Alberta Open Data API

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Open data API for Alberta provincial datasets at open.alberta.ca. Covers energy production, agricultural data, environmental monitoring, health statistics, transportation infrastructure, and public land administration. Alberta is Canada's energy province — datasets on oil and gas well licenses, pipeline routes, land use, and energy production are particularly valuable. Uses CKAN-compatible API and ArcGIS REST services.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Search Alberta datasets

Searches Alberta's open data catalog. Returns datasets with metadata and resource download URLs.

https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search?q=wildfire&rows=10

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search?q=wildfire&rows=10"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "wildfire",
    "rows": "10"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'wildfire');
url.searchParams.set('rows', '10');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "wildfire")
	q.Set("rows", "10")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "wildfire",
  "rows" => "10"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_search?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "wildfire",
    "rows" => "10"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get oil and gas data

Retrieves a specific Alberta dataset by ID. Key for oil and gas well and pipeline data relevant to energy sector underwriting.

https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show?id=wells-drilled-report

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show?id=wells-drilled-report"

import requests
params = {
    "id": "wells-drilled-report"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show');
url.searchParams.set('id', 'wells-drilled-report');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("id", "wells-drilled-report")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "id" => "wells-drilled-report"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/package_show?" . http_build_query([
    "id" => "wells-drilled-report"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key — Alberta Open Data is fully open, standard CKAN interface
Base URL: https://open.alberta.ca/api/3/action/
Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has separate APIs for well and pipeline data at aer.ca
AER Data Download: https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports
Alberta wildfire perimeter data available through AFS (Alberta Forest Service) feeds
Geospatial datasets also available via Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS)
Many Alberta energy datasets updated daily — check metadata_modified field for freshness

What can you build with Alberta Open Data API?

Alberta Open Data API is a Government API. Developers commonly use government APIs for:

surfacing public datasets in citizen-facing apps
building transparency and civic engagement tools
accessing legislation, court records, and official data
powering research and journalism tools
creating compliance and regulatory monitoring dashboards

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Alberta Open Data API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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