The DataPress API

The DataPress API

The DataPress API provides a JSON interface for reading and updating the data catalogue. Read the full API documentation for further details.

For read-only access, the Export API provides a full overview of datasets and uploaded files as JSON, CSV, or Excel — no API key required. For editing, you’ll need an API key from your My Account page, passed in the Authorization header.

Export all datasets (JSON) /api/v3/datasets/export.json
Export all datasets (CSV) /api/v3/datasets/export.datasets.csv
Export all file uploads (CSV) /api/v3/datasets/export.resources.csv
Export as Excel workbook /api/v3/datasets/export.xlsx
View a single dataset /api/v3/dataset/:id