OpenData products

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 the OpenData products that are available to download.

get

Query parameters

expandedbooleanOptional

When specified, the full details of each product will be returned.

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}$

get

/products

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

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

200

Successful response.

[
  {
    "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"
  }
]