Use this API to access Directory of Services (DoS) information on a wide range of health and care services across England. 

You can search for services based on a combination of parameters: 

• the patient’s age, sex, and current location
• the patient’s clinical need
• the timeframe in which the patient needs a service

You can also search for services of specific types using similar parameters.

You need a valid DoS account to use this API.

This API is stable.

This API is a SOAP API. 

For more details, see Basic SOAP.

We also have a Directory of Services REST API available.

For a full list of interactions, see the DoS SOAP API version 1.5.