Civic Core API
Access UK civic data programmatically. MPs, parliamentary bills, fiscal data, local authority finance, and more.
Enterprise-grade political intelligence. All API access requires authentication and an active subscription.
Professional
For individual professionals and small teams
- 30 API requests per minute
- 50,000 requests per month
- All public endpoints
- MPs, parties, donations, expenses data
- JSON responses with full attribution
- Email support (48-hour response)
Enterprise
For newsrooms, consultancies, and organizations
- 120 API requests per minute
- 500,000 requests per month
- All endpoints including analysis & conflicts
- Bulk data exports (CSV, JSON)
- Priority email support (24-hour response)
- Custom attribution terms available
- Dedicated account manager
Institutional
For government, academia, and large enterprises
- Unlimited API requests
- Custom rate limits
- Full historical data access
- White-label options available
- On-premise deployment option
- 24/7 phone & email support
- Custom integrations & SLAs
- Quarterly business reviews
Available Endpoints
/api/v1/mpsList all current UK Members of Parliament/api/v1/mps/{id}Get details for a specific MP/api/v1/mps/{id}/expensesMP expenses and claims data/api/v1/mps/{id}/incomeMP income sources and financial interests/api/v1/mps/{id}/conflictsConflict of interest analysis (Enterprise+)/api/v1/partiesList all registered political parties/api/v1/parties/{id}/donationsParty donation history from Electoral Commission/api/v1/donorsSearch political donors across parties and MPs/api/v1/donors/{id}/recipientsDonor giving history and recipients/api/v1/analysis/sectorsSector influence analysis (Enterprise+)Authentication
API requests require an API key. Include your key in the request header:
curl -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here" \
https://civiccore.institute/api/v1/mpsGenerate your API key in the billing dashboard.
Data Attribution
All data provided through the API must be attributed when republished. Each response includes an attribution object with the original data source.
Data sources include: UK Parliament, Electoral Commission, IPSA, Companies House, Office for National Statistics (ONS), and legislation.gov.uk.
Terms & Legal
API usage is governed by our API Terms of Use. By using the API, you agree to:
- Not resell or redistribute raw API data
- Properly attribute data sources in published work
- Respect rate limits and usage quotas
- Maintain API key confidentiality