Is there an API for Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service?

Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for espws.necsws.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when espws.necsws.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Government

Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service API

espws.necsws.com

NEC Citizen Self Service (Oracle APEX) for Wokingham Borough Council council tax change-of-circumstance forms.

Actions: 3
Category: Government
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_espws_necsws_com_landlord_tenant_change.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_espws_necsws_com_landlord_tenant_change",
    "params": {
      "council_code": "WOK",
      "notification_type": "change_of_tenancy"
    }
  }'

3 actions on espws.necsws.com

Write

Write actions change state on espws.necsws.com and run as the account you connect.

Landlord tenant change of tenancy
act_espws_necsws_com_landlord_tenant_changewrite1 credit / call
Report a landlord or agent change of tenancy to Wokingham Borough Council through NEC Citizen Self Service. Walks CT_LL_TENANT_MOVE and stops on the declaration unless submit=true and confirm_live_submit=true. When an incoming tenant is given, two transactions run: move_out then move_in. On move_in, PMOVEF0300 (person or business) is answered from incoming_kind, never outgoing_kind; an organisation incoming tenant fills PMOVEF0305 from incoming_organisation_name or incoming_names (missing = missing_fields). Move-in never writes outgoing_* except on the previous-resident page. paperless_billing fills PAUTHUN120 on move_out only; incoming_paperless_billing fills the incoming tenant's paperless question on move_in (required when an incoming tenant is given). Previous-resident details on move_in are the outgoing tenant: Yes plus outgoing name and forwarding_* when given, or No when forwarding_unknown=true. property_new_build is required when an incoming tenant is given and is never defaulted. not_used_by_council is empty on a precheck stop; on a full run it lists every supplied field not written to any page, including reporter_contact_name, reporter_email and reporter_phone. steps.payload_field uses combined labels for PERSON/ADDRESS widgets (e.g. outgoing_title + outgoing_first_name + outgoing_last_name). Top-level council_messages and unmapped_questions are those of the first non-ready transaction. files contains one HTML and one readable form PDF per council page (question labels with answers as entered, validation messages, full Summary). HTTP 5xx from the council is retried up to 3 times then returns status council_error. submit=false never files a live notification.
council_code
string · required
notification_type
string · required
submit
boolean
reporter_type
string
reporter_organisation_name
string
reporter_contact_name
string
reporter_email
string
reporter_phone
string
landlord_kind
string
landlord_name
string
landlord_title
string
landlord_first_name
string
landlord_last_name
string
landlord_email
string
landlord_phone
string
landlord_address_line1
string
landlord_address_line2
string
landlord_address_town
string
landlord_address_postcode
string
property_postcode
string
property_address_id
string
property_uprn
string
property_address_line
string
property_furnished
string
paperless_billing
string
other_adults_moving_out
boolean
other_adults_moving_out_names
string
adults_remaining
boolean
adults_remaining_names
string
outgoing_names
string
outgoing_kind
string
outgoing_organisation_name
string
outgoing_title
string
outgoing_first_name
string
outgoing_last_name
string
outgoing_email
string
outgoing_phone
string
outgoing_mobile
string
outgoing_move_out_date
string
forwarding_line1
string
forwarding_line2
string
forwarding_town
string
forwarding_postcode
string
forwarding_unknown
boolean
incoming_names
string
incoming_kind
string
incoming_organisation_name
string
incoming_title
string
incoming_first_name
string
incoming_last_name
string
incoming_move_in_date
string
incoming_email
string
incoming_phone
string
incoming_mobile
string
property_new_build
boolean
incoming_main_home
boolean
incoming_relationship
string
incoming_partner_of_liable
boolean
incoming_student
boolean
incoming_smi
boolean
incoming_lived_in_area_before
boolean
incoming_others_moving_in
boolean
council_tax_account_number
string
payload
string
tenancy_start_date
string
other_adults_moving_in
boolean
confirm_live_submit
boolean
landlord_organisation_name
string
landlord_received_bill
boolean
landlord_billing_address_correct
boolean
property_interest
string
new_property_interest
string
tenancy_end_date
string
incoming_count
integer
incoming_previous_address
string
incoming_previous_address_known
boolean
incoming_paperless_billing
string
incoming_students
boolean
Report moved home
act_espws_necsws_com_report_moved_homewrite1 credit / call
