BC Gov News API Service 1.0 API

by gov.bc.ca

Overview

The official website for the Government of British Columbia.

BC Gov News API Service 1.0 is an open data API from gov.bc.ca. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 27 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: No auth
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Open Data
Base URL: https://news.api.gov.bc.ca/
Version: 1.0
Endpoints: 27
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://news.api.gov.bc.ca/api/FacebookPosts/ByUri" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://news.api.gov.bc.ca/api/FacebookPosts/ByUri", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://news.api.gov.bc.ca/api/FacebookPosts/ByUri",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/api/FacebookPosts/ByUri`	Get a Facebook post based on a Uri
GET	`/api/Home`	Returns the top level content for the home page
GET	`/api/Ministries`	Get all ministries
GET	`/api/Ministries/{key}`	Get the Ministry associated with the ministry key
GET	`/api/Ministries/{key}/Minister`	Get the Minister associated with the ministry key
GET	`/api/Newsletters`	Get all newsletters
GET	`/api/Newsletters/Images/{guid}`	Get the image object reference by of a Newsletter Edition associated with the image guid
GET	`/api/Newsletters/{newsletterKey}`	Get a specific newsletter
GET	`/api/Newsletters/{newsletterKey}/Editions/{editionKey}`	Returns a specific edition of a newsletter
GET	`/api/Newsletters/{newsletterKey}/Editions/{editionKey}/Articles/{articleKey}`	Get an article belonging to a Newsletter edition
GET	`/api/Posts`	Get the posts associated with the keys in the list passed in.
GET	`/api/Posts/Keys/{indexKind}/{indexKey}`	Get all keys for the specified index (newsroom or category)
GET	`/api/Posts/Keys/{reference}`	Get the post key associated with the reference.
GET	`/api/Posts/Latest/{indexKind}/{indexKey}`	Get the latest posts of postKind for the specified index (default or category)
GET	`/api/Posts/LatestMediaUri/{mediaType}`	Gets the latest Social Media post for the social media type passed in.
GET	`/api/Posts/{key}`	Get the post associated with the key
GET	`/api/ResourceLinks`	Get all resource links
GET	`/api/Sectors`	Get all Sectors
GET	`/api/Sectors/{key}`	Get the sector associated with the key
GET	`/api/Services`	Get all Services
GET	`/api/Services/{key}`	Get the service associated with the passed key
GET	`/api/Slides`	Get all Slides
GET	`/api/Slides/{id}`	Get the slide associated to the id
GET	`/api/Tags`	Get all Tags
GET	`/api/Tags/{key}`	Get the Tag associated with the key
GET	`/api/Themes`	Get all Themes
GET	`/api/Themes/{key}`	Get the Theme associated with the key