Australian Bureau of Statistics · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

ABS Data API - API Evangelist enhancements

5 actions 5 updates update extends openapi/australian-bureau-of-statistics-data-api-openapi.yml
Generated by API Evangelist Written by API Evangelist tooling for Australian Bureau of Statistics's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes.
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What the actions change

x-agent-readonlyx-agent-hintx-api-evangelist-authx-api-evangelist-docs

Targets 5

$.info
$.paths['/rest/data/{dataflowIdentifier}/{dataKey}'].get
$.paths['/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}'].get
$.paths['/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}/{structureId}'].get
$.paths['/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}/{structureId}/{structureVersion}'].get

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overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: ABS Data API - API Evangelist enhancements
  version: 1.0.0
  x-generated: '2026-10-22'
  x-method: generated
extends: openapi/australian-bureau-of-statistics-data-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
  description: Record that this API is public with no API key, and link the provider user guide.
  update:
    x-api-evangelist-auth: none (public, no API key required per apis.yml)
    x-api-evangelist-docs: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/application-programming-interfaces-apis/data-api-user-guide
- target: $.paths['/rest/data/{dataflowIdentifier}/{dataKey}'].get
  description: Agent hints for the data query.
  update:
    x-agent-readonly: true
    x-agent-hint: Resolve the dataflow and its dimensions first with GetLatestStructure (structureType=dataflow, references=all), then build dataKey
      from dimension codes.
- target: $.paths['/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}'].get
  update:
    x-agent-readonly: true
    x-agent-hint: Use structureType=dataflow and agencyId=ABS to list the available datasets.
- target: $.paths['/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}/{structureId}'].get
  update:
    x-agent-readonly: true
- target: $.paths['/rest/{structureType}/{agencyId}/{structureId}/{structureVersion}'].get
  update:
    x-agent-readonly: true

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