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Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu API

by apisetu.gov.in

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Overview

Birth and Death certificates from 1934-till date, as provided by Greater Chennai Corporation (http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in), can be downloaded in citizen's DigiLocker account.

Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu is an open data API from apisetu.gov.in. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 2 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
API key
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Open Data
Base URL
https://apisetu.gov.in/chennaicorp/v3
Version
3.0.0
Endpoints
2
Spec updated
2021-02-07

Make a first request

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

cURL
curl -X POST "https://apisetu.gov.in/chennaicorp/v3/btcer/certificate" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://apisetu.gov.in/chennaicorp/v3/btcer/certificate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://apisetu.gov.in/chennaicorp/v3/btcer/certificate",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
POST/btcer/certificateBirth Certificate
POST/dtcer/certificateDeath Certificate

Questions

Does the Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu API need an API key?

Yes. The Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu API uses API key authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 2 endpoints in version 3.0.0. All of them are shown on this page.

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