About the service
Technology developers, researchers, data analysts and academics can access a range of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) through the NSW Government API.NSW service.
Features
- The API.NSW catalogue includes APIs for licensing (in the liquor, property, trades, high-risk work and security industries), transport, fuel, water and strata.
- Each API comes with documentation, sample code and free API calls so you can understand the API in a safe environment before committing.
- The APIs incorporate the highest usability and accessibility standards and are developed by a community dedicated to delivering consistent user experiences.
Get started
Visit API.NSW to learn more about:
- why you should start integrating NSW Government APIs into your apps
- publishing APIs with open data standards in API.NSW
- the right API solution to integrate into your app.
Read answers to frequently asked questions on the API.NSW support page.
Become an API provider
Sign up for your own API provider portal so you can:
- publish your APIs to more than 10,000 daily active users
- add details and endpoints for your API
- customise API call quotas to suit your users
- incorporate Swagger to automatically generate an OpenAPI document based on the code itself
- track the API calls, latency and errors to understand how your app is running.
Contact
To report a problem or make an enquiry, use the API.NSW online form.
Last updated: 13 June 2025