languages

JavaScript (fetch)

fetch('/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2')
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(console.log);

Python (requests)

import requests
r = requests.get('https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2')
print(r.json())

cURL

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2"

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Endpoints by Category

General

GET/api/studies/chaos

List all studies (optionally filter by system type)

system_type: lorenz – Filter by system type (lorenz, logistic, etc.)
limit: 12 – Max results

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "studies": [ { "id": "...", "name": "...", "system_type": "logistic" } ], "total": 1 }

Lorenz

GET/api/studies/lorenz/[id]

Get a specific Lorenz study by UUID

id: uuid – Unique Study ID (in path)

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/lorenz/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/lorenz/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "study": { ... }, ... }

Logistic Map

GET/api/studies/logistic/[id]

Get a specific logistic map study by UUID

id: uuid – Unique Study ID (in path)

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "study": { ... }, ... }

GET/api/studies/logistic/[id]/bifurcation

Retrieve bifurcation data for a logistic study

r_min: 3.0 – Lower limit of r (optional, query)
r_max: 4.0 – Upper limit of r (optional, query)

Example Request:

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002/bifurcation?r_min=3.5&r_max=4.0"

JavaScript fetch:

fetch("/api/studies/logistic/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002/bifurcation?r_min=3.5&r_max=4.0").then(r=>r.json())

Example Response:

{ "points": [ ... ], ... }

Code Examples in Multiple Languages

JavaScript (fetch)

fetch('/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2')
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(console.log);

Python (requests)

import requests
r = requests.get('https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2')
print(r.json())

cURL

curl "https://mileswaite.net/api/studies/chaos?system_type=logistic&limit=2"