HK Parking Skill

Query real-time parking vacancy data from HK government. No API key needed.

API Endpoints

Car Park Info (static data)

curl -s "https://api.data.gov.hk/v1/carpark-info-vacancy?data=info&vehicleTypes=privateCar"

Returns: name, address, district, lat/lon, opening hours, facilities, height limits.

Car Park Vacancy (real-time)

curl -s "https://api.data.gov.hk/v1/carpark-info-vacancy?data=vacancy&vehicleTypes=privateCar"

Returns: real-time vacancy counts for 541+ car parks.

Combined Info + Vacancy

curl -s "https://api.data.gov.hk/v1/carpark-info-vacancy?data=info,vacancy&vehicleTypes=privateCar"

Response Format

Info response

{
  "results": [{
    "park_Id": "12",
    "name": "Amoy Plaza",
    "nature": "commercial",
    "carpark_Type": "multi-storey",
    "displayAddress": "77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay, KLN",
    "district": "Kwun Tong District",
    "latitude": 22.3247,
    "longitude": 114.2168,
    "opening_status": "OPEN",
    "facilities": ["evCharger", "disabilities", "unloading", "washing"],
    "heightLimits": [{ "height": 1.9 }]
  }]
}

Vacancy response

{
  "results": [{
    "park_Id": "12",
    "privateCar": [{
      "vacancy_type": "A",
      "vacancy": 5,
      "vacancyEV": 0,
      "vacancyDIS": 1,
      "lastupdate": "2026-02-15 20:40:23"
    }],
    "motorCycle": [{ "vacancy_type": "A", "vacancy": 0 }],
    "LGV": [{ "vacancy_type": "A", "vacancy": 0 }]
  }]
}

Fields:

• •vacancy — available spaces (for private cars)
• •vacancyEV — EV charger spaces
• •vacancyDIS — disabled parking spaces
• •vacancy_type — A (Available), L (Last few), F (Full)
• •lastupdate — data freshness timestamp

Query Parameters

Workflow

1. •Fetch vacancy data with data=info,vacancy&vehicleTypes=privateCar
2. •Filter by district or use lat/lon to find nearest car parks
3. •Sort by vacancy count (descending)
4. •Present with name, address, available spaces, and last update time

Tips

• •Use data=info,vacancy to get both name/location and vacancy in one call
• •vacancy_type: "F" means FULL — highlight this to users
• •Combine with hk-geodata skill to find car parks near a specific location
• •Show EV charger availability when relevant
• •Use 🅿️ emoji and colour-code: green (>10), yellow (1-10), red (full)