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Represent by Open North

Map any Canadian postcode to its elected reps and districts

🏛 GovernmentUNMONITOREDchecked 14 min ago
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Open North's Represent API turns a Canadian postal code or point into the electoral districts and representatives that cover it, across federal, provincial, and municipal levels. Add ?format=json for a tidy JSON response; CORS is open. It's free and keyless.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://represent.opennorth.ca/postcodes/V6A2T2/?format=json

{
  "code": "V6A2T2",
  "city": "VANCOUVER",
  "province": "BC",
  "centroid": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -123.0997274,
      49.2823154
    ]
  },
  "boundaries_centroid": [
    {
      "name": "Vancouver-Mount Pleasant",
      "boundary_set_name": "British Columbia electoral district",
      "external_id": "VMP"
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://represent.opennorth.ca/postcodes/V6A2T2/?format=json"
const res = await fetch("https://represent.opennorth.ca/postcodes/V6A2T2/?format=json");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://represent.opennorth.ca/postcodes/V6A2T2/?format=json")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
First rollup pending — GET /postcodes/V6A2T2/?format=json has been probed
GET/postcodes/V6A2T2/?format=jsonPROBED

Map any Canadian postcode to its elected reps and districts

GET/postcodes

Postcodes — documented GET route.

GET/postcodes/1

Postcodes details by ID (example: 1).

GET/postcodes?limit=10

Postcodes — documented GET route.

GET/postcodes/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/postcodes/V6A2T2/?limit=5

V6A2T2 — 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.

Represent by Open North: common questions

Is Represent by Open North free to use?

Yes — Represent by Open North 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 Represent by Open North need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Represent by Open North from the browser?

Yes — Represent by Open North 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 Represent by Open North up right now?

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