Putting APIs first: legislation.gov.uk

Mention the word “API” to the wrong audience and blank looks shortly follow. For the uninitiated, an API, or “Application Programming Interface”, is a way for one computer to use information or services held on another computer, often across the internet. The strategists say that developing high quality APIs has the potential to transform public services. One example where this is proving to be the case is legislation.gov.uk, the official UK legislation website, operated by The National Archives.