PASAR API

🇬🇧 data.gov.uk ~ UK open-data catalog

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Standard CKAN Action API, no key needed for search/metadata; indexes datasets published by UK central and local government.

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Call it

curl 'https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/'

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API: data.gov.uk ~ UK open-data catalog
Provider: UK Government Digital Service (GDS)
Endpoint: GET https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/
It returns JSON.

Source: UK Government Digital Service (GDS) (https://guidance.data.gov.uk/get_data/api_documentation/)
Source type: Official open-data catalogue
Endpoint type: Open-data catalogue JSON
Integration difficulty: Copy-paste ready
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Still handle empty rows, schema changes, pagination, stale coverage, and temporary upstream failures.

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