NHS API

NHS Website Content API

Retrieve NHS-approved health information content (conditions, medicines, treatments, live well articles) for syndication into third-party apps and services. Returns structured content with HTML and metadata. Rate limited to 4,000 requests per hour by default.

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Documentation
https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/nhs-website-content

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TermsOfService
https://onboarding.prod.api.platform.nhs.uk/PolicyPages/TermsOfUsePolicy

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: NHS Website Content API
description: 'Retrieve NHS-approved health information content (conditions, medicines, treatments, live
  well articles) for syndication into third-party apps and services. Returns structured content with HTML
  and metadata. Rate limited to 4,000 requests per hour by default.

  '
image: https://digital.nhs.uk/svg/nhs-logo.svg
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/nhs-website-content
baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/nhs-website-content
tags:
- Content
- Syndication
- Health Information
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/nhs-website-content
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://onboarding.prod.api.platform.nhs.uk/PolicyPages/TermsOfUsePolicy
contact:
- FN: NHS England Developer Support
  email: api.management@nhs.net
meta:
- key: rate-limit
  value: 4000 requests per hour (default); higher limits by written agreement