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COVID-19 Data Tracking API

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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 effectDefinition
Report DateWhat date does the content of the report cover
Country Alpha 3 CodeISO3166-1 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 NameTitle case. ISO3166-1 Short Name. Normally the name used for general display purposes.
Gathering Restriction CodeStatus on limits on gatherings e.g., yes-all stay home, yes-vulnerable stay home, N/A
Gathering Restriction NotesNotes on status on limits on gatherings e.g., yes-all stay home, yes-vulnerable stay home, N/A
School Closure CodeStatewide School Closures e.g., yes-recommended to end year, yes-mandatory to end of year
School Closure NotesNotes related to the status of school closures
Non Essential Business Closure CodeStatus of statewide closures of non-essential businesses e.g., limited operations of bars, closure for hospitality
Non Essential Business Closure NotesNotes related to the statewide closures of non-essential businesses e.g., limited operations of bars, closure for hospitality
Public Event Cancellation CodeStatus of public event cancellations
Public Event Cancellation Notesnotes related to the status of public event cancellations
Public Transport Closure CodeStatus on the closing of public transport
Public Transport Closure NotesNotes on the status of closing public transport
Stay at Home Requirement CodeStatus of orders to shelter-in-place or be confined to one's home
Stay at Home Requirement NotesNotes on the status of orders to shelter-in-place or be confined to one's home
Domestic Travel Restrictions CodeStatus of restrictions on internal movements (e.g., between cities/regions)
Domestic Travel Restrictions NotesNotes on the status of restrictions on internal movements (e.g., between cities/regions)
International Travel Restrictions CodeStatus of restrictions on external movements (e.g., between countries)
International Travel Restrictions NotesNotes on the status of restrictions on external movements (e.g., between countries)
Income Support CodeStatus on if the government is providing direct cash payments to people who lose their jobs or cannot work
Income Support NotesNotes on the status on if the government is providing direct cash payments to people who lose their jobs or cannot work
Debt Contract Relief CodeStatus on if the government freezing financial obligations for households (e.g., stopped loan repayments, preventing services like water from stopping, etc.)
Debt Contract Relief NotesNotes 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 CodeStatus on if economic stimulus spending has been announced
Fiscal Measures NotesNotes on the status on if economic stimulus spending has been announced
Fiscal International Policy CodeStatus on if COVID-19 related aid spending has been extended to other countries.
Fiscal International Policy NotesNotes on the status on if COVID-19 related aid spending has been extended to other countries.
Public Information Campaigns CodeStatus of if COVID-19 public information campaigns are in place.
Public Information Campaign NotesNotes on the status of if COVID-19 public information campaigns are in place.
Testing Policy CodeStatus of government policies on who has access to testing (note, this applies to testing for current infection, not testing for immunity)
Testing Policy NotesNotes 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 CodeStatus of government policies on contact tracing after a positive diagnosis
Contact Tracing Policy Notes TxtNotes on the status of government policies on contact tracing after a positive diagnosis
Emergency Investment In Healthcare CodeStatus of short-term spending on healthcare systems
Emergency InvestmentIn Healthcare NotesNotes on the status of short-term spending on healthcare systems
Investment In Vaccines CodeStatus of public spending on COVID-19 vaccine development
Investment In Vaccines NotesNotes on the status of public spending on COVID-19 vaccine development
Other Policy CodeRecord policy announcements that do not fit anywhere else
Other Policy NotesNotes on policy announcements that do not fit anywhere else
Policy Stringency Index CodeAn index of the overall stringency of policies
Government Response Index CodeAn index of the government response overall
Containment And Health Policy Index CodeAn index of containment and health policies
Economic Support Policies Index CodeAn index of containment support policies
US State - Policy: Community Regulations in effectDefinition
Gathering Restriction CodeStatus on limits on gatherings e.g., yes-all stay home, yes-vulnerable stay home, N/A
School Closure CodeStatewide School Closures e.g., yes-recommended to end year, yes-mandatory to end of year
Non Essential Business Closure CodeStatus of statewide closures of non-essential businesses e.g., limited operations of bars, closure for hospitality
Social Distancing Requirement CodeStatus of Social Distancing requirement (e.g., State is easing social distancing measures)
Face Covering Policy CodeIs a mask policy in place for the geographic area e.g, Recommendation, Required for Essential Business Employees, Mandatory, None
Bar Restrictions CodeWhat is current status on keeping bars open e.g., closed, outdoor-only.
Reopening Plan CodeDoes the geographic entity have a reopening plan and task force in place i.e., Yes, No, N/A
Stay at Home Requirement CodeStatus of orders to shelter-in-place or be confined to one's home
Domestic Travel Restrictions CodeStatus of restrictions on internal movements (e.g., between cities/regions)
Restaurant Restrictions CodeStatus 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.


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