Data.gov API - US Open Government Data Catalog

API Integration

This actor connects to an external API service. You'll need valid API credentials from the service provider.

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API Integration

This actor connects to an external API service. You'll need valid API credentials from the service provider.

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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.

Features

• Search Datasets: Full-text search across catalog
• Get Dataset: Detailed dataset metadata by ID
• Search by Agency: Datasets from specific agencies
• Search by Topic: Filter by data category
• Get Popular: Most downloaded datasets
• Get Recent: Recently added/updated datasets
• Get Agencies: List of data-publishing agencies
• Get Topics: Available data categories
• Demo Mode: Test with sample data

Quick Start

{
  "query": "example search"
}

Demo Mode (Enabled by Default)

This actor uses a free public API and defaults to demoMode: true.

Since this actor wraps a free, publicly available API, demo mode is enabled by default. This allows you to:

• Test the actor without any configuration
• See real sample data from the actual API
• Verify the output format before integrating

To get customized results, simply provide your own input parameters.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
See input schema

Output Format

{
  "data": [...]
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

• Search Datasets: $0.01
• Get Dataset: $0.01
• Agency Search: $0.01
• Topic Search: $0.01
• Popular Datasets: $0.01
• Recent Datasets: $0.01
• Get Agencies: $0.01
• Get Topics: $0.01

Use Cases

• Data discovery and research
• Building data products
• Academic research
• Journalism investigations
• Civic tech applications
• Government transparency
• Machine learning datasets
• API integration discovery

API Reference

See official API documentation for details.

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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