EU Open Data Portal Scraper

Scrape datasets from the EU Open Data Portal — Europe's official open data hub. Access over 1.7 million datasets from EU institutions, member states, and public bodies. No API key or registration required.

What This Actor Does

The EU Open Data Portal Scraper retrieves structured metadata for datasets published on data.europa.eu. You can search by keyword, browse datasets by EU theme (Environment, Energy, Health, etc.), filter by publisher, or look up specific datasets by their ID.

Each result includes:

• Dataset ID, title, and description (in your chosen language)
• Publisher name and homepage
• Theme categories (e.g., Environment, Economy, Transport)
• Keywords and tags
• Publication and modification dates
• Available distribution formats and download URLs
• Language availability
• Portal link

Use Cases

• Research & analysis: Find EU datasets on climate, health, transport, economics, and more
• Data journalism: Discover official EU statistics and reports
• Academic work: Locate government datasets for studies and papers
• Business intelligence: Access EU open data for market research
• Regulatory compliance: Find official EU regulatory datasets

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
mode	Select	Search mode: searchDatasets, byTheme, byPublisher, datasetDetails	searchDatasets
query	Text	Keyword or phrase to search for	climate change
theme	Select	EU theme category (e.g., ENVI for Environment, ENER for Energy)	—
publisher	Text	Publisher name filter (e.g., Eurostat)	—
datasetId	Text	Dataset ID for detail lookup	—
locale	Select	Language for titles/descriptions (ISO code, e.g., en, de, fr)	en
formatFilter	Select	Only return datasets with this distribution format (CSV, JSON, XML, etc.)	Any
maxItems	Integer	Maximum datasets to return (1–5000)	50

Modes

• searchDatasets (default): Search all datasets by keyword. Leave query blank to browse all datasets.
• byTheme: Browse datasets filtered by an EU data theme. Requires theme.
• byPublisher: Search datasets from a specific publisher. Uses publisher or query.
• datasetDetails: Fetch complete metadata for a specific dataset by datasetId.

EU Data Themes

ID	Name
AGRI	Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Food
ECON	Economy and Finance
EDUC	Education, Culture and Sport
ENER	Energy
ENVI	Environment
GOVE	Government and Public Sector
HEAL	Health
INTR	International Issues
JUST	Justice, Legal System and Public Safety
REGI	Regions and Cities
SOCI	Population and Society
TECH	Science and Technology
TRAN	Transport
OP_DATPRO	Provisional Data

Output

Each record contains:

{
  "dataset_id": "jrc-10112-10001",
  "title": "European Climate Assessment Dataset",
  "description": "Daily meteorological observations at weather stations across Europe...",
  "publisher_name": "Joint Research Centre",
  "publisher_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/jrc",
  "themes": ["Environment", "Science and Technology"],
  "keywords": ["climate", "meteorology", "temperature", "precipitation"],
  "issued_date": "2020-03-15",
  "modified_date": "2024-01-10",
  "languages": ["en", "de", "fr"],
  "format_types": ["CSV", "JSON"],
  "distributions": [
    {
      "title": "Climate Data CSV",
      "format": "CSV",
      "media_type": "text/csv",
      "access_url": "https://example.eu/data/climate.csv",
      "download_url": "https://example.eu/data/climate.csv",
      "license": "CC BY 4.0"
    }
  ],
  "download_url": "https://example.eu/data/climate.csv",
  "catalog": "jrc",
  "country": "eu",
  "url": "https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/jrc-10112-10001",
  "type": "dataset",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00"
}

Data Source

The EU Open Data Portal REST API (data.europa.eu/api/hub/search) is a free, open API with no authentication or registration required. It indexes over 1.7 million datasets from EU institutions and member states.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an API key? No. The EU Open Data Portal API is completely free and open. No registration required.

How many datasets can I retrieve? Up to 5,000 per run using the maxItems field. The portal has over 1.7 million datasets in total.

Can I filter by language? Yes. Use the locale field to get titles and descriptions in your preferred EU language (English, German, French, etc.).

How do I find datasets in a specific format like CSV? Use the formatFilter field and select CSV (or JSON, XML, PDF, etc.).

What is a dataset ID? Each dataset on the EU Open Data Portal has a unique identifier shown in its portal URL. You can use datasetDetails mode with this ID to get full metadata.

How recent is the data? The API reflects the live state of the EU Open Data Portal, which is updated continuously as member states and EU institutions publish new datasets.