Ofcom Connected Nations Mobile API
Returns predicted mobile coverage for a UK postcode from Ofcom's Connected Nations dataset, scored 0 (none), 3 (limited), or 4 (likely) for each of the four UK mobile network operators — EE, H3 (Three), TF (Virgin Media O2), and VO (Vodafone) — split by voice and data and by indoor and outdoor, with separate no-4G variants. A single GET operation, GET /coverage/{PostCode}, authenticated with an Azure API Management subscription key sent as the Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key header or a subscription-key query parameter.
Ofcom Connected Nations Mobile API is one of 2 APIs that Ofcom publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Mobile Network Coverage, Coverage, United Kingdom, Open Data, and Connected Nations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api-proxy.ofcom.org.uk/mobile.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
Ofcom Connected Nations Mobile API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key (apiKeyHeader).
An API key is passed in the query as subscription-key (apiKeyQuery).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Schemas 6
The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are MobileProvision (35 properties), MobileAvailability (2 properties), MobileAvailabilityNotFound (2 properties), GeneralError (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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