The latest articles on DEV Community by Daniel Meszaros (@staticcreation). https://dev.to/staticcreation https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4051617%2Ff05dda75-6670-475f-b392-d30cff44c720.png https://dev.to/staticcreation en Daniel Meszaros Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:05:50 +0000 https://dev.to/staticcreation/i-built-a-uk-data-api-platform-with-37-endpoints-heres-how-it-works-1c28 https://dev.to/staticcreation/i-built-a-uk-data-api-platform-with-37-endpoints-heres-how-it-works-1c28 <p>I've been building this solo for about 14 months and just went live last week.</p> <h2> What it is </h2> <p><a href="https://staticcreation.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">StaticCreation</a> is an API marketplace for UK public sector data. Instead of scraping Companies House, DVSA, Land Registry, EPC, and a dozen other sources separately, you get one API key that works across everything.</p> <h2> The problem I kept hitting </h2> <p>Every time I built something that needed UK data, I'd spend weeks writing scrapers, handling rate limits, parsing inconsistent formats, and maintaining pipelines that break every time a government site changes. I figured other devs were doing the same thing.</p> <h2> What's in there </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>1.2 billion records</strong> across 16 datasets</li> <li> <strong>Property:</strong> EPC certificates, Land Registry transactions, planning applications</li> <li> <strong>Vehicles:</strong> DVLA data, full MOT history (832m test records), MIB insurance checks</li> <li> <strong>Business:</strong> Companies House profiles, officers, charges, filings</li> <li> <strong>Plus:</strong> energy data, school/Ofsted ratings, crime stats, food data, fuel prices, trademarks, and more</li> </ul> <h2> How pricing works </h2> <p>Buy tokens once (starts at £1.50 for 100), spend them per call. No subscriptions, no separate plans per dataset. One balance works across every endpoint.</p> <h2> Combined intelligence endpoints </h2> <p>This is what I'm most proud of. Instead of calling 5 APIs yourself and joining the data, one call to Property Intelligence returns EPC + crime + schools + energy + price history for any UK address. Same idea for vehicles and companies.</p> <h2> The stack </h2> <p>FastAPI backend, PostgreSQL, self-hosted on dedicated hardware in the UK. All data runs through my own ETL pipelines — no reselling third-party APIs. 15 GB cloud storage included for every paying customer.</p> <h2> What I'd love feedback on </h2> <ul> <li>Is the pricing model clear enough?</li> <li>Are there UK datasets you'd want that I'm missing?</li> <li>Would you actually use something like this?</li> </ul> <p>Happy to answer any questions about the build, the data partnerships, or the tech behind it.</p> api webdev python showdev