Pan-African Regulatory API

Access regulations, compliance requirements, and sector-specific rules across African countries. Covers financial services, telecoms, mining, healthcare, and more with data sourced from national government gazettes and regulatory bodies.

Live

Base URL

https://api.crimate.net/v1/regulatory

Authentication

Include your Regulatory API key in the Authorization header.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer db_regulatory_live_YOUR_KEY" \
     https://api.crimate.net/v1/regulatory/regulations

Endpoints

GET/v1/regulatory/regulations

List regulations with optional filters by country, sector, and status

Parameters: country (ISO alpha-2), sector, status (active/repealed/draft), from (YYYY-MM-DD), to (YYYY-MM-DD), page, per_page

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/regulations?country=ZA&sector=financial_services

GET/v1/regulatory/regulations/{regulationCode}

Get detailed information for a specific regulation by its code

Parameters: regulationCode (required, path)

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/regulations/ZA-POPIA-2013

GET/v1/regulatory/regulations/search

Full-text search across regulation titles, summaries, and provisions

Parameters: q (required), country, sector, page, per_page

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/regulations/search?q=data+protection&country=ZA

GET/v1/regulatory/requirements

List compliance requirements for a regulation or sector

Parameters: regulation_code, sector, country, entity_type, page, per_page

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/requirements?regulation_code=ZA-POPIA-2013

GET/v1/regulatory/sectors

List all regulated sectors with regulation counts per country

Parameters: country (optional)

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/sectors?country=KE

GET/v1/regulatory/countries

List all countries with available regulatory data

Parameters: region (optional)

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/countries?region=east_africa

GET/v1/regulatory/stats

Dataset statistics (total regulations, countries, sectors, latest update)

Parameters: None

Example

GET /v1/regulatory/stats

Response Examples

Regulations response:

{
  "regulations": [
    {
      "regulation_code": "ZA-POPIA-2013",
      "title": "Protection of Personal Information Act",
      "country": "ZA",
      "country_name": "South Africa",
      "sector": "data_protection",
      "status": "active",
      "effective_date": "2020-07-01",
      "gazette_number": "37067",
      "summary": "Regulates the processing of personal information by public and private bodies."
    },
    {
      "regulation_code": "KE-DPA-2019",
      "title": "Data Protection Act",
      "country": "KE",
      "country_name": "Kenya",
      "sector": "data_protection",
      "status": "active",
      "effective_date": "2019-11-25",
      "gazette_number": "181",
      "summary": "Establishes the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and regulates data processing."
    }
  ]
}

Try It

Enter your Regulatory API key to make a live request. Generate a key in the dashboard.

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API Key

Endpoint

GET

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer db_regulatory_live_YOUR_KEY" \
     "https://crimate.net/v1/regulatory/stats"

Data Sources

National Government Gazettes

Official government publications containing new legislation, amendments, and regulatory notices. Covers South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, and other African nations with regularly updated content.

Regulatory Bodies

Sector-specific regulatory authorities including central banks, telecoms regulators, securities commissions, and data protection authorities across the continent. Provides compliance requirements and enforcement actions.

Rate Limits

Tier	Price	Rate Limit	Daily Quota	Monthly Quota
Free	R0/mo	10 req/min	100	1,000
Starter	R999/mo	60 req/min	5,000	50,000
Pro	R3,999/mo	300 req/min	Unlimited	500,000

Error Codes

All error responses follow a consistent JSON format:

{
  "error": "error_code",
  "message": "Human-readable description."
}

Status	Error Code	Description
400	invalid_request	The request body or query parameters are malformed.
401	unauthorized	Missing or invalid API key.
403	no_subscription	No active subscription for this API product.
403	quota_exceeded	Daily or monthly quota exceeded.
404	not_found	The requested resource does not exist.
429	rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests. Check X-RateLimit-Remaining header.
500	internal_error	An unexpected server error occurred.