World Bank Topics API

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: World Bank Indicators Classifications Topics API
  description: 'The World Bank Indicators API provides programmatic access to nearly 16,000 time series development indicators. These indicators include data such as total population, gross domestic product, energy use, poverty rates, health metrics, education statistics, and demographic data across countries and regions. Most data series date back over 50 years. No authentication is required. Supports filtering by date range, country, region, income level, and lending type. Returns data in JSON format with pagination support.

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  contact:
    name: World Bank Data Help Desk
    url: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org
    email: data@worldbank.org
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
servers:
- url: https://api.worldbank.org/v2
  description: World Bank API v2
tags:
- name: Topics
paths:
  /topic:
    get:
      summary: List topics
      description: Returns a list of World Bank indicator topics.
      operationId: listTopics
      tags:
      - Topics
      parameters:
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          default: json
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Records per page
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of topics
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationData'
                  - type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Topic'
  /topic/{topic_id}/indicator:
    get:
      summary: List indicators by topic
      description: Returns a list of indicators belonging to a specific topic.
      operationId: listIndicatorsByTopic
      tags:
      - Topics
      parameters:
      - name: topic_id
        in: path
        description: Topic ID (1-21, e.g., 1=Agriculture, 2=Aid Effectiveness)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response format
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          default: json
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Records per page
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of indicators for the specified topic
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationData'
                  - type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Indicator'
components:
  schemas:
    Topic:
      type: object
      description: World Bank indicator topic category
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Topic identifier
          example: '1'
        value:
          type: string
          description: Topic name
          example: Agriculture & Rural Development
        sourceNote:
          type: string
          description: Description of the topic
    Indicator:
      type: object
      description: World Bank development indicator metadata
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Indicator code
          example: SP.POP.TOTL
        name:
          type: string
          description: Indicator name
          example: Population, total
        unit:
          type: string
          description: Unit of measurement
          example: ''
        source:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClassificationRef'
        sourceNote:
          type: string
          description: Methodological notes about the indicator
        sourceOrganization:
          type: string
          description: Organization that collects this data
          example: (1) United Nations Population Division.
        topics:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClassificationRef'
    PaginationData:
      type: object
      description: Pagination metadata returned as the first element of the response array
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          description: Current page number
          example: 1
        pages:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of pages
          example: 10
        per_page:
          type: integer
          description: Records per page
          example: 50
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of records
          example: 500
        sourceid:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Source identifier
          example: '2'
        sourcename:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Source name
          example: World Development Indicators
        lastupdated:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Date of last data update
          example: '2024-06-28'
    ClassificationRef:
      type: object
      description: Reference to a World Bank classification category
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Classification code
          example: NAC
        iso2code:
          type: string
          description: ISO 2-character code
          example: XU
        value:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable classification name
          example: North America