Tell Wokingham Borough Council you have moved home through NEC Citizen Self Service (CTMOVING). Walks the chosen route (move_out, move_in, someone_moved_out, someone_moved_in) and stops on the declaration unless submit=true and confirm_live_submit=true. Required fields are derived per route from the pages the council shows. someone_moved_in prechecks incoming occupier names, tenure, paperless_billing and council_tax_account_number (where the council requires it), not move-out fields. property_new_build is required on move_in when an incoming occupier is given and is never defaulted. On move_in, PMOVEF0300 is answered from incoming_kind (organisation name from incoming_organisation_name or incoming_names). not_used_by_council is empty on a precheck stop; on a full run it lists every supplied field not written to any page. steps.payload_field uses combined labels for PERSON/ADDRESS widgets. files contains one HTML and one readable form PDF per council page. HTTP 5xx is retried then returns council_error. submit=false never files a live notification.
council_code
string · required
notification_type
string · required
submit
boolean
tenure
string
reporter_type
string
reporter_contact_name
string
reporter_email
string
reporter_phone
string
property_postcode
string
property_address_id
string
property_uprn
string
property_address_line
string
property_furnished
string
paperless_billing
string
other_adults_moving_out
boolean
other_adults_moving_out_names
string
adults_remaining
boolean
adults_remaining_names
string
outgoing_names
string
outgoing_kind
string
outgoing_organisation_name
string
outgoing_title
string
outgoing_first_name
string
outgoing_last_name
string
outgoing_email
string
outgoing_phone
string
outgoing_mobile
string
outgoing_move_out_date
string
forwarding_line1
string
forwarding_line2
string
forwarding_town
string
forwarding_postcode
string
forwarding_unknown
boolean
incoming_names
string
incoming_kind
string
incoming_organisation_name
string
incoming_title
string
incoming_first_name
string
incoming_last_name
string
incoming_move_in_date
string
incoming_email
string
incoming_phone
string
incoming_mobile
string
property_new_build
boolean
council_tax_account_number
string
payload
string
tenancy_start_date
string
other_adults_moving_in
boolean
confirm_live_submit
boolean
incoming_main_home
boolean
incoming_relationship
string
incoming_partner_of_liable
boolean
incoming_student
boolean
incoming_smi
boolean
incoming_lived_in_area_before
boolean
incoming_others_moving_in
boolean
incoming_students
boolean
Tell us you have moved home
act_espws_necsws_com_moved_homewrite1 credit / call
Same as Report moved home. Tell Wokingham Borough Council you have moved home through NEC Citizen Self Service (CTMOVING). Walks the chosen route (move_out, move_in, someone_moved_out, someone_moved_in) and stops on the declaration unless submit=true and confirm_live_submit=true. Required fields are derived per route from the pages the council shows. someone_moved_in prechecks incoming occupier names, tenure, paperless_billing and council_tax_account_number (where the council requires it), not move-out fields. property_new_build is required on move_in when an incoming occupier is given and is never defaulted. On move_in, PMOVEF0300 is answered from incoming_kind (organisation name from incoming_organisation_name or incoming_names). not_used_by_council is empty on a precheck stop; on a full run it lists every supplied field not written to any page. steps.payload_field uses combined labels for PERSON/ADDRESS widgets. files contains one HTML and one readable form PDF per council page. HTTP 5xx is retried then returns council_error. submit=false never files a live notification.
council_code
string · required
notification_type
string · required
submit
boolean
tenure
string
reporter_type
string
reporter_contact_name
string
reporter_email
string
reporter_phone
string
property_postcode
string
property_address_id
string
property_uprn
string
property_address_line
string
property_furnished
string
paperless_billing
string
other_adults_moving_out
boolean
other_adults_moving_out_names
string
adults_remaining
boolean
adults_remaining_names
string
outgoing_names
string
outgoing_kind
string
outgoing_organisation_name
string
outgoing_title
string
outgoing_first_name
string
outgoing_last_name
string
outgoing_email
string
outgoing_phone
string
outgoing_mobile
string
outgoing_move_out_date
string
forwarding_line1
string
forwarding_line2
string
forwarding_town
string
forwarding_postcode
string
forwarding_unknown
boolean
incoming_names
string
incoming_kind
string
incoming_organisation_name
string
incoming_title
string
incoming_first_name
string
incoming_last_name
string
incoming_move_in_date
string
incoming_email
string
incoming_phone
string
incoming_mobile
string
property_new_build
boolean
council_tax_account_number
string
payload
string
tenancy_start_date
string
other_adults_moving_in
boolean
confirm_live_submit
boolean
incoming_main_home
boolean
incoming_relationship
string
incoming_partner_of_liable
boolean
incoming_student
boolean
incoming_smi
boolean
incoming_lived_in_area_before
boolean
incoming_others_moving_in
boolean
incoming_students
boolean

Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service API questions

Is there an API for Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service?: Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for espws.necsws.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when espws.necsws.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service account?: No. Every Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Wokingham Borough Council Citizen Self Service API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.