{source_id}: Get source details

API: worldbank.org:world-bank-api
Endpoint: /source/{source_id}
Response format: application/json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 262ms

Description

Returns detailed information about a data source including its ID, name, code, last update date, and availability flags for data and metadata. Sources include major datasets like World Development Indicators, Doing Business, Education Statistics, etc.

From spec: Retrieve details about a specific data source.

Usage Tips

- Source 2 is World Development Indicators (most commonly used) - Source 6 is International Debt Statistics - Use sources endpoint to get full list of available sources - lastupdated field indicates data freshness

Parameters (2)

format (string, query, optional, default: json)

Response format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'xml', 'jsonP', 'jsonstat']}

source_id (string, path, required)

Data source ID

Examples (1)

Get World Development Indicators Source Metadata probe-gate

Demonstrates retrieving metadata for source ID 2 (World Development Indicators)

curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/source/2?format=json'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/source/2",
    params={
        'format': 'json',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("source/{source_id}", format="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/source/2?format=json");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 17:52:08.115299 200 262ms
2026-04-16 03:59:02.818687 200 294ms
2026-04-15 00:23:48.509360 200 315ms
2026-04-14 00:50:05.854992 200 247ms
2026-04-12 15:43:02.776392 200 408ms
2026-04-10 00:36:46.779538 200 383ms
2026-04-09 01:01:09.188244 200 314ms