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Open Government, UK

Query the UK's open-data catalogue over CKAN, no key needed

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AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ✓HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ✓

data.gov.uk runs on CKAN, so you can hit its /api/3/action/ endpoints to search or list tens of thousands of published UK public-sector datasets. Responses are JSON and CORS is wide open. Individual dataset licences vary, though most sit under the Open Government Licence.

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Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "count": 58484,
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "7fcf3cda-ff9d-44ef-b461-c1ef3b1b8c40",
        "name": "rights-of-way8",
        "notes": "Public Rights Of Way",
        "num_resources": 4,
        "organization": {
          "name": "wigan-metropolitan-borough-council",
          "title": "Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1"
const res = await fetch("https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1")
print(res.json())
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First rollup pending — GET /action/package_search?rows=1 has been probed
GET/action/package_search?rows=1PROBED

Query the UK's open-data catalogue over CKAN, no key needed

GET/action

Action — documented GET route.

GET/action/1

Action details by ID (example: 1).

GET/action?limit=10

Action — documented GET route.

GET/action/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/action/package_search?limit=5

Package Search — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Open Government, UK: common questions

Is Open Government, UK free to use?

Yes — Open Government, UK is a free government API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Commercial use is allowed on the free tier.

Does Open Government, UK need an API key?

No — Open Government, UK needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Open Government, UK from the browser?

Yes — Open Government, UK 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, UK up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Open Government, UK is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.