Product Backlog

This product backlog contains the features we're delivering to realise our API management vision. You can comment on features, upvote features, and suggest new features. If your suggestion relates to our e-Referral service then please complete this form instead. To view e-Referral service requests, see here.

Application registration - self-service

Ability for developers to register applications on the API platform and get their credentials - self-service (although manual approval will be required for production ...
Suggested by: Tony Heap (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0

Self-service signed JWT public key set up

Currently, to set up a public key for signed JWT auth, API consumers need to email API management and ask them to do it. This feature would make it self service, just ...
Suggested by: Tony Heap (15 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 06 Dec, '23 Comments: 2

Onboarding - process re-engineering

Identify process pain points in the onboarding process and re-engineer the process to remove those pain points.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 22 Nov, '22 Comments: 5

Digitise the e-Referral Service (eRS) FHIR API onboarding experience

Bring a digitised journey to the eRS FHIR API onboarding https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/e-referral-service-fhir
Suggested by: Alex Lord (22 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 13 Apr, '23 Comments: 1

Make MESH API onboarding easier

The MESH API is a relatively high volume onboarding journey. We should digitise the onboarding process.
Suggested by: Alex Lord (20 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 12 Jan, '23 Comments: 2

My developer account - improved UX

The developer account is based on a product and has UX pain points. The scope of this feature is to refresh it and bring it more into the NHS Digital look & feel to ...
Suggested by: Tony Heap (16 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 19 Nov, '20 Comments: 4

Onboarding - digitise

Make the onboarding process more online and more self-service.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 16 Apr, '21 Comments: 3

Removing Test or Legacy products from DOS

The ability for developers or Onboarding leads to remove a product from DOS - this is currently unavailable and many APIs have 'Test' products listed that are ...
Suggested by: Matt Henry (12 May, '23) Upvoted: 16 May, '23 Comments: 1

Make NHS App onboarding easier

Bringing this strategic, high volume service on to digital onboarding.
Suggested by: Alex Lord (24 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 13 Jan, '23 Comments: 3

API finder / wizard

An addition to the API catalogue that allows you to find the API you need based on the user case you're trying to achieve. For example, you might type "search for a ...
Suggested by: Tony Heap (12 Mar, '21) Upvoted: 15 Mar, '21 Comments: 1

Make NHS login onboarding easier

NHS login has been a much requested capability build from NHS digital. Given it is a new service, we have decided it could be built from day one with a digital ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (20 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 08 Sep, '23 Comments: 0

Make EPS FHIR API onboarding easier - Dispensing POC

EPS is sometimes described as one of our most difficult APIs to onboard. It has been suggested that we could test if it can be made easier via the Digital Onboarding ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (20 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 25 Nov, '22 Comments: 0

App store / marketplace (FHIR?)

Create a place where external developers can publish their apps for all to see, for example like Smart on FHIR (https://apps.smarthealthit.org/)
Suggested by: Tony Heap (15 Jan, '21) Upvoted: 17 May, '21 Comments: 0

My developer account - strong authentication

Improve the authentication on the developer account to make it stronger e.g. 2-factor authentication, possibly selectively (e.g. to access production credentials).
Suggested by: Tony Heap (16 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 16 Jul, '20 Comments: 3

Make Reasonable Adjustment Flag API onboarding easier

Please digitise this APIs onboarding journey
Suggested by: Alex Lord (24 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 24 Nov, '22 Comments: 1

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - application restricted mode - onboarding - MVP

Allow developers to onboard for the PDS FHIR API - with a minimum viable product process which is well-explained but might still be a bit long-winded. The scope ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (22 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 22 Jun, '22 Comments: 1

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - healthcare worker access - onboarding - MVP

Allow developers to onboard for the PDS FHIR API - with a minimum viable product process which is well-explained but might still be a bit long-winded. The scope would ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (22 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 22 Jun, '22 Comments: 1

Make GP Registrations Enhanced Management Information API onboarding easier

Digitise the onboarding for this API
Suggested by: Alex Lord (24 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 24 Nov, '22 Comments: 0

Digitise the Summary Care Record (SCR) FHIR API onboarding experience

Bring a digitised journey to the SCR FHIR API onboarding https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/summary-care-record-fhir
Suggested by: Alex Lord (22 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 22 Jun, '22 Comments: 0

Open Access APIs can be digitally onboarded - POC: Health Research Data (HRD) API

Given we have APIs with relatively low barriers to entry - e.g. open access APIs - we should digitise them quickly rather than sit them in a queue behind some of the ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (20 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 20 Jun, '22 Comments: 0

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - search & retrieve - onboarding - MVP

Allow developers to onboard for the PDS FHIR API - with a minimum viable product process which is well-explained but might still be a bit long-winded.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 11 Jul, '20 Comments: 0

Developer registration - self-service

Ability for developers to register an account - self-service.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 11 Jul, '20 Comments: 0