Open Government, Queensland Government
Queensland Government open data over CKAN
The Queensland Government's open-data portal, running CKAN. Search 180k+ datasets and resources spanning state and council publishers, returned as JSON. Many datasets carry Creative Commons Attribution licensing.
GET https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1
{
"success": true,
"result": {
"count": 188828,
"results": [
{
"id": "170171cc-16c1-4f80-a9cd-4d180f3dc26a",
"name": "telemetry-sensors-rainfall-and-stream-heights",
"isopen": true,
"license_title": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0"
}
]
}
}curl "https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1"const res = await fetch("https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://www.data.qld.gov.au/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1")
print(res.json())/action/package_search?rows=1PROBEDQueensland Government open data over CKAN
/actionAction — documented GET route.
/action/1Action details by ID (example: 1).
/action?limit=10Action — documented GET route.
/action/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
/action/package_search?limit=5Package Search — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Open Government, Queensland Government: common questions
Is Open Government, Queensland Government free to use?
Yes — Open Government, Queensland Government is a free government API. Free tier: Free — no key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Open Government, Queensland Government need an API key?
No — Open Government, Queensland Government needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call Open Government, Queensland Government from the browser?
Yes — Open Government, Queensland Government returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Open Government, Queensland Government up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Open Government, Queensland Government is new. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.