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
- OpenAPI
- Specification ↗
- Spec updated
- 2021-02-07
Make a first request
Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.
curl -X POST "https://apisetu.gov.in/chennaicorp/v3/btcer/certificate" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"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);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
| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /btcer/certificate | Birth Certificate |
| POST | /dtcer/certificate | Death 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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