About this API
GENESIS-Online is the database of Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt, Destatis), with extensive official statistics — economy, demographics, labour market, environment. The REST/JSON web service lets you query tables programmatically, with no registration needed.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No. Destatis explicitly states that GENESIS-Online is free and available without registration, under the "Datenlizenz Deutschland — Namensnennung — Version 2.0" license.
What data does this API return?
Deeply broken-down tables of Germany's official statistics — including economic, demographic, labour-market, and environmental data, broken down by federal state and county.
Does this page have a live "Try it" button?
No — the exact, current base URL for the API couldn't be conclusively verified at the time this entry was added (the service went through a redesign), so instead of faking a button, we link straight to the official documentation.
Who runs this API?
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany's equivalent of Poland's GUS. Full documentation is available at destatis.de.