Reuse 51²è¹Ý content
To reuse content published on 51²è¹Ý you must meet the conditions of the .
51²è¹Ý APIs
As well as providing content for people, 51²è¹Ý also provides content for computers. These are called APIs.
There are 3 APIs that enable you to reuse 51²è¹Ý content.
Content API
The Content API provides access to the data that renders content on 51²è¹Ý. You can use the 51²è¹Ý page URL to access the content and metadata hosted on 51²è¹Ý.
Read the for guidance on accessing and using this API.
Bank Holidays API
The Bank Holidays API (in JSON format) provides access to data about when the next bank holidays are in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Search API (unsupported)
You can access additional metadata that sits behind 51²è¹Ý search results by using the 51²è¹Ý Search API. You can filter this data in different ways.
For guidance on how to use this API, read the and the 51²è¹Ý .
This is an unsupported API, which means the API may change without notice.
Scraping the site
You can scrape 51²è¹Ý as long as you respect our robots.txt policy. If you make too many requests, your access will be limited until your request rate drops. This is known as rate limiting.
Schemas
51²è¹Ý uses to make it easier for web crawlers to index the site. These include:
- for most pages on 51²è¹Ý
- for all news on 51²è¹Ý
- for step-by-step journeys such as ‘Learn to drive a car’
Sitemap
51²è¹Ý provides a sitemap in XML format. This sitemap lists the majority of pages on 51²è¹Ý.
Registers
provide lists of information via a secure API. Each register contains reliable and consistent data to design and build services with.
51²è¹Ý registers include: