A public API is available to query all published QC Test definitions (including links to the famous 'Card' images).
Example API calls
https://ebu.io/qc/api/v1/items returns all published (and any deprecated) Test Items
https://ebu.io/qc/api/v1/items/0001F returns a specific Test Item
https://ebu.io/qc/api/v1/items/0001F/versions/2.0 returns a specific version of a Test Item
Fair use (rate limiting)
The API calls are limited in time & amount.
Requests also can be cached, so you may get a 429 if you already got the latest information. See the API documentation for more details.
API documentation
The API documentation consists of a description and an XML Schema document:
Additional functionality
Since 01 June 2023, a flag is available that allows the export of all Items in CSV or JSON:
https://qc.ebu.io/api/v1/items?output-format=csv
https://qc.ebu.io/api/v1/items?output-format=json
If you specify an unrecognized output-format, XML will be used as the default.
If you use an unrecognized query format (e.g. misspelled 'outputformat'), you will get an emtpy result.
EBU.IO/QC Data model
The data model that forms the basis for the EBU.IO/QC system is described in the following publications:
Feedback
We welcome your feedback (questions, issues, ideas, etc.) via tech@ebu.ch