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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.

Returns a list of downloads for a specific OpenData product, or redirects to the actual download if requested.

get

Path parameters

productIdstringRequired

The id of the product.

Query parameters

fileNamestringOptional

Filter the list of downloads to only include those with this file name.

formatstringOptional

Filter the list of downloads to only include those with this format.

subformatstringOptional

Filter the list of downloads to only include those with this subformat.

areastring · enumOptional

This describes the geographical area that a download covers. GB is all of Great Britain, while codes like 'HP' cover National Grid Reference squares.

Possible values:

redirectbooleanOptional

When included, if the selected downloads list contains exactly one download, redirect to the download location.

Responses

200

Successful response.

application/json

307

Returned when the 'redirect' parameter was supplied, and there was exactly one matching download.

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

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /downloads/v1//products/{productId}/downloads HTTP/1.1
Host: api.os.uk
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "fileName": "data.zip",
    "size": 1234,
    "md5": "2f9dd13abd56140afa3b5621e8864f59",
    "area": "GB",
    "format": "GML",
    "subformat": "3"
  }
]