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API catalogue
These are the APIs which are currently available, or in development, from NHS Digital. If you're looking for API standards, or other reference materials, try our Developer A-Z.
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Data Registers Service - REST API
Access a wide range of live lists of lookup data with our Data Registers Service.
Reference Data REST API Service Central
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Directory of Services - REST API
Access information on a wide range of health and care services across England using our Directory of Services REST API.
Patient / Citizen GP / Primary Care Urgent And Emergency Care NHS 111 Reference Data REST API Service Central
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Directory of Services - SOAP API
Access information on a wide range of health and care services across England using our Directory of Services SOAP API.
Patient / Citizen GP / Primary Care Urgent And Emergency Care NHS 111 Reference Data SOAP API Service CentralE
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Electronic Prescription Service Directory of Services API
Access information about dispensing services, including searching for dispensers who can provide dispensing services for a patient with a given location and urgency, using our Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Directory of Services (DoS) API.
Urgent And Emergency Care OOH GP Prescribing Dispensing Reference Data REST API Service Central
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Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions Web Services - SOAP API
Access the NHS UK Web Services to retrieve dispensaries information for a patient
Community health Pharmacy GP / Primary Care Urgent And Emergency Care OOH GP Access to Records Dispensing Reference Data SOAP API Service CentralG
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Gazetteer Service - SOAP API
Validate and retrieve UK-based postal addresses.
Reference Data SOAP API Service CentralO
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Organisation Data Service - FHIR API
Access details of health and social care organisations using our Organisation Data Service (ODS) FHIR API.
Community health Dentistry Hospital A&E / Emergency Department Inpatient Outpatient Mental Health Pharmacy GP / Primary Care Social Care Urgent And Emergency Care Ambulance NHS 111 A&E / Emergency Department OOH GP Reference Data FHIR API Service Central
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Organisation Data Service - ORD API
Access details of health and social care organisations using our Organisation Data Service (ODS) ORD API.
Community health Dentistry Hospital A&E / Emergency Department Inpatient Outpatient Mental Health Pharmacy GP / Primary Care Social Care Urgent And Emergency Care Ambulance NHS 111 A&E / Emergency Department OOH GP Reference Data REST SOAP API Service CentralQ
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Query Accredited System Information - SOAP API
Access details of accredited systems in the Spine Directory Service (SDS) using this SOAP API.
Hospital GP / Primary Care Reference Data SOAP API Service CentralS
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Spine Directory Service - FHIR API
Access details of organisations, people and systems registered in the Spine Directory Service (SDS) using our FHIR-conformant API.
Hospital GP / Primary Care Urgent And Emergency Care Ambulance NHS 111 Reference Data FHIR API Service Central
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Spine Directory Service - LDAP API
Access details of organisations, people and systems registered in the Spine Directory Service (SDS) using our LDAP API.
Hospital GP / Primary Care Urgent And Emergency Care Ambulance NHS 111 Reference Data API Service Central
Last edited: 30 March 2021 11:47 am