01Uganda Open Data Platform

Uganda’s public data, ready to use.

Reviewed datasets from government agencies, institutions, and independent contributors — browse, download, or query through a documented API.

—Datasets
—Institutions
—Categories
02Browse by institution

Data comes fromaccountable publishers.

See who released each dataset, how much they have published, and when their catalogue was last updated.

Publisher register
03Trust model

Data earns trustbefore it goes public.

Open access is only useful when the source and publishing path are visible. Every public dataset must pass the same three controls before release.

Publication control record
3 of 3 controls
Control/ 01
Required for release

Publisher identity

The publishing institution is checked before it can release data through the platform.

Evidence
Institution record
Control type
Identity
Control/ 02
Required for release

Named contributor

Every submission is attached to an accountable contributor—not an anonymous upload.

Evidence
Contributor account
Control type
Ownership
Control/ 03
Required for release

Pre-publication review

Metadata, file access, and the minimum quality requirements are reviewed before release.

Evidence
Review decision
Control type
Quality floor

Verification confirms provenance and review history. It does not claim that a dataset is complete or free from every error.

Release gate: passed
04Data domains

Start with a subject.Find the data behind it.

Browse Uganda's public datasets by the questions they help answer—from health and learning to infrastructure, livelihoods, and the environment.

Public data catalogue
Syncing domainsView all data
05Discover the catalogue

A different sample.Every time you visit.

A rotating sample from the public catalogue, so there's always something new to find. Each release has completed review and is available to inspect, download, or query.

Public release log
Syncing releasesFull catalogue
06Developer API

Turn public datainto working systems.

Query published datasets as structured JSON. Search, filter, and paginate through the same catalogue that powers this platform.

Public API workspace
Public endpoint
Request / 01REST
GET/datasets

Query parameters

status
ACCEPTED
limit
20
sortBy
reviewDate

cURL

curl "$UOD_API_URL/datasets?status=ACCEPTED&limit=20"
Response200 OK
{
  "datasets": [
    {
      "id": "5f37a5ea-...",
      "title": "Uganda Health Facilities Directory",
      "category": { "name": "Health" },
      "status": "ACCEPTED",
      "fileURL": "https://data.../facilities.csv"
    }
  ],
  "total": 6,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 20
}
Paginated JSON response
Open API reference
/01Structured JSON
/02Server-side filters
/03Pagination built in
/04Interactive reference
07Institution publishing

Your institution has data.Help Uganda put it to use.

Publish under a verified institutional identity, with accountable contributors and a visible review trail for every release.

Publishing route
Four stages
Stage/ 01

Apply

Share the institution, public mandate, and the kind of data you intend to release.

Stage/ 02

Verify authority

The platform confirms the institution and its authority to publish under that identity.

Stage/ 03

Assign contributors

Named people receive contributor access so every submission has a responsible owner.

Stage/ 04

Review and publish

Datasets pass metadata, access, and minimum-quality checks before public release.

Start the publishing conversation.

Approval establishes institutional publishing authority. Every dataset still completes review before it becomes public.

Apply to publishCreate account