# ABS SDMX Data API (live host)

**Publisher:** Australian Bureau of Statistics (Federal gov)  
**Jurisdiction:** AU  
**Status:** Live · checked 2026-08-23  
**Agent-ready:** no  
**Canonical:** https://ausdatacatalog.com/apis/abs-sdmx-live

## Connect recipe

| key | value |
| --- | --- |
| base | https://data.api.abs.gov.au/rest/dataflow |
| docs | https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/application-programming-interfaces-apis/data-api-user-guide |
| protocol | SDMX |
| auth | Open read — none for public read |
| licence | unknown · commercial use unclear |
| try | curl -s 'https://data.api.abs.gov.au/rest/dataflow' |
| checked | 2026-08-23 · HTTP 200 |

## Curator notes

api.data.abs.gov.au does not resolve. Live host is data.api.abs.gov.au (SDMX 2.1, NSI Web Service). UI: dataexplorer.abs.gov.au