Government — entry 041 of 90
Open Government, Australia
Data.gov.au is the Australian Government's national open-data catalogue, built on the Magda platform but exposing a CKAN-compatible REST API at `data.gov.au/data/api/3/action/` (the bare Magda API at the domain apex 404s). A keyless GET against `package_list` returns full dataset metadata as JSON with a wildcard `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header, so no key or proxy is needed for read access. It indexes tens of thousands of datasets contributed by federal, state, and local agencies across health, transport, finance, and the environment.
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
Score88
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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