---
title: "Area"
method: GET
path: "/area/{area_type}"
---

# Area

`GET /area/{area_type}`

Provides an array of areas of an area type.

## Path parameters

- `area_type` 'nation' | 'region' | 'utla' | 'ltla' | 'msoa' | 'nhsRegion' | 'nhsTrust', required

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/json', required
- `Accept-Encoding` 'deflate' | 'gzip' | 'br'

## Response `200`

Returns all areas for the given area type

- object[]
  - `areaCode` string, required
  - `areaName` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request. Reason provided in response body where possible.
- `404` — Not found. Likely due to an invalid area type.
- `429` — Too many requests - request has been throttled.
- `500` — Server error

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