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KenyaAPI is a free, open REST API providing structured public data about Kenya — counties, constituencies, wards, holidays, population, exchange rates, educational institutions, government ministries, national parks, postal codes, presidents, state corporations, and lakes.
No API key or sign-up required.
| 🌐 Live API | https://kenya-api.netlify.app/api/v1 |
| 📖 Interactive Docs | https://kenya-api.netlify.app/docs.html |
| 💻 Source Code | https://github.com/liciolentimo/kenya-api |
| ☕ Support | https://buymeacoffee.com/liciolentimo |
- Getting Started — your first request in 30 seconds
- Authentication — no auth needed
- Rate Limiting — 100 req/min per IP
- Error Handling — status codes and error shapes
| Resource | Endpoints | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Counties | /api/v1/counties |
All 47 counties with governors, regions, and flags |
| Constituencies | /api/v1/constituencies |
All 290 constituencies |
| Wards | /api/v1/wards |
1,263 electoral wards across 45 counties |
| Population | /api/v1/population |
KNBS 2019 Census — national and per-county |
| Holidays | /api/v1/holidays |
Public holidays with optional year filter |
| Exchange Rates | /api/v1/exchange-rates |
Live KES rates for 25 currencies, refreshed hourly |
| Institutions | /api/v1/institutions |
53 universities and 620+ TVET institutions |
| Ministries | /api/v1/ministries |
All 22 cabinet ministries and their secretaries |
| Parks & Reserves | /api/v1/parks |
35 KWS-managed protected areas |
| Presidents | /api/v1/presidents |
All 5 Kenyan heads of state since 1964 |
| Postal Codes | /api/v1/postal-codes |
County and constituency postal codes |
| Lakes | /api/v1/lakes |
18 named lakes — Rift Valley, Nyanza, Coast, and Highlands |
| Rivers | /api/v1/rivers |
12 major rivers with length, source, mouth, and drainage system |
| Health Facilities | /api/v1/health-facilities |
20,498+ KMHFR-registered facilities — live proxy, 24-hour cache, no auth |
| Parastatals | /api/v1/parastatals |
246 state corporations across 16 sectors |
| Global Search | /api/v1/search |
Cross-resource search across all datasets |