New Zealand API Standard¶
Status: ✅ Approved Version: 1.0
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | GUARD-API-004 |
| Category | API |
| Subcategory | government-standards |
| Type | standard |
| Owner | Government Chief Digital Office (GCDO) |
| Approved by | — |
| Approved date | — |
| Review due | — |
Description¶
Normative specification for New Zealand government agencies developing, deploying, and operating APIs. Consolidates three NZ API Guideline documents (Parts A, B, C) into a single standard covering design, development, security, deployment, and operations of REST APIs.
Source document¶
The New Zealand API Standard | Version: exposuredraft
Last fetched: 2026-04-02
Related guardrails¶
- GUARD-API-001 — API Guidelines — Part A: API Concepts and Management 2022
- GUARD-API-002 — API Security Guidelines — Part B (NZ Digital Government 2022)
- GUARD-API-003 — API Guidelines Part C: API Development 2022
Change history¶
| Version | Date | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-04-02 | auto-generated | Initial draft created from New Zealand API Standard exposure draft document |