World Bank
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About World Bank
The World Bank Data Help Desk provides developer documentation for accessing World Bank databases through an API. It covers topics including API basic call structures, country queries, aggregate queries, indicator queries, topic queries, advanced data queries, metadata queries, SDMX queries, and API error codes. It also documents a V2 API with additional features and a data catalog API.
The resource is aimed at developers who want to programmatically retrieve World Bank data such as country statistics and indicators. In addition to the API documentation, it links to a Stata module (wbopendata) for accessing World Bank databases directly from Stata.
Key features
- REST API for querying World Bank development indicators
- Country, aggregate, indicator, and topic API queries
- Advanced Data API and Metadata API query support
- SDMX API queries for standardized statistical data exchange
- Data Catalog API for discovering available datasets
- Stata module (wbopendata) for accessing World Bank databases
Frequently asked questions
What is the World Bank Developer Information site for?
It provides documentation for the World Bank's Data API, including query structures, error codes, and best practices for developers accessing World Bank data.
What kinds of API queries are supported?
The API supports country, aggregate, indicator, topic, advanced data, and metadata queries, plus SDMX-formatted queries.
Is there a way to access the data outside of the API directly?
Yes, there is a Stata module called wbopendata for accessing World Bank databases.
Is there documentation on API versions?
Yes, the site documents new features and enhancements introduced in the V2 API.
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