Kenya API

RESTFul API documenting all the information about country Kenya

Features

• To be added: Get general information about Kenya,its people, government, institutions, health, culture, energy, finance, infrastructure, geographical sites, etc.

• Get information about the 47 counties, including population, industries, area, tribes, postal codes, etc.

Built with

• Node.js
• Express.js

Home

To access the base URL, https://kenya-api.onrender.com

API Routes

List of all the available kenya-api base routes.

• /health
• /country
• /county
• /wards
• /postal_stations

Getting Started

Installation

# install dependencies

$ yarn install

# serve with hot reload at localhost:3000

$ yarn run dev

Your application will be served on port 3000 by default, you can change that by modifying the .env file.

For a detailed explanation of how things work, check out Express.js.

REST API Documentation - County Data Endpoint

This REST API endpoint allows you to retrieve information about counties based on their county code.

Get County Data

Request

• Method: GET
• Endpoint: /county
• Parameters:
  • county_code: The unique numerical code of the county (required)

Response

• Status Code: 200 (OK) - Successful request
• Status Code: 400 (Bad Request) - County not found or invalid county_code

Successful Response

{
  "county": {
    "code": 1,
    "name": "Mombasa",
    "capital": "Mombasa (City)",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "website": "https://eservices.mombasa.go.ke/site/",
    "location": "Coastal Kenya",
    "border": ["Kilifi", "Kwale", "Indian Ocean"],
    "area": "219 km2",
    "Population": "939,370",
    "Mining": ["Chrome ore", "Cement", "Salt", "Sand"]
  },
  "status": 200
}

Not found error response

{
  "error": "County with the code {county_code} not found",
  "status": 400
}

Request

GET /county?county_code=1

Response

{
  "county": {
    "code": 1,
    "name": "Mombasa",
    "capital": "Mombasa (City)",
    "contact": "[email protected]",
    "website": "https://eservices.mombasa.go.ke/site/",
    "location": "Coastal Kenya",
    "border": ["Kilifi", "Kwale", "Indian Ocean"],
    "area": "219 km2",
    "Population": "939,370",
    "Mining": ["Chrome ore", "Cement", "Salt", "Sand"]
  },
  "status": 200
}

Request

GET /county?county_code=99

Respoonse

{
  "error": "County with the code 99 not found",
  "status": 400
}

Request

GET /county

Response

{
  "counties": [
    {
      "code": 1,
      "name": "Mombasa",
      "capital": "Mombasa (City)",
      "contact": "[email protected]",
      "website": "https://eservices.mombasa.go.ke/site/",
      "location": "Coastal Kenya",
      "border": ["Kilifi", "Kwale", "Indian Ocean"],
      "area": "219 km2",
      "Population": "939,370",
      "Mining": ["Chrome ore", "Cement", "Salt", "Sand"]
    },
    // Additional counties...
  ],
  "status": 200
}

REST API Documentation - Wards Data Endpoint

This REST API endpoint allows you to retrieve information about wards based on their ward code.

Get Wards Data

Request

• Method: GET
• Endpoint: /wards
• Parameters:
  • ward_code: The unique alphanumeric code of the ward (required)

Response

• Status Code: 200 (OK) - Successful request
• Status Code: 400 (Bad Request) - Ward not found or invalid ward_code

Examples

Request

GET /wards?ward_code=40101

Successful Response

{
  "ward": {
    "code": "40101",
    "office": "Ahero"
  },
  "status": 200
}

Error Response

{
  "error": "Ward with the code 40101 not found",
  "status": 400
}

Request

GET /wards?ward_code=99999

Error Response

{
  "error": "Ward with the code 99999 not found",
  "status": 400
}

Request

GET /wards

Response

{
  "wards": [
    {
      "code": "40101",
      "office": "Ahero"
    },
    {
      "code": "30101",
      "office": "Ainabkoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "40139",
      "office": "Akala"
    },
    // Additional wards...
  ],
  "status": 200
}

Postal Stations API Documentation

This API endpoint allows you to retrieve information about postal stations based on their postal code.

Get Postal Station Data

Request

• Method: GET
• Endpoint: /postal_stations
• Parameters:
  • post_code: The unique numerical postal code of the station (required)

Response

• Status Code: 200 (OK) - Successful request
• Status Code: 400 (Bad Request) - Postal station not found or invalid post_code
• Status Code: 200 (OK) - Request without post_code, returns all postal stations

Successful Response

{
  "post": {
    "code": 12345,
    "name": "Sample Postal Station",
    "location": "Sample Location",
    "district": "Sample District"
  },
  "status": 200
}

Error Response

{
  "error": "Post station with the code {postal_code} not found",
  "status": 400
}

Examples

Request

GET /postal_stations?post_code=12345

Response

{
  "post": {
    "code": 12345,
    "name": "Sample Postal Station",
    "location": "Sample Location",
    "district": "Sample District"
  },
  "status": 200
}

Request

GET /postal_stations?post_code=99999

Response

{
  "error": "Post station with the code 99999 not found",
  "status": 400
}

Request

GET /postal_stations

Response

{
  "postal_stations": [
    {
      "code": 12345,
      "name": "Sample Postal Station 1",
      "location": "Sample Location 1",
      "district": "Sample District 1"
    },
    {
      "code": 67890,
      "name": "Sample Postal Station 2",
      "location": "Sample Location 2",
      "district": "Sample District 2"
    },
    // Additional postal stations...
  ],
  "status": 200
}

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! You can contribute to this project in various ways, including but not limited to:

• Updating to correct information
• Adding missing information
• Writing and adding tests
• Fixing bugs and issues
• Improving documentation
• Implementing new features

See contributing.md for more details on how to get started with contributing.

Please adhere to this project's code of conduct.

Authors

• John Philip

License

MIT