Reference
Sources
Inspect upstream source metadata, licenses, citations, and the latest ingestion run details.
List Sources
GET
/v1/sourcesLists the sources currently known to the public API.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/sources" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"{
"data": [
{
"code": "world_bank_wdi",
"name": "World Development Indicators",
"organization": "World Bank"
},
{
"code": "who_gho",
"name": "Global Health Observatory",
"organization": "World Health Organization"
},
{
"code": "unesco_uis",
"name": "UIS Education Statistics",
"organization": "UNESCO Institute for Statistics"
}
]
}Get Source Detail
GET
/v1/sources/{source_code}Returns source metadata and the latest successful ingestion run.
Current official statistical sources include World Bank WDI, UN WPP, ILOSTAT, WHO GHO, and UNESCO UIS.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/sources/un_wpp" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"{
"data": {
"code": "un_wpp",
"name": "World Population Prospects",
"organization": "United Nations",
"dataset_url": "https://population.un.org/wpp",
"license_name": null,
"citation": null,
"latest_run": {
"status": "succeeded",
"dataset_version": "unwpp-1950-2026",
"records_written": 45738,
"completed_at": "2026-03-07T13:10:58Z"
}
}
}