UK Community Support Services API

Find support services with open access to structured, searchable data.

Build directories and tools that surface UK support services by category, location, and need.

Free & Open: No API keys required. No authentication needed. Just start making requests!

Get Started

Explore our interactive OpenAPI/Swagger documentation to see all available endpoints, request parameters, response schemas, and try out the API directly in your browser.

Interactive API Docs OpenAPI Schema (JSON)

Quick Start Examples

Example: List Support Entries 
curl https://helpnearme.uk/api/v1/support-entries/
Example: Get Support Entry by Slug 
curl https://helpnearme.uk/api/v1/support-entries/southampton-support-group/
Example: Filter Support Entries 
curl "https://helpnearme.uk/api/v1/support-entries/?county=hampshire&search=mental"

Support Entries Endpoint

Browse and search support entries with filtering by location, category, and status.

  • GET /api/v1/support-entries/
    List all support entries (paginated)
  • GET /api/v1/support-entries/{slug}/
    Get support entry by slug or UUID

Rate Limiting

All endpoints are rate-limited to 100 requests per hour per IP address.

Rate limit headers are included in all responses:

  • X-RateLimit-Limit - Maximum requests per hour
  • X-RateLimit-Remaining - Remaining requests
  • X-RateLimit-Reset - Reset timestamp

Pagination

List endpoints support offset-based pagination:

  • page - Page number (default: 1)
  • page_size - Results per page (default: 20, max: 100)

Responses include count, next, and previous fields.

Filtering & Search

Support Entry Filters

  • county - Filter by UK county
  • town - Filter by town/city
  • category - Filter by category slug
  • district - Filter by admin district slug
  • locality - Filter by locality slug
  • status - Filter by support entry status
  • search - Text search in name, description, location

Data Privacy

We take data privacy seriously. The API only exposes public services information. Sensitive GDPR fields (contact emails, submitter names, consent data) are never included in API responses.