ABS Data API alternative
The ABS Data API is the official feed for every Australian Bureau of Statistics release. It is free, public, and authoritative. It speaks SDMX 2.1, a schema designed for statistical agencies, not application developers.
What ABS Data API does well
- Authoritative source. The numbers come straight from the publisher.
- Free with no key required.
- Full catalogue, including every long historical series.
Where ausdata.io fits better
- We wrap the headline ABS series as plain JSON with named fields. No SDMX learning curve.
- We compose across agencies. ABS by itself does not return the cash rate alongside CPI.
- Our cache fronts the upstream API, so an ABS outage does not break your dashboard.
How to choose
- Pick ABS Data API if
- You are happy writing SDMX queries and only need ABS, never RBA or APRA.
- Pick ausdata.io if
- You want one bearer token across ABS, RBA, ATO, APRA, AIHW, ASIC, AEMO, and WGEA.
- Pricing
- ABS API: free, no key. ausdata.io: free up to 500 calls, then $39.
Other alternatives
Try ausdata.io for your Australian data layer
500 free calls per month. No credit card.
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