# Where to find/download the standard

**URL:** <https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62>\
**Category:** Technical\
**Created:** [May 17, 2021, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62 "2021-05-17T09:09:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MikeThacker-iStandUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/mikethacker-istanduk/32/8_2.png) [@MikeThacker-iStandUK](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/MikeThacker-iStandUK)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62/1 "2021-05-17T09:09:38Z")

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By email someone has asked “where to download/view the standard”, so this might help.

From [our main website](https://openreferraluk.org/), go to [For developers](https://developers.openreferraluk.org/). From there, the Data standard | [Guidance](https://developers.openreferraluk.org/Guidance/) page shows the data structure as a diagram and in text form. There’s a lot in it, but very little is mandated.

The API | [Guidance](https://developers.openreferraluk.org/API-Guidance/) page describes the Application Programming Interface and links to [Swagger content](https://api.porism.com/ServiceDirectoryService/swagger-ui.html) which describes each web method.

The most important web methods are [the GET methods for services](https://api.porism.com/ServiceDirectoryService/swagger-ui.html#/Services), particularly:

- /services - returning a paginated list of services
- /services/{id} - returning full details of one identified services

The API Query tool shows examples of these calls with live API endpoints (plus calls to return vocabularies/taxonomies and their terms which can be used to filter a list of services).

Do ask here if you need any help implementing or using the standard.

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**Author:** ![RyanFalcon-Hay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@RyanFalcon-Hay](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/RyanFalcon-Hay)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62/2 "2021-05-20T06:09:20Z")

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Hi @MikeThacker-iStandUK - thanks for posting this. We’re looking to implement the standard in the LocalGov Drupal directories. Would be good if we could catch up about this.

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**Author:** ![MikeThacker-iStandUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/mikethacker-istanduk/32/8_2.png) [@MikeThacker-iStandUK](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/MikeThacker-iStandUK)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62/3 "2021-05-20T08:11:32Z")

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Hello @RyanFalcon-Hay it’s really good to hear from you. I’ve been looking forward to seeing Open Referral UK implemented by [LocalGov Drupal](https://localdigital.gov.uk/funded-project/localgov-drupal-beta/). Send me a message with possible times and we can arrange an online meeting.

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**Author:** ![RyanFalcon-Hay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@RyanFalcon-Hay](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/RyanFalcon-Hay)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62/4 "2021-05-25T09:07:16Z")

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@MikeThacker-iStandUK thanks for your help with this. Can you do this Friday at 3.30pm?

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**Author:** ![MikeThacker-iStandUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/mikethacker-istanduk/32/8_2.png) [@MikeThacker-iStandUK](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/MikeThacker-iStandUK)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/where-to-find-download-the-standard/62/5 "2021-05-25T09:40:15Z")

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Yes. I’ve messaged my email address so you can send a meeting link.