# data.gov.au CKAN API

**Publisher:** Australian Government (Federal gov)  
**Jurisdiction:** AU  
**Status:** Live · checked 2026-08-23  
**Agent-ready:** no  
**Canonical:** https://ausdatacatalog.com/apis/data-gov-au-ckan

## Connect recipe

| key | value |
| --- | --- |
| base | https://data.gov.au/data/api/3/action/package_search |
| docs | https://data.gov.au/data/api/3/action/help_show?name=package_search |
| protocol | CKAN |
| auth | Open read — none for public read |
| licence | unknown · commercial use unclear |
| try | curl -s 'https://data.gov.au/data/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1' |
| checked | 2026-08-23 · HTTP 200 |

## Curator notes

Federal harvest hub. Live 2026-08-23: 141,176 packages. Also Magda UI at data.gov.au.