`get_indicators`

Pack: who-gho · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/who-gho/mcp

Search or list WHO Global Health Observatory indicators. Returns indicator codes and names. Use the indicator code with get_data to retrieve actual values. Example: get_indicators(“life expectancy”) or get_indicators(“malaria”)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Optional search keyword to filter indicators (e.g., “mortality”, “tuberculosis”). Omit to list all.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "life expectancy"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/who-gho/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_indicators","arguments":{"query":"life expectancy"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_indicators', {
  "query": "life expectancy"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "tuberculosis"
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, indicators

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of indicators matching the query
`indicators`	array	List of indicators (max 50 returned)

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of indicators matching the query"
    },
    "indicators": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "WHO indicator code"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Indicator name"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "List of indicators (max 50 returned)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "indicators"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "who-gho": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/who-gho/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_indicators