# Australian Bureau of Statistics Get Metadata API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/australian-bureau-of-statistics/australian-bureau-of-statistics-get-metadata-api/  
**Provider:** Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://apis.io/providers/australian-bureau-of-statistics/  
**Base URL:** https://data.api.abs.gov.au/rest  
**Documentation:** https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/application-programming-interfaces-apis/data-api-user-guide

Australian Bureau of Statistics Get Metadata API is one of 3 APIs that [Australian Bureau of Statistics](https://apis.io/providers/australian-bureau-of-statistics/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Get Metadata. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and 1 JSON Schema.

The Get Metadata API from Australian Bureau of Statistics — 4 operation(s) for get metadata.

## Operations (4)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}` | Get all structures of a specific type |
| GET | `/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}/{structureId}` | Get the latest structure of a specific type, for a given agency and structure id |
| GET | `/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}/{structureId}/{structureVersion}` | Get a specific version of a structure of a specific type, for a given agency… |
| GET | `/v1/metadata/{dataflowIdentifier}/{format}` | Request metadata for specifed dataflow |

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/australian-bureau-of-statistics/openapi/australian-bureau-of-statistics-get-metadata-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/application-programming-interfaces-apis/data-api-user-guide
- **APIReference** — https://api.gov.au/assets/APIs/abs/DataAPI.openapi.html
- **APIReference** — https://api.gov.au/assets/APIs/abs/indicator.openapi.html
- **TermsOfService** — https://www.abs.gov.au/about/data-services/application-programming-interfaces-apis/indicator-api/terms-use
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/australian-bureau-of-statistics/json-schema/australian-bureau-of-statistics-file-schema.json

## Other Australian Bureau of Statistics APIs (2)

- [ABS Time Series Directory API](https://apis.io/apis/australian-bureau-of-statistics/abs-time-series-directory-api/)
- [Australian Bureau of Statistics Get Data API](https://apis.io/apis/australian-bureau-of-statistics/australian-bureau-of-statistics-get-data-api/)

## Tags

Get Metadata

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