Covid-19 Government Response
Government measures tracker to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Health
- Documentation / URL
- https://covidtracker.bsg.ox.ac.uk
Overview
The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) tracked government measures (stringency index).
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): the API host now 301-redirects to the research page (
bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/covid-19-government-response-tracker) — the public API has been retired (post-pandemic). Do not build new projects on it.
What it used to provide
curl "https://covidtracker.bsg.ox.ac.uk/api/v2/stringency/date-range/2020-01-01/2020-01-07"Alternatives
- Covid-19 JHU CSSE (listed on this site) — historical COVID-19 data (verified).
FAQ
Is the OxCGRT API working? Our 2026-08 test got a 301 to the research page (verified) — the API was retired.
Was it free? Yes — free academic data.
What replaced it? Covid-19 JHU CSSE (listed, verified).
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