Government — entry 082 of 90
Open Government, UK
Data.gov.uk now sits under the UK's National Data Library programme; the public site fronts a CKAN backend at `ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk` behind a Fastly/Varnish layer. Its Action API (`/api/3/action/`) is keyless — a live `package_search` call returned full JSON across roughly 58,400 datasets — with a wildcard `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header for direct browser use.
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
Score74
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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- 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.