What are government APIs?

Government APIs provide programmatic access to public records, legislative data, census statistics, economic indicators, court records, and other civic information published by government agencies.

Are government APIs free to use?

Most government APIs are free and open as part of open government data initiatives. Agencies like the US Census Bureau, data.gov, and the UK Office for National Statistics publish APIs with no cost.

What can I build with a government data API?

You can build civic information portals, legislative tracking tools, census data visualizations, public spending dashboards, and open government transparency platforms using these APIs.

Government APIs

Government data and services

29 APIs in this category

Showing 29 of 29 APIs

Bank Negara Malaysia Open Data

Malaysia Central Bank open financial data and statistics

API	Description	Auth	HTTPS	CORS
Bank Negara Malaysia Open Data	Malaysia Central Bank open financial data and statistics	No	✓	?
BCLaws	Access to the laws and regulations of British Columbia, Canada	No	✗	?
Brazil	Community-driven API for public data in Brazil	No	✓	✓
Brazil Central Bank Open Data	Open data from the Central Bank of Brazil	No	✓	?
Brazil Receita WS	Search and retrieve company information by CNPJ in Brazil	No	✓	?
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Open Data	Legislative and voting information in XML and JSON formats	No	✓	✗
Census.gov	US Census Bureau APIs for demographics, housing, and business data	No	✓	?
City of Berlin Open Data	Open datasets provided by the city of Berlin (Germany)	No	✓	?
City of Helsinki	Open data from the city of Helsinki (Finland)	No	✓	?
City of New York Open Data	Access over 1,600 NYC datasets through a public API	No	✓	?
City of Toronto Open Data	Toronto city open data catalog including transit, health, and demographics	No	✓	✓
Code.gov	US federal open-source software and code-sharing platform	apiKey	✓	?
Data.gov	US federal government open data platform	apiKey	✓	?
Data.parliament.uk	UK Parliament open data, including bills, MPs, and petitions	No	✗	?
Deutscher Bundestag DIP	German Bundestag API for accessing documents, sessions, and activities	apiKey	✓	?
EPA	Environmental datasets from the US Environmental Protection Agency	No	✓	?
FBI Wanted	Search and retrieve data from the FBI Wanted database	No	✓	?
Federal Register	The official journal of the US federal government	No	✓	?
Gun Policy	International database on firearm injury prevention and laws	apiKey	✓	?
Interpol Red Notices	Access and search Interpol Red Notice listings worldwide	No	✓	?
National Park Service	Access park data, events, and visitor information for US national parks	apiKey	✓	✓
Open Government, France	French national open data portal	apiKey	✓	?
Open Government, Germany	Germany’s open data platform with national and local datasets	No	✓	?
Open Government, Italy	Italian government’s open data catalog	No	✓	?
Open Government, UK	United Kingdom open data platform	No	✓	?
Open Government, USA	Central US open government data catalog	No	✓	?
PRC Exam Schedule	Unofficial Philippine Professional Regulation Commission exam schedule	No	✓	✓
UK Companies House	Company registration and data API from the UK government	OAuth	✓	?
USAspending.gov	US federal spending, contracts, and grant data API	No	✓	?

Government APIs

Bank Negara Malaysia Open Data

BCLaws

Brazil

Brazil Central Bank Open Data

Brazil Receita WS

Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Open Data

Census.gov

City of Berlin Open Data

City of Helsinki

City of New York Open Data

City of Toronto Open Data

Code.gov

Data.gov

Data.parliament.uk

Deutscher Bundestag DIP

EPA

FBI Wanted

Federal Register

Gun Policy

Interpol Red Notices

National Park Service

Open Government, France

Open Government, Germany

Open Government, Italy

Open Government, UK

Open Government, USA

PRC Exam Schedule

UK Companies House

USAspending.gov

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