OpenData product details

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 details about a specific OpenData product.

get

Path parameters

productIdstringRequired

The id of the product.

Responses

200

Successful response.

application/json

Information about a product made available through this API.

idstringRequired

namestringRequired

descriptionstring[] · min: 1Required

versionstringRequiredPattern: ^/d{4}-/d{2}$

urlstringRequired

documentationUrlstringOptional

categorystringOptional

categoriesstring[]Optional

imageCountintegerOptional

imageTemplatestringOptional

downloadsUrlstring · uriOptional

warningstringOptional

endOfLifestringOptionalPattern: ^/d{4}-/d{2}-/d{2}$

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

/products/{productId}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

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

{
  "id": "text",
  "name": "text",
  "description": [
    "text"
  ],
  "version": "text",
  "thirdPartyInfo": {
    "dataProvider": {
      "name": "text",
      "shortName": "text",
      "homepage": "text",
      "logoUrl": "https://example.com"
    },
    "supportingInfo": [
      {
        "name": "text",
        "link": "https://example.com"
      }
    ],
    "alsoAvailable": [
      {
        "name": "text",
        "link": "https://example.com"
      }
    ],
    "supportEmail": "[email protected]"
  },
  "url": "text",
  "documentationUrl": "text",
  "areas": [
    "GB"
  ],
  "dataStructures": [
    "Raster"
  ],
  "category": "text",
  "categories": [
    "text"
  ],
  "formats": [
    {
      "format": "text",
      "subformat": "text"
    }
  ],
  "imageCount": 1,
  "imageTemplate": "text",
  "downloadsUrl": "https://example.com",
  "warning": "text",
  "endOfLife": "text"
}