API and integration catalogue
These are the APIs and integrations which are currently available, or in development, from NHS England and associated organisations. It includes APIs as well as API standards defined by us. For other data standards, see the NHS Data Standards Directory.
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GP Connect Access Record: Structured - FHIR API
Retrieve structured information from a patient's GP practice record.
FHIR Hospital A&E / emergency department Outpatient Inpatient GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Access to records Continuity of care REST API Intermediary STU3GP Connect Appointment Management - FHIR API
Manage GP practice appointments between different systems.
FHIR Hospital A&E / emergency department Outpatient Inpatient GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP Continuity of care REST API Intermediary STU3 Referrals and bookingsGP Registrations Management Information API
Send real-time management information about GP registrations to us at NHS Digital.
Central Uses API platform GP / primary care REST API Continuity of care Internet facing Uses OAS Uses digital onboardingHealth Research Data Catalogue API
Retrieve information suitable for publication in a health research data catalogue.
Access to records Key care information REST Has sandbox Uses API platform API Central Internet facing Uses OAS Uses digital onboardingHello World API
Teach yourself how to connect to our RESTful APIs.
REST Has sandbox Uses API platform API Central Internet facing Uses OAS CIS2 authenticationImmunisation History - FHIR API
Access a patient’s coronavirus (COVID-19) immunisation history.
Central REST Vaccination FHIR Patient-facing API Has sandbox R4 Uses API platform Internet facing Uses OAS Uses digital onboardingMessage Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API
Transfer messages and large files securely across health and social care organisations using the Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API.
Messaging MESH API Central Transport / infrastructure Internet facing Uses OAS REST Uses digital onboardingMulticast Notification Service API
Publish and receive patient-related state changes from a single centralised system.
Uses OAS API Internet facing Central Has sandbox Publish-subscribe events REST STU3 MESHNational Data Opt-out - FHIR API
Capture patients' preferences and control sharing of their data by healthcare organisations for planning and research purposes with our National Data Opt-out (NDOP) FHIR API.
FHIR Community health Hospital GP / primary care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health A&E / emergency department Outpatient Inpatient OOH GP Urgent and emergency care Information governance API Central Access to records Social care REST STU3 Internet facingNational Events Management Service - FHIR API
Publish and subscribe to patient-centric healthcare event messages with the National Events Management Service (NEMS) FHIR API. This national service is implemented on the NHS Spine.
FHIR Continuity of care MESH API Central Transport / infrastructure NEMS STU3 Internet facing Publish-subscribe events Uses digital onboarding