Getting started: Onboarding
This guide answers common questions from agencies who wish to onboard to data.gov.sg (DGS)
Onboarding & Approvals
Q: If we want to onboard as a publisher, what is the process like?
A: To onboard to data.gov.sg, we require the following confirmations from your organisation:
CDO Approval - confirmation from your Chief Data Officer (CDO) or equivalent appointed authority.
Dataset list - a short list of datasets you plan to publish.
Example request for approval to CDO
[For Approval] Onboarding onto data.gov.sg to publish datasets
Background
data.gov.sg is Singapore's free open data platform with >70 agencies leveraging it to share datasets via automated APIs with researchers, businesses and the general public. In 2025, data.gov.sg handled close to 2bn API requests and >600k dataset downloads.
To publish datasets on behalf of our agency, admin user access is required. Admin users have the ability to upload, manage, and delete datasets.
Recommendation
Onboarding to data.gov.sg would enable us to:
Support operational partnerships - Provide a robust platform for public users who require high-volume programmatic access to our datasets via APIs, ensuring reliable and scalable data delivery to support their operations.
Reduce operational overhead - Minimize the burden on our data team by eliminating the need to handle ad-hoc custom data integration requests, allowing the team to focus on higher-value data activities and core responsibilities.
Advance agency strategic objectives - Support the agency's goals of improving the industry by making relevant data more accessible to stakeholders, enabling evidence-based decision-making and fostering innovation within the sector.
For Approval
Seeking approval to proceed with the onboarding process as an admin user on data.gov.sg to publish and manage our agency's datasets on the platform.
Once these are confirmed, you can refer to this page for account creation.
Q: Who is allowed to onboard to DGS as a data owners?
A: Currently access is limited to agencies with domains
*.gov.sg
*.edu.sg
Q: What if my organisation uses a non-gov email domain (e.g. .org.sg, .com)?
A: In such cases, approval from your parent ministry or supervising government agency is required before onboard can proceed.
Hosting & Network
Q: Where is DGS hosted at?
A: data.gov.sg is hosted on Open Government Products (OGP) AWS Commercial Cloud.
It is not hosted on GovTech GCC or on SG-NET
All access to data.gov.sg is via the Internet
Q: Do we need to whitelist IP addresses?
A: Please whitelist our domains since DGS uses Cloudflare to manage IPs dynamically.
Q: Is there a staging link?
A: Yes, we provide a staging environment for testing. You can use the following endpoint:
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