# World Bank Data Catalog API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-data-catalog/  
**Provider:** World Bank — https://apis.io/providers/worldbank/  
**Base URL:** https://datacatalogapi.worldbank.org  
**Documentation:** https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/1886698-data-catalog-api

World Bank Data Catalog API is one of 10 APIs that [World Bank](https://apis.io/providers/worldbank/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Data Catalog, Datasets, Metadata, and Development Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Provides information about thousands of development-relevant datasets available through the World Bank Data Catalog. Supports searching, listing, viewing dataset metadata, and downloading resource files. Supports OData-style query parameters for filtering, sorting, and pagination with up to 100 records per request.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/1886698-data-catalog-api
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/worldbank/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other World Bank APIs (9)

- [World Bank Projects API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-projects/)
- [World Bank Finances API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-finances/)
- [World Bank SDMX API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-sdmx/)
- [World Bank Classifications API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-classifications-api/)
- [World Bank Countries API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-countries-api/)
- [World Bank Indicators API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-indicators-api/)
- [World Bank Regions API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-regions-api/)
- [World Bank Sources API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-sources-api/)
- [World Bank Topics API](https://apis.io/apis/worldbank/worldbank-topics-api/)

## Tags

Data Catalog, Datasets, Metadata, Development Data

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