# Spine Directory Service - FHIR API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/spine-directory-service-fhir-api/  
**Provider:** NHS Digital — https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/  
**Base URL:** https://api.service.nhs.uk/spine-directory  
**Documentation:** https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/spine-directory-service-fhir

Spine Directory Service - FHIR API is one of 23 APIs that [NHS Digital](https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Spine, Directory, FHIR, and Organisations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Query the Spine Directory Service (SDS) to look up endpoint information, organisation codes, and service metadata for NHS organisations and systems registered on the NHS Spine. Supports routing decisions for Spine messaging and integration.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/spine-directory-service-fhir
- **github** — https://github.com/NHSDigital/spine-directory-service-api

## Other NHS Digital APIs (12)

- [Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/personal-demographics-service-fhir-api/)
- [Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/electronic-prescription-service-fhir-api/)
- [Summary Care Record - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/summary-care-record-fhir-api/)
- [National Record Locator - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/national-record-locator-fhir-api/)
- [Booking and Referral - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api/)
- [GP Connect Appointment Management - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/gp-connect-appointment-management-fhir-api/)
- [e-Referral Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/e-referral-service-fhir-api/)
- [Immunisation History - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/immunisation-history-fhir-api/)
- [NHS App API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-app-api/)
- [Directory of Healthcare Services (Service Search) API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/directory-of-healthcare-services-service-search-api/)
- [NHS Login API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-login-api/)
- [Health Research Data Catalogue API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/health-research-data-catalogue-api/)

## Tags

Spine, Directory, FHIR, Organisations

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