UK Data AtlasAPI

API reference

Every endpoint, in one place

All 87 endpoints, grouped by what they're for. The API is read-only, so every request is a simple GET you can try in your browser.

Base URL

Every path in this reference is relative to:

https://api.ukdataatlas.com/v1

Sections

EssentialsThe handful of calls most people start with: find a place, get a quick answer and see what's available.7 endpoints
Maps & spatialFetch observations and work with shapes: find the areas at a point or in a box, get boundaries, and see which areas border or overlap each other.10 endpoints
AnalysisWork with a measure over time and across areas: time series, rankings, change between periods, comparisons, totals and conversions.9 endpoints
Bulk data & releasesDownload whole datasets and lookup tables, and keep track of the versioned releases they come from.5 endpoints
Areas & boundariesEverything about the areas themselves: codes and names, boundary releases, map tiles, how areas nest and overlap, and how codes change over time.34 endpoints
TerrainDiscover versioned terrain products and sample elevation with its interpolation method, coverage status, coordinate reference, datum and uncertainty.3 endpoints
CatalogueDiscover what data exists: the source datasets, the measures built from them, and where each one can be used.9 endpoints
Trust & citationShow your working: the checks behind every release, attribution text and citation bundles for anything you publish.10 endpoints

All routes

The same endpoints arranged by the resource they belong to, which is a quick way to see how the API is shaped.

/1
/analysis1
/analysis-geographies1
/areas16
/atlas-release1
/attribution1
/boundary-releases5
/coordinates1
/corrections1
/crosswalks3
/data8
/datasets2
/docs1
/documents1
/exports2
/geographies1
/geography-health1
/locations7
/lookups2
/map-resources7
/measures8
/openapi.yaml1
/places1
/postcodes2
/relationship-candidates1
/relationship-repairs1
/relationships1
/terrain3
/translations1
/validation5