Look up individual birth records using the systemNumber printed in the bottom-left of the birth certificate.

Request

GET https://api.lev.homeoffice.gov.uk/api/v0/events/birth/{systemNumber}

Path parameters

Parameter name Value Description Additional
systemNumber integer

The system number printed in the bottom-left of the birth certificate

Required

Authorisation

This request requires the use of one of following authorisation methods: OAuth2.

Response

The following HTTP status codes may be returned, optionally with a response resource.

Status code Description Resource
200 OK

successful operation

Birth record (v0)
404 Not Found

Resource not found

Error
default

Bad request

Error

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systemNumber

The system number printed in the bottom-left of the birth certificate

Response Content-Type

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