Open Government, UK API
Overview
The UK Open Government Data API (data.gov.uk) is one of the largest government open data portals, exposing thousands of datasets from UK central and local government agencies. It is powered by CKAN and requires no authentication for searching and browsing datasets. A great starting point for civic tech, journalism, or data science projects involving UK public data.
Beginner Tip
Use the CKAN API at data.gov.uk/api/3/action/ to search and retrieve dataset metadata — then follow the resource URLs to download the actual CSV, JSON, or Excel files.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"result": "Data from Open Government, UK",
"description": "UK Government Open Data",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}
} Field Reference
success Whether the CKAN action completed successfully result.results Dataset metadata entries matching your search query result.count Total number of matching datasets on the portal result.results[].title Human-readable dataset title result.results[].resources Downloadable files attached to the dataset including URL, format, and size result.results[].organization.title The government body that published the dataset Implementation Example
const url = "https://data.gov.uk/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
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Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026
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