Statutory Instruments API

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An API exposing details of the various types of Statutory Instruments laid before Parliament.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Returns a list of proposed negative statutory instruments.

Returns a list of proposed negative statutory instruments.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument?Name=test&Skip=1&Take=1&DepartmentId=1&LayingBodyId=example&RecommendedForProcedureChange=true

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument?Name=test&Skip=1&Take=1&DepartmentId=1&LayingBodyId=example&RecommendedForProcedureChange=true"

import requests
params = {
    "Name": "test",
    "Skip": "1",
    "Take": "1",
    "DepartmentId": "1",
    "LayingBodyId": "example",
    "RecommendedForProcedureChange": "true"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument');
url.searchParams.set('Name', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('Skip', '1');
url.searchParams.set('Take', '1');
url.searchParams.set('DepartmentId', '1');
url.searchParams.set('LayingBodyId', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('RecommendedForProcedureChange', 'true');

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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("Name", "test")
	q.Set("Skip", "1")
	q.Set("Take", "1")
	q.Set("DepartmentId", "1")
	q.Set("LayingBodyId", "example")
	q.Set("RecommendedForProcedureChange", "true")
	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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "Name" => "test",
  "Skip" => "1",
  "Take" => "1",
  "DepartmentId" => "1",
  "LayingBodyId" => "example",
  "RecommendedForProcedureChange" => "true"
})

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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/ProposedNegativeStatutoryInstrument?" . http_build_query([
    "Name" => "test",
    "Skip" => "1",
    "Take" => "1",
    "DepartmentId" => "1",
    "LayingBodyId" => "example",
    "RecommendedForProcedureChange" => "true"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Returns a list of statutory instruments.

Returns a list of statutory instruments.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument?Name=test&Skip=1&Take=1&House=example&DepartmentId=1&LayingBodyId=example&MotionToStop=true&ScheduledDebate=true&StatutoryInstrumentType=example&ConcernsRaisedByCommittee=true&ParliamentaryProcessConcluded=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument?Name=test&Skip=1&Take=1&House=example&DepartmentId=1&LayingBodyId=example&MotionToStop=true&ScheduledDebate=true&StatutoryInstrumentType=example&ConcernsRaisedByCommittee=true&ParliamentaryProcessConcluded=example"

import requests
params = {
    "Name": "test",
    "Skip": "1",
    "Take": "1",
    "House": "example",
    "DepartmentId": "1",
    "LayingBodyId": "example",
    "MotionToStop": "true",
    "ScheduledDebate": "true",
    "StatutoryInstrumentType": "example",
    "ConcernsRaisedByCommittee": "true",
    "ParliamentaryProcessConcluded": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument');
url.searchParams.set('Name', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('Skip', '1');
url.searchParams.set('Take', '1');
url.searchParams.set('House', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('DepartmentId', '1');
url.searchParams.set('LayingBodyId', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MotionToStop', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('ScheduledDebate', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('StatutoryInstrumentType', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('ConcernsRaisedByCommittee', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('ParliamentaryProcessConcluded', 'example');

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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("Name", "test")
	q.Set("Skip", "1")
	q.Set("Take", "1")
	q.Set("House", "example")
	q.Set("DepartmentId", "1")
	q.Set("LayingBodyId", "example")
	q.Set("MotionToStop", "true")
	q.Set("ScheduledDebate", "true")
	q.Set("StatutoryInstrumentType", "example")
	q.Set("ConcernsRaisedByCommittee", "true")
	q.Set("ParliamentaryProcessConcluded", "example")
	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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "Name" => "test",
  "Skip" => "1",
  "Take" => "1",
  "House" => "example",
  "DepartmentId" => "1",
  "LayingBodyId" => "example",
  "MotionToStop" => "true",
  "ScheduledDebate" => "true",
  "StatutoryInstrumentType" => "example",
  "ConcernsRaisedByCommittee" => "true",
  "ParliamentaryProcessConcluded" => "example"
})

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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/StatutoryInstrument?" . http_build_query([
    "Name" => "test",
    "Skip" => "1",
    "Take" => "1",
    "House" => "example",
    "DepartmentId" => "1",
    "LayingBodyId" => "example",
    "MotionToStop" => "true",
    "ScheduledDebate" => "true",
    "StatutoryInstrumentType" => "example",
    "ConcernsRaisedByCommittee" => "true",
    "ParliamentaryProcessConcluded" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Returns all laying bodies.

Returns all laying bodies.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody';

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

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody"
	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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody")

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/parliament.uk/statutoryinstruments/v1/api/v1/LayingBody";
$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 Statutory Instruments API?

Statutory Instruments API is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:

enriching your app with third-party datasets
building data pipelines and ETL workflows
querying and searching large datasets
powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
syncing reference data into your own systems

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

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