BC Data Catalogue API

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This API provides live access to the BC Data Catalogue. Further documentation on the API is available from http://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/ Confirm the version of the API available from the catalogue by requesting https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/status_show. Please note that you may experience issues when submitting requests to the delivery or test environment if using this [OpenAPI specification](https://github.com/bcgov/api-specs) in other API console viewers.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get the activity stream of an organization

Return an organization's activity stream

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list?id=ministry-of-agriculture

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list?id=ministry-of-agriculture"

import requests
params = {
    "id": "ministry-of-agriculture"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list');
url.searchParams.set('id', 'ministry-of-agriculture');

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("id", "ministry-of-agriculture")
	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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "id" => "ministry-of-agriculture"
})

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list?" . http_build_query([
    "id" => "ministry-of-agriculture"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get the activity stream of an organization, HTML format

Return an organization's activity stream as HTML

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html?id=ministry-of-agriculture

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html?id=ministry-of-agriculture"

import requests
params = {
    "id": "ministry-of-agriculture"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html');
url.searchParams.set('id', 'ministry-of-agriculture');

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("id", "ministry-of-agriculture")
	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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "id" => "ministry-of-agriculture"
})

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_activity_list_html?" . http_build_query([
    "id" => "ministry-of-agriculture"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get names of organizations that match a query string

Return a list of organization names that contain a string

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete?q=ministry&limit=20

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete?q=ministry&limit=20"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "ministry",
    "limit": "20"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'ministry');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '20');

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "ministry")
	q.Set("limit", "20")
	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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "ministry",
  "limit" => "20"
})

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/bcdc/3.0.1/action/organization_autocomplete?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "ministry",
    "limit" => "20"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with BC Data Catalogue API?

BC Data Catalogue 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. BC Data Catalogue API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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