Health — entry 003 of 23

Coronavirus in the UK

Verified Aug 2026

The UK Health Security Agency's public data API — successor to the original coronavirus.data.gov.uk service, which now 301-redirects to ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk — serving case, death, hospitalisation, and vaccination figures for COVID-19 alongside other respiratory illnesses like flu and RSV, broken down by UK nation, region, and local authority. No API key is required; the dataset is organised into browsable themes, sub-themes, and topics from the root JSON endpoint, with COVID-19 confirmed live under infectious_disease/respiratory. The stored url is corrected to the current docs entry point since the old one now redirects here. A live GET against api.ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk returns Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, resolving the stored 'unknown' cors to 'yes'.

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Visit ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk ↗Read the docs ↗More Health

AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.

HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.

CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.

PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.

FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score94out of 100

Authentication25/25No authentication required

Pricing20/20Free to use

Docs20/20Machine-readable spec file bundled

Formats9/15Single response format

Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

No key needed — call it now.

Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.

Endpoints

Auth

cookieAuth

api1

GET/api/schema

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`lang`	query	no	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		—

health1

GET/health/

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	No response body	—

public-api13

GET/

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	No response body	—

GET/themes/

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`ThemeList`

GET/themes/{theme}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`ThemeDetail`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`SubThemeList`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`SubThemeDetail`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`TopicList`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`TopicDetail`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyTypeList`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyTypeDetail`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyList`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography`	path	yes	string
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyDetail`

GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}/metrics

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography`	path	yes	string
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`MetricList`

GET

/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}/metrics/{metric}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`age`	query	no	string
`date`	query	no	string
`epiweek`	query	no	integer
`geography`	path	yes	string
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`in_reporting_delay_period`	query	no	boolean
`metric`	path	yes	string
`page`	query	no	integer
`page_size`	query	no	integer
`sex`	query	no	string
`stratum`	query	no	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string
`year`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`PaginatedAPITimeSeriesListList`

public-api-v213

GET/v2/

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	No response body	—

GET/v2/themes/

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`ThemeListSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`ThemeDetailSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`SubThemeListSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`SubThemeDetailSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`TopicListSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`TopicDetailSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyTypeListSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyTypeDetailSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyListSerializerv2`

GET/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography`	path	yes	string
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`GeographyDetailSerializerv2`

GET

/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}/metrics

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`geography`	path	yes	string
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`MetricListSerializerv2`

GET

/v2/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}/metrics/{metric}

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`age`	query	no	string
`date`	query	no	string
`epiweek`	query	no	integer
`geography`	path	yes	string
`geography_type`	path	yes	string
`in_reporting_delay_period`	query	no	boolean
`metric`	path	yes	string
`page`	query	no	integer
`page_size`	query	no	integer
`sex`	query	no	string
`stratum`	query	no	string
`sub_theme`	path	yes	string
`theme`	path	yes	string
`topic`	path	yes	string
`year`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`		`PaginatedAPITimeSeriesListSerializerv2List`

Try it

Operation

API key

Developer reference

Base URLhttps://api.ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk

Key endpoints

GET/themes/
GET/themes/{theme}/sub_themes/{sub_theme}/topics/{topic}/geography_types/{geography_type}/geographies/{geography}/metrics/{metric}

Availability

Uptime100%

Median latency157 ms

Last checkUp · 200 · Sep 2026

4 checks since Aug 2026. A person runs this check by hand, not an automated monitor.

Changelog

Spec versionv 0.1.0

Tracked paths28

Aug 2026gained an OpenAPI spec
Sep 2026content changed

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3 collections

Spec-backed APIs No key required CORS-ready browser APIs

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Endpoints

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