Data package ID

API test authentication

The Open API block allows you to test OS APIs directly from the page with example data and parameters. To use this feature, you will need to add your API Key or OAuth2 token to the authentication field.

For help generating an API Key or OAuth2 token, please see the Getting started with an API project or OAuth2 documentation.

Get a specific data package.

get

Authorizations

OAuth2APIKeyQueryAPIKeyHeader

OAuth2clientCredentialsRequired

Token URL:

Path parameters

dataPackageIdstringRequired

The id of the data package.

Responses

200

A data package.

application/json

A data package provides access to OS products that are not OpenData. If you have access to to products that are available as data packages then you can create new data packages using the OS Data Hub. Once you have set up your data packages you can use this API to access them.

idstringRequiredExample: 0040046952

namestringRequiredExample: Southampton Addresses

urlstring · uriRequiredExample: https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/dataPackages/0040046952

createdOnstring · dateRequiredExample: 2021-01-20

productIdstringRequiredExample: ABPOSTSLA

productNamestringRequiredExample: AddressBase

401

The API key or OAuth 2 access token is missing or invalid.

application/json

404

The request does not match any known content. The response will contain a human readable message, and may also contain links to help you navigate to other API endpoints.

application/json

get

/dataPackages/{dataPackageId}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /downloads/v1/dataPackages/{dataPackageId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.os.uk/
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "id": "0040046952",
  "name": "Southampton Addresses",
  "url": "https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/dataPackages/0040046952",
  "createdOn": "2021-01-20",
  "productId": "ABPOSTSLA",
  "productName": "AddressBase",
  "versions": [
    {
      "id": "110012",
      "url": "https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/dataPackages/0040046952/versions/110012",
      "createdOn": "2021-04-01",
      "reason": "INITIAL",
      "supplyType": "FULL",
      "productVersion": "E37 December 2015 Update",
      "format": "CSV",
      "dataPackageUrl": "https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/dataPackages/0040046952"
    }
  ]
}