Our API directory now includes 152 UK APIs. The newest is the Service-X API. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the BBC API. We list 28 BBC mashups. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of UK APIs.
In terms of the technical details, REST and XML lead the way. There are 94 UK REST APIs and 58 UK SOAP APIs. Our directory lists 116 UK XML APIs and 47 UK JSON APIs.
The most common tags within UK are 25 government UK APIs, 22 SMS UK APIs and 21 mapping UK APIs.
On the mashup side, we list 177 UK mashups. We named Free Postcode Maps as mashup of the day in August.
For reference, here is a list of all 152 UK APIs.
#blue API: Text messaging storage service
AddressingHistory API: Historical online mapping service
AFD Software Postcode Everywhere API: UK address and bank information service
AHDS Identifier Resolver API: UK electronic research data repository
aql API: SMS solutions portal
Avetio SMS API: SMS gateway service
Bank Account Checker API: Bank account verification service
BBC API: Media program information service
BBC Music API: Music information service
Bertram Books API: UK book retailing service
Bitsnbobs API: UK online marketplace
Black Country History API: UK museum and history information service
Bluevia Location API: Mobile geolocation service
Buddycloud API: Social location service
Bulletin Connect API: SMS Application Development Service
Bulletin Messenger API: SMS Service Provider
Buto.tv API: Video hosting service
BView API: Local vouchers and offers
Bview Content API: Local business info service
Bview Local Search API: Local retail search service
Bview Promotion API: Aggregate coupons for UK retailers
Cambridge Lookup/Ibis Web Service API: Online Contact Retrieval Service
Cash-Ticket Merchant API: Secure Payment Service
Catch-A-Cab API: Cab booking service
CloudMade API: Mapping and geospatial web services
Company Wizard Open Point API: Electronic company formation services
Conferma Booking API: UK travel booking and reconciliation service
Conferma CSP On-Demand API: UK travel booking service
Copac API: Search UK libraries
CraftyClicks UK Postal Address Lookup API: UK postcode lookup service
Culture Grid API: UK cultural institution collection information service
Culture24 API: Cultural publishing organization
CycleStreets API: Cycling route planning tool
Data Greater Manchester API: Manchester, England open government data
Data.gov.uk API: Public government database
Data8 Companies House API: UK company search service
Data8 Country Detection API: Country mapping and geolocation service
Data8 Goneaway Identification Web Service API: Check last known address
Data8 Live Number Testing API: Telephone validation service
Data8 Mobile Validation API: Cell phone number validation service
Data8 Movers Identification API: Address checking and update service
Data8 Postcode Lookup API: UK address lookup service
Data8 Preference Services API: Search marketing preference services
Data8 Unusable/Salacious Names API: Identify unusable names
Deduktiv ebaas distance API: UK postcodes service
DirectGov syndication service API: UK government content syndication service
EDINA Digimap OpenStream API: U.K. web map service
Ericsson SMS Send and Receive API: SMS messaging service
Esendex API: Esendex Business SMS Text Messaging Service
eTapestry API: Online fundraising platform
eWebvision Youranium API: SMS text messaging service
Festivalslab API: Event information service
FindPeopleFree API: Find UK residents and businesses by region
FireText API: SMS marketing service
FreebieSMS API: Bulk SMS messaging service
FreebieSMS Auto Dialer API: Send audio messages to phones
Friday-Ad API: U.K. classified ad service
Gatekrash API: UK event listings service
Geograph API: British Isles photo service
GetMapping API: Aerial photography and mapping service
Graydon Company Data Webservice API: UK company information database
Guardian Politics API: UK government and political resources
HM Revenue & Customs API: UK tax document submission service
Holidays Service API: Holiday dates lookup service
Hopewiser Atlas API: Address verification service
Hoseasons API: UK vacation search and booking service
HotUKDeals API: UK local deals service
I Rate My Day API: Rate your day services
IM Group API: Vehicle information service
Information Environment Service Registry API: Scholarly resource discovery and syndication service
iOpenAt.com API: Business opening hours
iShareMaps On Demand API: UK Postcode Geocoder
