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Data.gov API - US Open Government Datasets

Access the Data.gov catalog of 300,000+ US government datasets. Search datasets by topic, agency, format, and keywords. Discover open data from federal, state, and local governments

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Data.gov API - US Open Government Data Catalog

Access the Data.gov catalog of 300,000+ US government datasets. Search datasets by topic, agency, format, and keywords. Discover open data from federal, state, and local governments.

Quick Start

Run with real data

{
  "task": "search_datasets",
  "limit": 100
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
`task`	string	`"search_datasets"`	Yes*	The operation to perform
`searchQuery`	string	-	No	Keywords to search in dataset titles and descriptions
`datasetId`	string	-	No	Unique dataset identifier
`agency`	string	-	No	Federal agency name or abbreviation
`topic`	string	-	No	Dataset topic/category
`format`	string	-	No	Dataset file format
`license`	string	-	No	Data license type
`limit`	integer	`100`	No	Maximum number of results to return
`webhookUrl`	string	-	No	URL to receive results via webhook

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
API Request	Each Data.gov API request processed	$0.01

Troubleshooting

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

Invalid input format (check the examples above)
The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

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