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UK Government Data API

Search 31 UK government data sources — Charity Commission, ICO register, planning applications, NHS health directories, 13 tribunal court decisions (employment, tax, immigration), and public procurement (Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, Scotland, Wales).

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You can access the UK Government Data API programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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UK Data API — Charities, NHS, Tribunals, Contracts OpenAPI definition

OpenAPI is a standard for designing and describing RESTful APIs, allowing developers to define API structure, endpoints, and data formats in a machine-readable way. It simplifies API development, integration, and documentation.

OpenAPI is effective when used with AI agents and GPTs by standardizing how these systems interact with various APIs, for reliable integrations and efficient communication.

By defining machine-readable API specifications, OpenAPI allows AI models like GPTs to understand and use varied data sources, improving accuracy. This accelerates development, reduces errors, and provides context-aware responses, making OpenAPI a core component for AI applications.

You can download the OpenAPI definitions for UK Government Data API from the options below:

OpenAPI.json

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