JISC Monitoring Unit API: UK education technology reporting service
Journeys Travel Insurance API: Travel insurance service
Jupix API: Estate Agency Service
Justis API: U.K. legal document search service
legislation.gov.uk API: UK legislation information service
Lemonstorm API: Online texting service
Little Green Plane API: U.K. mail marketing campaign management service
Live Departure Boards API: UK train arrival/departure time board
Local Food Advisor API: UK food market search service
ManageMyRequests API: Information request tracking and reporting service
MapIt UK API: U.K. postcode and location mapping service
Met Office Datapoint API: UK weather and climate data service
MMO Electronic Reporting System API: U.K. fishing catch and sales reporting service
MobileTrend API: SMS Messaging Service
Mobyko API: Mobile phone syncing service
National Student Radio Chart API: Popular music information service
Nearby.org.uk API: Geocoding service for UK
Nestoria API: UK real estate listings
Nextgen Mobile CardBoardFish API: SMS text messaging service
NHS API: UK National Health Service
Office for National Statistics API: UK neighborhood and census data
Open Kent API: Kent, England county data
Openly Local API: Government information tracking service
Ordnance Survey OpenSpace API: Online mapping service
ParcelMonkey API: Parcel Delivery Service
Patient Opinion API: UK health ratings service
Pearson Eyewitness Guides API: Travel guide to London
Placr API: UK transit data service
PlanningAlerts API: Alerts service for UK local planning alerts
Postcode Anywhere API: UK and international address management software, postcode finder web services and more
Postcode Anywhere Customer Profiling API: UK population segmentation data service
Postcode Anywhere Geocoding API: Geolocation service
Postcode Anywhere Government Data API: UK government data service
Postcode Anywhere Maps API: Online mapping service
Postcode Anywhere Route Optimisation API: Find best route between locations
Postcode Anywhere Store Finder API: UK business listings service
Press Association Sport API: UK sports data service
Qype API: Local reviews service
Raphael Research Resource API: Artwork linked data service
RapidSwitch API: UK internet hosting service
Redbridge DataShare API: UK government data
ReportIt API: UK government trouble report service
Science Museum API: British Science Museum data and services
Service-X API: UK mapping, location, and SMS services
Shropshire Council API: UK government portal
Shutl API: Online purchase delivery service
Simunix T2A API: Directory services providing UK people, address, telephone and company information
Sitestat OneCall API: Data intregration and publication service
Skiddle API: UK events guide
Subway SubCard API: Subway purchase tracking and reward service
Superbreak API: Travel booking services
Taykt API: SMS messaging service
Tell Them What You Think API: UK government consultations database
Text Marketer SMS Gateway API: SMS marketing service
Textanywhere API: SMS service
TextMarketer SMS API: SMS messaging service
TFL Cycle Hire API: Real-time UK Cycle Hire data service
The Old Bailey API: UK criminal court record search service
The Oxford Celtic Coin Index API: British coin collection images and data
TheyWorkForYou API: Track the UK Parliament
TMC SMS Gateway API: SMS gateway service
Touch Local API: Business locator and review service
Tracesmart API: UK people search service
Transport for London API: UK transportation service
Tube Updates API: Unofficial London transit service
txttools API: Messaging service
UK Civil Service API: UK public sector job service
UK Postcodes API: UK postcode lookup service
Unified Software AddressVal API: Matching service for incomplete UK addresses
Unified Software BankVal UK API: Bank and card validation services
Unlock API: Name and location mapping service
ViaPost API: Send postal mail from electronic documents
Victoria & Albert Museum API: Museum online collection access
Vouchers.Im API: Shopping coupons and deals services
Web-Merchant API: UK online payment service
welovelocal API: Local business search and recommendation service
West Midlands Regional Observatory API: West Midlands public information search service
What They Claimed API: Expenses records for UK members of parliament
Where Does My Money Go API: Government spending database
Zoopla API: Property and real estate search engine
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