Free Indonesian APIs: A Public API List for Developers, Grouped by Category

Finding free Indonesian APIs that you can actually run in production is not as easy as it looks. Most public API lists on the internet point to government documentation that needs manual scraping, or to global APIs whose data is not relevant for Indonesian users.

This article rounds up the categories of Indonesian public APIs you can use directly through API Indonesia. All of them are accessed with one API key, new accounts get a one-time 3,000 credit bonus, and the responses are consistent JSON. Good for an MVP, a hackathon, or a product that is already running.

Why One API Key for Everything?

The pattern that usually happens: one project needs region data for an address form, prayer times for a reminder feature, and exchange rates for pricing. If each data set uses a different provider, you are managing three dashboards, three billing accounts, and three different error schemas. With one platform, authentication is uniform (the x-api-key header), monitoring sits in one place, and upgrading your plan is a single step.

Categories and Example Endpoints

1. Regions and addresses

For cascading address forms, KYC verification, and logistics. Lists from province down to kelurahan/desa (village) with official codes, plus 83,000+ postal codes.

curl "https://use.apiindonesia.id/api/v1/wilayah/provinsi" \
  -H "x-api-key: aip_li...x"

Related products: Regions API and Postal Code API.

2. Weather and earthquakes (BMKG)

Three-day weather forecasts down to village level, extreme weather early warnings, plus the latest earthquake and earthquake history from BMKG (the national weather agency).

curl "https://use.apiindonesia.id/api/v1/gempa/terkini" \
  -H "x-api-key: aip_li...x"

Related products: Weather API and Earthquake API.

3. Calendar and time

National holidays based on SKB 3 Menteri (the joint ministerial decree), prayer times for 514 kabupaten/kota (regencies and cities), the Hijri calendar, and astronomy data (moon phases, golden hour, eclipses).

curl "https://use.apiindonesia.id/api/v1/libur/upcoming" \
  -H "x-api-key: aip_li...x"

Related products: Public Holidays API, Prayer Times API, Hijri Calendar API, Astronomy API.

4. Finance

Daily exchange rates to Rupiah, official Bank Indonesia rates, and UMP/UMK data (provincial and regency minimum wage) for payroll needs.

const res = await fetch("https://use.apiindonesia.id/api/v1/kurs/latest?currencies=USD,EUR", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.API_INDONESIA_KEY },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data); // latest exchange rate per currency

Related products: Exchange Rates API, BI Rates API, Minimum Wage API.

5. Validation and utilities

Check the format of NIK (national ID number), NPWP (tax ID), phone numbers, and bank accounts; plus utilities for Rupiah formatting, terbilang (numbers to words), and QRIS parsing. Often used in checkout, onboarding, and finance pipelines.

Related products: Format Validation API.

6. Content and reference data

The Al-Quran with 114 surahs, the Alkitab TB (Bible, Terjemahan Baru) with 66 books, KBBI with 62,850+ entries, and vehicle plate number codes.

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://use.apiindonesia.id/api/v1/kbbi/word/kamusi",
    headers={"x-api-key": "aip_live_xxx"},
)
print(r.json()["data"])

Related products: KBBI API, Al-Quran API, Bible API.

7. Business and institution data

A directory of 200,000+ schools (NPSN, the national school ID), 4,300+ campuses, 3,000+ hospitals, BPJPH halal data, BPOM data for checking drug NIE (registration numbers), and OJK investment data.

Related products: Schools API, Hospitals API, Halal API, BPOM API.

How to Get Started in 3 Steps

1. Register at dashboard.apiindonesia.id/register. Your first API key is created automatically.
2. Pick a category from the product catalog. All products use the same key.
3. Call the endpoint with the x-api-key header. The full reference for each endpoint is at docs.apiindonesia.id.

FAQ

Is it really free? There is no monthly free allowance, but every new account gets a one-time 3,000 credit bonus (Rp3,000) after email verification, with no credit card. A successful data request costs 2 credits, so that covers about 1,500 requests. If traffic grows, there are paid plans sized to your needs.

Is the government data official? The data comes from relevant public sources (BMKG for weather and earthquakes, Kemenag for prayer times, SKB 3 Menteri for public holidays, and so on). Some endpoints require attribution, check meta.attribution in the response.

Can I use it commercially? Yes, as long as you follow the attribution terms for each product.

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Explore the full catalog of Indonesian APIs and register your free API key at dashboard.apiindonesia.id/register.