---
title: "Identifies OA and Industry Classification associated with a given OAC or SIC"
method: GET
path: "/scrubber"
---

# Identifies OA and Industry Classification associated with a given OAC or SIC

`GET /scrubber`

Returns information associated with those codes, like Name, Region Name/Code, OAC for areas and Name and SIC for industries.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- ScrubberResp
  - `time` string — The timestamp of the response
  - `query` string — The query string that the search was made by
  - `results` Results
    - `areas` AreaResp[] — A list of areas related to the query
      - `name` string — The name of the area
      - `region` string — The region of the area
      - `region_code` string — The region code of the area
      - `codes` object — A map of codes associated with the area
    - `industries` IndustryResp[] — A list of industries related to the query
      - `code` string — The code for the industry
      - `name` string — The name of the industry

## Other responses

- `500` — Failed to process the request due to an internal error

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[API](https://skmtc.net/office-of-national-statistics/apis/search-scrubber-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/office-of-national-statistics/apis/search-scrubber-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/office-of-national-statistics/search-scrubber-api/revisions/348f0b3d74c0/schema)