NHS API
NHS England's API management platform provides FHIR R4 and REST APIs for healthcare interoperability across the NHS. The platform covers GP Connect (appointment management and access record), Personal Demographics Service, Electronic Prescription Service, Summary Care Records, NHS login (OpenID Connect for citizens), Booking and Referral, Organisation Data Service, and content syndication. APIs are managed via NHS England's Apigee-based API platform and are targeted at system suppliers, NHS organisations, and accredited third-party healthcare application developers.
NHS API publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including CodeSystem API, List{id} API, Metadata API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Healthcare, FHIR, NHS, UK, and HL7.
The NHS API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
NHS API’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, status page, and 13 more developer resources.
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APIs 13
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
GP Connect Access Document - FHIR API
Retrieve documents held at a patient's registered GP practice, such as letters, discharge summaries, and other clinical documents stored in GP systems. Used alongside the Access...
EPS Prescription Tracker - FHIR API
Real-time tracking of prescriptions within the Electronic Prescription Service. Enables authorised users to retrieve details about prescription status and dispensation progress ...
Booking and Referral - FHIR API
Send booking and referral information between NHS service providers using the NHS Booking and Referral Standard (BaRS). Enables sharing of clinical and administrative data to su...
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 c...
Elective Waiting List API
Access data from the NHS Waiting List Minimum Data Set (WLMDS), the national electronic database of NHS patient waiting list records. Supports performance monitoring and patient...
NHS API CodeSystem API
The CodeSystem API from NHS API — 2 operation(s) for codesystem.
NHS API List{id} API
The List{id} API from NHS API — 1 operation(s) for list{id}.
NHS API Metadata API
The Metadata API from NHS API — 1 operation(s) for metadata.
NHS API Organization API
The Organization API from NHS API — 2 operation(s) for organization.
NHS API OrganizationAffiliation API
The OrganizationAffiliation API from NHS API — 2 operation(s) for organizationaffiliation.
NHS API R4 API
The R4 API from NHS API — 6 operation(s) for r4.
NHS API STU3 API
The STU3 API from NHS API — 32 operation(s) for stu3.
NHS API ValueSet API
The ValueSet API from NHS API — 2 operation(s) for valueset.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Nhs Api Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
NHS API API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 2
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
NHS Organisation (ODS FHIR R4)
JSON SCHEMANHS Patient Demographics (PDS FHIR R4)
JSON SCHEMAExamples 3
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
E Referral Worklist Response
EXAMPLEOrganisation Search Response
EXAMPLESecurity Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 4
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Other 3
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type