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Summary

All DfE Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) must be accessed and managed within Find and Use an API (FaUAPI), the department's API management platform.

This will enhance the user experience by providing all APIs in one place and benefit the department by reducing technology spend, with economies of scale.

Categories

The categories applicable to this standard are:

Architecture
  • Data Architecture
  • Technical Architecture
Technical
  • Technical Management

Purpose

Using the FaUAPI platform will enable the department to streamline API operations, reduce duplication of effort and promote reusability of API integrations.

Centralising APIs:

• brings the added value of easy access for users to a wide range of education data, enhancing the user experience

• saves staff time by improved development and configuration efficiency, as well as removing the burden of analytics reporting which can be done centrally

• provides enhanced security and increased efficiency

How to meet this standard

This standard determines where teams in DfE can host, build and maintain APIs.

If you are planning to develop an API, visit the DfE IT Help Centre to apply for access to Find and Use an API, by raising a request on the FaUAPI form.

Visit GOV.UK for guidance on how to design, build and operate APIs.

Approved products

Approved product or service

Product or service
Find and Use an API
Vendor
DfE
Version
Evergreen
Use-case
Publishing API's within the department.

Exemptions

Exemption

Product or service
Exemptions will be considered for hosting solutions prior to the standard approval date
Details

API hosting solutions for existing APIs prior to this standard approval date may be exempted, if there are reasonable grounds to justify the exemption.

Declaring conformance with this standard

Conformance with the standard must be recorded every 12 months.

Owner and contacts

Standard owner
Iain McIntosh
Head of Solutions Delivery
Other point of contact
Greta Smalley