Overview
API for the collection of Children in Social Care data from suppliers and local authorities
Documents
- openapi.json
- Uploaded schema
Environments
| Environment | Base URL |
|---|---|
| live | https://api.education.gov.uk/children-in-social-care-data-receiver/1 |
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Current release
| Release name | Available from |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 21 January 2025 |
Operations
POST Submit data to the DfE
- Description
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Submit child social care data to the DfE
- URL template
- /children_social_care_data/{la_code}/children
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Location | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| la_code | integer | Path | Required | 3 digit Local Authority Code as known by the DfE |
Request Model Example
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]Response Codes
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Data received |
| 204 | No content |
| 400 | Payload was malformed |
| 401 | Unauthorized Access |
| 403 | Forbidden Access |
| 413 | Too many records |
| 429 | Too many requests |
Example Request
curl -X POST \
"https://api.education.gov.uk/children-in-social-care-data-receiver/1/children_social_care_data/{la_code}/children" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '[
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