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Service directory / Open Referral UK

The service directory schema is now the official Open Referral UK standard supported by the Open Referral UK website. Use that site for guidance, tools and discussion on how to adopt the standard.

Open Referral UK results from work done by the Local Government Association's Loneliness Project and work by the LocalDigital OpenCommunity project. The data standard is a formal extension of the international Open Referral standard.

Data validation

Open API endpoints for Open Referral UK data

See the Open Referral UK dashboard for the latest set of validated API feeds.

Endpoint name Endpoint URL Software supplier
Bristol Council https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://bristol.openplace.directory/o/ServiceDirectoryService/v2 Placecube
Buckinghamshire Council https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://api.familyinfo.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/api/v1 FutureGov
Care Quality Commission https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://api.porism.com/ServiceDirectoryServiceCQC CQC/ORUK
Cumbria Council https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://openreferral.localgovdrupal.org/openreferral/v1 LG Drupal
Elmbridge Council https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://elmbridge.openplace.directory/o/ServiceDirectoryService/v2 Placecube
Hull City Council https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://lgaapi.connecttosupport.org Public Partnerships
My Best Life (NPC) https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://mybestlife.app/api/ neontribe
North Lincolnshire Council https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://northlincs.openplace.directory/o/ServiceDirectoryService/v2 Placecube
OpenActive https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://api.porism.com/ServiceDirectoryServiceOpenActiveAggregated Imin / ORUK
Pennine Lancashire ICP https://tools.openreferraluk.org/ApiQuery/?endpoint=https://penninelancs.openplace.directory/o/ServiceDirectoryService/v2 Placecube

Tools supporting the standard

Tool name Software supplier
Place Based Directory of Services Doc & Tee
Service Finder Vidavia
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