CAPAdata API

Power Your Platform with Workplace Pension Intelligence

Seamless access to the UK’s most comprehensive DC pension performance dataset.

Overview

The CAPAdata API gives your team programmatic access to the only independent, standardised dataset comparing value, performance, ESG, and retirement functionality across the UK’s main multi-employer DC pension providers.

Trusted by the FCA, DWP, Bank of England and HM Treasury, CAPAdata enables deep comparative analysis, evidence-based reporting, and regulator-aligned integration directly into your platform, app, or dashboards.

What You Can Query

Provider-Level Data

• DC member counts (active/deferred)
• Assets under management & employer reach
• Decumulation options (drawdown, UFPLS, annuity services)
• Platform details, app usage & adviser charging
• ESG & climate disclosures (TCFD metrics, carbon footprint, net zero targets)

Fund-Level Data

• Fund names and CAPA inclusion status
• ESG exclusions (fossil fuels, weapons, gambling)
• Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (WACI)
• Full time-series performance via fund brackets

Fund Bracket Data

• Time-based snapshots (5-year, 30-year returns)
• Fund value trajectory
• Sharpe ratios & annualised volatility
• Asset allocation across 15+ categories
• Top vs bottom year variance

Technical Features

• RESTful API with JSON over HTTPS
• Secure API key-based access
• Forward-compatible schema evolution
• OpenAPI 3.1 machine-readable specification
• Cloud-hosted high availability infrastructure
• Designed for both real-time queries and bulk ingestion

Use Cases

• Pension dashboards & client portals
• Automated Value for Money framework reporting
• Embedding performance benchmarks into selection tools
• Financial wellness & consolidation apps
• Internal CRM & BI integrations

Futher Information

Docs: capadata.co.uk/api/docs

Request Access: Contact us at info@capadata.co.uk to generate your API key