COVID-19 Data Tracking API
Policy - Responses Dictionary
How to use the API to access NPI policy information
This endpoint allows users to retrieve COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical intervention data from a specific data source. This API endpoint provides a high level overview about the government policies in effect. Data sources include the Kaiser Family Foundation and University of Oxford. See the terms and conditions page for more details around source data distribution.
The location parameter(s) is either a 3-letter ISO code for the country with or without a US state.
The data will return what policies are in effect for the country on this last reported date
Data is provided by the University of Oxford and Kaiser Family Foundation
| Global - Policy: Community Regulations in effect | Definition |
|---|---|
| Report Date | What date does the content of the report cover |
| Country Alpha 3 Code | ISO3166-1 value. E.g., NZL. A three-letter code that represents a country name, which is usually more closely related to the country name |
| Country Short Name | Title case. ISO3166-1 Short Name. Normally the name used for general display purposes. |
| Gathering Restriction Code | Status on limits on gatherings e.g., yes-all stay home, yes-vulnerable stay home, N/A |
| Gathering Restriction Notes | Notes on status on limits on gatherings e.g., yes-all stay home, yes-vulnerable stay home, N/A |
| School Closure Code | Statewide School Closures e.g., yes-recommended to end year, yes-mandatory to end of year |
| School Closure Notes | Notes related to the status of school closures |
| Non Essential Business Closure Code | Status of statewide closures of non-essential businesses e.g., limited operations of bars, closure for hospitality |
| Non Essential Business Closure Notes | Notes related to the statewide closures of non-essential businesses e.g., limited operations of bars, closure for hospitality |
| Public Event Cancellation Code | Status of public event cancellations |
| Public Event Cancellation Notes | notes related to the status of public event cancellations |
| Public Transport Closure Code | Status on the closing of public transport |
| Public Transport Closure Notes | Notes on the status of closing public transport |
| Stay at Home Requirement Code | Status of orders to shelter-in-place or be confined to one's home |
| Stay at Home Requirement Notes | Notes on the status of orders to shelter-in-place or be confined to one's home |
| Domestic Travel Restrictions Code | Status of restrictions on internal movements (e.g., between cities/regions) |
| Domestic Travel Restrictions Notes | Notes on the status of restrictions on internal movements (e.g., between cities/regions) |
| International Travel Restrictions Code | Status of restrictions on external movements (e.g., between countries) |
| International Travel Restrictions Notes | Notes on the status of restrictions on external movements (e.g., between countries) |
| Income Support Code | Status on if the government is providing direct cash payments to people who lose their jobs or cannot work |
| Income Support Notes | Notes on the status on if the government is providing direct cash payments to people who lose their jobs or cannot work |
| Debt Contract Relief Code | Status on if the government freezing financial obligations for households (e.g., stopped loan repayments, preventing services like water from stopping, etc.) |
| Debt Contract Relief Notes | Notes on the status on if the government freezing financial obligations for households (e.g., stopped loan repayments, preventing services like water from stopping, etc.) |
| Fiscal Measures Code | Status on if economic stimulus spending has been announced |
| Fiscal Measures Notes | Notes on the status on if economic stimulus spending has been announced |
| Fiscal International Policy Code | Status on if COVID-19 related aid spending has been extended to other countries. |
| Fiscal International Policy Notes | Notes on the status on if COVID-19 related aid spending has been extended to other countries. |
| Public Information Campaigns Code | Status of if COVID-19 public information campaigns are in place. |
| Public Information Campaign Notes | Notes on the status of if COVID-19 public information campaigns are in place. |
| Testing Policy Code | Status of government policies on who has access to testing (note, this applies to testing for current infection, not testing for immunity) |
| Testing Policy Notes | Notes on the status of government policies on who has access to testing (note, this applies to testing for current infection, not testing for immunity) |
| Contact Tracing Policy Code | Status of government policies on contact tracing after a positive diagnosis |
| Contact Tracing Policy Notes Txt | Notes on the status of government policies on contact tracing after a positive diagnosis |
| Emergency Investment In Healthcare Code | Status of short-term spending on healthcare systems |
| Emergency InvestmentIn Healthcare Notes | Notes on the status of short-term spending on healthcare systems |
| Investment In Vaccines Code | Status of public spending on COVID-19 vaccine development |
| Investment In Vaccines Notes | Notes on the status of public spending on COVID-19 vaccine development |
| Other Policy Code | Record policy announcements that do not fit anywhere else |
| Other Policy Notes | Notes on policy announcements that do not fit anywhere else |
| Policy Stringency Index Code | An index of the overall stringency of policies |
| Government Response Index Code | An index of the government response overall |
| Containment And Health Policy Index Code | An index of containment and health policies |
| Economic Support Policies Index Code | An index of containment support policies |
| US State - Policy: Community Regulations in effect | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gathering Restriction Code | Status on limits on gatherings e.g., yes-all stay home, yes-vulnerable stay home, N/A |
| School Closure Code | Statewide School Closures e.g., yes-recommended to end year, yes-mandatory to end of year |
| Non Essential Business Closure Code | Status of statewide closures of non-essential businesses e.g., limited operations of bars, closure for hospitality |
| Social Distancing Requirement Code | Status of Social Distancing requirement (e.g., State is easing social distancing measures) |
| Face Covering Policy Code | Is a mask policy in place for the geographic area e.g, Recommendation, Required for Essential Business Employees, Mandatory, None |
| Bar Restrictions Code | What is current status on keeping bars open e.g., closed, outdoor-only. |
| Reopening Plan Code | Does the geographic entity have a reopening plan and task force in place i.e., Yes, No, N/A |
| Stay at Home Requirement Code | Status of orders to shelter-in-place or be confined to one's home |
| Domestic Travel Restrictions Code | Status of restrictions on internal movements (e.g., between cities/regions) |
| Restaurant Restrictions Code | Status of restrictions on Restaurant opening (e.g., original restaurant closures still in place; restaurants reopened to dine-in service) |
Support: At this time, we only support the input of 1 location at a time.
Support: The Policy API Endpoint returns the most recently available data for the last 24 hours. If there is no data for that location, an HTTP status code of 404 is returned. The accompanying response body will be an empty object {}.
Support: The Policy API Endpoints do not display all the data over time. The data fetched will be from the last known entry when the request is fired. The current date is in UTC. In the event, there is no data present for a particular date, additional data from the past will not be fetched.
Data is provided by the University of Oxford and Kaiser Family Foundation. This data is provided at no cost to help you make better and faster decisions.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)- https://github.com/KFFData/COVID-19-Data/tree/kff_master/State%20Policy%20Actions
KFF’s website content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT)- https://github.com/OxCGRT/covid-policy-tracker
OxCGRT is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This is a project from the Blavatnik School of Government. More information on the OxCGRT is available on the school's website: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/covidtracker.