# DataVic CKAN (discover.data.vic.gov.au)

**Publisher:** Victorian Government (State gov)  
**Jurisdiction:** VIC  
**Status:** Live · checked 2026-08-23  
**Agent-ready:** no  
**Canonical:** https://ausdatacatalog.com/apis/datavic-ckan-discover-data-vic-gov-au

## Connect recipe

| key | value |
| --- | --- |
| base | https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/api/3/action/package_search |
| docs | https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/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://discover.data.vic.gov.au/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1' |
| checked | 2026-08-23 · HTTP 200 |

## Curator notes

Live 2026-08-23: 5,596 packages, 81 orgs (full list, not the 25-row cap), 16 groups. www.data.vic.gov.au is the Drupal front door (not CKAN). status_show is HTTP 400 — do not use it as a liveness check. Magda /api/v0 paths 404.