# Area

A park, reserve, island, region or city whose rules, fees, season, links and status apply to every spot that points at it (areaId). Stored once per guide, at most 50; set_area writes one.

Group: Guide settings.

## Fields

- `id` (string, required): The area's id, minted by set_area; spots point at it with areaId.
- `name` (string, required): The area's name, at most 100 characters (Yellowstone National Park).
- `kind` (string, optional): park, reserve, island, region, city or other, shown as the area's label (Park, Island). Absent reads as other (Area). One of `park`, `reserve`, `island`, `region`, `city`, `other`.
- `note` (string, optional): What applies across the area, in the creator's words, at most 1,000 characters.
- `season` (string, optional): The area's season in words, at most 300 characters (roads open May to October).
- `rules` (array of AccessRule, optional): Up to 20 access rules for the whole area (permits, timed entry), each shown in its months.
  Fields of AccessRule: https://developers.sceniq.earth/fields/access-rule.md
- `fees` (array of Fee, optional): Up to 30 fees for the whole area (park entry, a vehicle pass).
  Fields of Fee: https://developers.sceniq.earth/fields/fee.md
- `links` (array of GuideLink, optional): Up to 12 links for the whole area.
  Fields of GuideLink: https://developers.sceniq.earth/fields/guide-link.md
- `status` (StatusNotice, optional): A closure or works notice for the whole area.
  Fields of StatusNotice: https://developers.sceniq.earth/fields/status-notice.md
- `sources` (array of SourceRef, optional): Up to 40 research sources, never shown to buyers.
  Fields of SourceRef: https://developers.sceniq.earth/fields/source-ref.md