Introduction to DHIS2’s Web API

February 13, 2026 | AWS Skills Center, 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite G, Arlington, VA 22202

Course description

Over recent years, there has been an increased demand from practitioners, implementers, and  administrators wanting to use DHIS2 in more efficient ways that extends beyond the manual user interface.

Do you find yourself needing to query your DHIS2 instance for more information than the user interface provides? Are you an administrator responsible for a large or growing implementation and need tools to better support your DHIS2 instance and users? Do you want to know what a REST API is and how it can help with system maintenance and integration with other systems?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you won’t want to miss this 1-day Introduction to DHIS2’s Web API course. With a mix of presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, you will gain a deeper understanding of the comprehensive and powerful capabilities of the DHIS2 Web API, and how you can apply these capabilities to your own DHIS2 instance.

In this training course, you will learn the basic principles of REST APIs and how to apply them to DHIS2, including the types of requests, and the operators and filters that can be used to retrieve metadata and data in DHIS2 in the way that best suits your needs.

This course will be taught by highly experienced DHIS2 experts who will be able to answer any questions you may have.

Target audience

This course is aimed at any user wanting to learn more about the DHIS2 Web API, what it is and how it can be leveraged to support DHIS2 maintenance and configuration. For example, viewing all or a subset of metadata and data in the system. Target audience groups include, but are not limited to, M&E staff, DHIS2 system administrators, program managers, and anyone responsible for maintaining a DHIS2 project instance.

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with DHIS2 data model and configuration is essential. Participants do not require advanced working knowledge but some appreciation of foundational concepts and terminology.