API overview

There are two types of APIs on data.gov.sg.

1. Real-Time APIs:

Please find a list of our real-time APIs here

These are specific use-case APIs that allow you to query data such as weather and traffic conditions

1. Collection and Dataset APIs:

API documentation can be found below

These APIs allow you to query both collections and datasets, as well as to retrieve metadata and listings.

The API used to query a specific dataset for data can be found on the page API v1, under Dataset Search.

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Nomenclature

Collection:

A grouping of datasets, generally thematically

collection_id can be found in the URL of the dataset in this manner https://data.gov.sg/collections/{collection_id}/view

For example - https://data.gov.sg/collections/1/view has the collection_id of 1

Dataset:

A single unit of data, which can be tabular (e.g. csv, xlsx) or otherwise (e.g. geojson, kml)

dataset_id can be found in the URL of the dataset in this manner https://data.gov.sg/datasets/{dataset_id}/view

For example - https://data.gov.sg/datasets/1/view has the dataset_id of 1

API Key

All Data.gov.sg APIs are public and can be accessed without an API key for testing purposes.

However, if you are using the APIs and datasets for production workflows, we strongly recommend you to use an API key.

This will grant you higher rate limits, prioritised support and maintenance updates

How to request an API key

How to use your API Key

Deleting and Expiring API Keys

API Rate Limits

For further queries feel free to reach out to us: Contact the Data.gov.sg team