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Urban Observatory

The largest set of publicly available real time urban data in the UK

Open documentation ↗
No keyNo HTTPSNo CORSOpen Data

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

API key

Not required

HTTPS

Not supported

Browser calls

No, needs a proxy

Status

Live · 100/100

What our checks found

Health score
100/100
Reliability
100%
Average latency
1478ms

Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.

How to call it

A starting template for Urban Observatory. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.

# No authentication required.
curl -s "https://urbanobservatory.ac.uk/ENDPOINT" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

This API does not send CORS headers, so a browser will block a direct call from your front end. Call it from your server, or put a small proxy in front of it.

This API is served over plain HTTP. Browsers block HTTP requests made from an HTTPS page, so you will need a server-side call.

Where this listing comes from

Aggregated from one public source (public-apis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.

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Urban Observatory — common questions

Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.

Is Urban Observatory free to use?

Urban Observatory is listed in our free catalogue and required no credential when we called it. It needs no authentication at all, so you can send a request without signing up. Free tiers can still carry rate limits or non-commercial terms, so check the provider's own terms before shipping.

Does Urban Observatory need an API key?

No. We called Urban Observatory on 2026-09-18 with no key, no token and no Authorization header, and it responded. That is what puts it in our no-key collection.

Can I call Urban Observatory from browser JavaScript?

Not directly. Urban Observatory did not return CORS headers when we checked, so the browser will block your page from reading the response even though the request itself succeeds. Call it from a server, or put a small proxy in front of it.

Is Urban Observatory still working?

Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached Urban Observatory and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 1478 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.

Is Urban Observatory available over HTTPS?

No. Urban Observatory was only reachable over plain HTTP when we checked. Browsers block HTTP requests made from an HTTPS page, so this will fail in production unless you call it from a server instead.