PlanningTrack API · Free beta

Changelog and migration

v1 authenticated developer beta

Account authentication is required

The previous experimental read endpoints did not require a key. All external developer endpoints now require a verified account and bearer key, including requests to the original Workers hostname.

Create a developer account and API key.
Change your base URL to https://api.planningtrack.co.uk.
Add the Authorization header and implement quota/error handling.
Restart list pagination; earlier unsigned cursors are not accepted.
Use the new ingestion checkpoint for updates.

Website browsing remains public. Its constrained browsing interface is not supported as a developer API. Internal collector fields have been removed from developer responses; coverage now has a dedicated documented shape.

Version policy

New optional fields and endpoint additions may be added to v1. Clients should ignore unfamiliar fields. Changes that remove fields or alter existing meanings require a new major API version.

Request example

curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error \
  'https://api.planningtrack.co.uk/v1/applications?authority=local-authority-oxo&limit=5' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PLANNINGTRACK_API_KEY"

Run a live request

Illustrative fixture · not a live response

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "local-authority-oxo-idox~EXAMPLE",
      "authorityId": "local-authority-oxo",
      "authorityName": "Oxford City Council",
      "reference": "26/01234/FUL",
      "proposal": "Erection of a single-storey rear extension with rooflights.",
      "address": "24 Example Road, Oxford, OX1",
      "status": "Awaiting decision",
      "lifecycle": "pending",
      "outcome": "unknown",
      "receivedDate": "2026-03-12",
      "decisionDate": null,
      "latitude": null,
      "longitude": null,
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-09-13T10:00:00.000Z",
      "sourceUrl": "https://example.invalid/oxford/applications/EXAMPLE"
    }
  ],
  "nextCursor": null
}

Base URL https://api.planningtrack.co.uk