describeFeatureType

GET https://api.os.uk/features/v1/wfs?service=wfs&version=2.0.0&request=DescribeFeatureType&typeName={typeName}&key=

Returns a description of the attributes for each feature type supported by the WFS service.

Required parameters

Name	Value
key	The API Key provided by the OS Data Hub
request	DescribeFeatureType
service	WFS
version	2.0.0 , 1.1.0, 1.0.0
typeName	Any of the feature type names listed in the What data is available? section

Example Response

200

<xsd:schema xmlns:osfeatures="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osfeatures/1.0" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" targetNamespace="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osfeatures/1.0" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" schemaLocation="http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.2.1/gml.xsd"/>
    <xsd:element name="OpenUPRN_Address" type="osfeatures:OpenUPRN_AddressFeatureType" substitutionGroup="gml:AbstractFeature"/>
    <xsd:complexType name="OpenUPRN_AddressFeatureType">
        <xsd:complexContent>
            <xsd:extension base="gml:AbstractFeatureType">
                <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="OBJECTID" type="xsd:int"/>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="SHAPE" nillable="true" type="gml:PointPropertyType"/>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="UPRN" nillable="true" type="xsd:double"/>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="XCoordinate" nillable="true" type="xsd:double"/>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="YCoordinate" nillable="true" type="xsd:double"/>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="Latitude" nillable="true" type="xsd:double"/>
                    <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="Longitude" nillable="true" type="xsd:double"/>
                </xsd:sequence>
            </xsd:extension>
        </xsd:complexContent>
    </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:schema>