UK Parliament Annunciator API

Name: UK Parliament Annunciator API API
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For Agents

Retrieve current and historical annunciator messages showing real-time parliamentary chamber status and procedural announcements across 2 endpoints.

Connect the UK Parliament Annunciator API to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the UK Parliament Annunciator API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Install Jentic One Beta (Self-Hosted)

Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh

Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with UK Parliament Annunciator API API.

Get current annunciator message for a specific chamber or location

Retrieve historical annunciator messages by date

Monitor Commons chamber sitting status in real-time

Track Lords chamber activity and suspension notices

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Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for UK Parliament Annunciator API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only agent-ready OpenAPI specification for the UK Parliament Annunciator API, keeping it validated and up to date. The Annunciator API exposes real-time parliamentary status messages that appear on screens throughout the Palace of Westminster, including chamber sitting status, division bells, suspension notices, and procedural announcements. It powers live parliamentary monitoring dashboards, civic engagement platforms, and real-time notifications for parliamentary activity.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use UK Parliament Annunciator API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Real-Time Chamber Status Monitoring

Track whether the Commons or Lords is currently sitting, in recess, or suspended by polling GET /api/Message/message/{annunciator}/current. The annunciator parameter accepts chamber-specific values (Commons, Lords) and returns the live status message displayed on parliamentary screens. Ideal for live dashboards showing parliamentary activity.

GET /api/Message/message/Commons/current to check if the House of Commons is currently sitting

Division Bell and Voting Alerts

Monitor division bell announcements and voting status by querying the annunciator for division-related messages. When a division is called, the annunciator message updates to reflect the voting period, allowing applications to trigger real-time alerts or notifications to users tracking parliamentary votes.

Poll GET /api/Message/message/{annunciator}/current every 30 seconds to detect division announcements

Historical Parliamentary Status Research

Access historical annunciator messages by date to research when Parliament was sitting, when divisions occurred, or when procedural interruptions happened. GET /api/Message/message/{annunciator}/{date} accepts ISO date format and returns all messages for that annunciator on that day.

GET /api/Message/message/Commons/2026-06-10 to retrieve all Commons annunciator messages from June 10, 2026

AI-Powered Parliamentary Monitoring via Jentic

An AI agent monitoring UK Parliament can check chamber status, detect divisions, and retrieve historical sitting data through Jentic without managing polling intervals or parsing message formats. Jentic resolves intents like 'is Parliament sitting now' to the current annunciator endpoint and returns structured status data.

Search Jentic for 'check Commons chamber status', load GET /api/Message/message/Commons/current, and execute

Key Endpoints

2 endpoints — jentic publishes the only agent-ready openapi specification for the uk parliament annunciator api, keeping it validated and up to date.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/api/Message/message/{annunciator}/current

Get the current annunciator message for a chamber

GET

/api/Message/message/{annunciator}/{date}

Retrieve historical annunciator messages by date

GET

/api/Message/message/{annunciator}/current

Get the current annunciator message for a chamber

GET

/api/Message/message/{annunciator}/{date}

Retrieve historical annunciator messages by date

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

No authentication required — the Annunciator API is open-access. Jentic handles polling patterns and message parsing so agents receive structured status updates without managing request timing or error states.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g. 'is Parliament sitting', 'check Commons status') and Jentic returns the matching Annunciator API endpoint with the request schema pre-shaped for execution.

Time to first call

Direct integration: 1-2 days setting up polling, parsing message formats, and handling historical queries. Through Jentic: under 15 minutes — search by intent, load schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Complementary

UK Parliament Commons Votes API

Detailed Commons division voting data with member-level vote records

Use Annunciator API to detect when a division is called; use Commons Votes API to retrieve detailed voting results

Complementary

UK Parliament Bills API

Legislative bills and amendments tracking across parliamentary sessions

Use Annunciator API to monitor chamber status; use Bills API to track what legislation is being debated

Complementary

UK Parliament Members API

MPs and Lords biographical data, voting records, and parliamentary roles

Use Annunciator API for session status; use Members API to see who is participating in current proceedings

FAQs

Specific to using UK Parliament Annunciator API API through Jentic.

What is a parliamentary annunciator?

An annunciator is a digital display screen located throughout the Palace of Westminster that shows real-time status messages about parliamentary proceedings — whether chambers are sitting, divisions are being called, or procedural announcements are active. This API exposes those messages programmatically.

How often should I poll the current annunciator endpoint?

For real-time monitoring, polling every 15-30 seconds is reasonable. The API has no published rate limits, but avoid excessive polling. For less time-sensitive use cases, polling every 1-2 minutes is sufficient to track chamber status changes.

Can I get historical annunciator data?

Yes. Use GET /api/Message/message/{annunciator}/{date} with an ISO-format date (YYYY-MM-DD) to retrieve all messages for a specific annunciator on that day. This is useful for historical research into parliamentary sitting patterns.

Is authentication required for the Annunciator API?

No. The UK Parliament Annunciator API is a public API with no authentication required. It provides open access to real-time and historical parliamentary status data.

Where does Jentic's OpenAPI spec for the Annunciator API come from?

Jentic imports and validates the official Swagger spec published by UK Parliament at https://now-api.parliament.uk/swagger/v1/swagger.json, converts it to OpenAPI 3.0.3, and keeps it updated so AI agents and developers can call the API via structured tooling.

What annunciator types are available?

The API supports multiple annunciator locations throughout Parliament including Commons, Lords, and various committee rooms. Check the API documentation for the full list of valid annunciator identifiers.