topic: List indicator topics

API: worldbank.org:world-bank-api
Endpoint: /topic
Response format: text/xml +1 format
Charset: utf-8
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 297ms

Description

Returns a list of topics/categories that indicators are organized under (e.g., Economy & Growth, Education, Health, Poverty, etc.).

Parameters (1)

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

Response format

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

Examples (5)

List all topics (JSON) curl

curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?format=json'

import requests

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

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("topic", format="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?format=json");
const data = await resp.json();

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Paginated topic list curl

curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?page=1&per_page=10'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic",
    params={
        'page': '1',
        'per_page': '10',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("topic", page=1, per_page=10)

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?page=1&per_page=10");
const data = await resp.json();

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Topics in XML format curl

curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?format=xml&per_page=5'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic",
    params={
        'format': 'xml',
        'per_page': '5',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("topic", format="xml", per_page=5)

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?format=xml&per_page=5");
const data = await resp.json();

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List topics probe-gate

curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?format=json&per_page=50'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic",
    params={
        'format': 'json',
        'per_page': '50',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("topic", format="json", per_page=50)

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic?format=json&per_page=50");
const data = await resp.json();

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List all topics probe-gate

curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("world-bank")
result = api.fetch("topic")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://api.worldbank.org/v2/topic");
const data = await resp.json();

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Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

Time	Status	Latency
2026-04-16 17:49:50.121762	200	297ms
2026-04-16 17:47:46.260610	200	332ms
2026-04-16 02:19:19.911571	200	292ms
2026-04-16 00:39:05.125413	200	267ms
2026-04-16 00:16:40.948671	200	320ms
2026-04-16 00:08:01.770569	200	273ms
2026-04-16 00:06:51.021326	200	328ms
2026-04-15 03:33:48.233416	200	304ms
2026-04-15 03:31:54.051771	200	236ms
2026-04-15 03:07:06.631468	200	258ms
2026-04-15 01:49:49.862404	200	472ms
2026-04-15 01:16:02.763909	200	384ms
2026-04-14 03:43:46.223301	200	359ms
2026-04-14 03:05:45.299760	200	346ms
2026-04-14 03:02:43.556948	200	380ms
2026-04-14 02:31:54.667559	200	221ms
2026-04-14 01:54:45.794478	200	248ms
2026-04-12 16:20:38.740851	200	437ms
2026-04-12 14:44:51.896316	200	347ms
2026-04-12 14:10:24.972217	200	21904ms
2026-04-12 13:27:21.942763	200	238ms
2026-04-12 13:07:39.887191	200	253ms
2026-04-10 04:25:11.985163	200	753ms
2026-04-10 04:20:06.811196	200	453ms
2026-04-10 02:42:55.108098	200	508ms
2026-04-10 02:15:00.731361	200	229ms
2026-04-10 01:29:37.364841	200	514ms
2026-04-09 03:19:21.736620	200	409ms
2026-04-09 02:39:10.452237	200	302ms
2026-04-09 02:32:41.778744	200	261ms
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2026-04-09 00:41:45.957962	200	351ms
2026-04-04 03:31:42.223003	200	266ms
2026-04-04 03:19:41.386824	200	298ms
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2026-04-04 02:54:34.673589	200	259ms
2026-04-04 02:07:08.144951	502	291ms
2026-04-03 13:26:32.565840	ERR	—
2026-04-03 13:17:42.434860	502	292ms
2026-04-03 12:55:27.180441	502	273ms
2026-04-03 12:52:48.954079	502	241ms
2026-04-03 12:30:11.448717	200	245ms
2026-03-30 03:16:37.673013	200	334ms
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2026-03-29 13:35:30.486199	200	281ms
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2026-03-29 13:16:53.001137	200	332ms