🇱🇺 Luxembourg Open Data Scraper

🚀 Export Luxembourg open government datasets in seconds. Turn the national data portal data.public.lu into a clean feed of 2,500+ datasets with their files, organizations, tags and licenses.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-06-05 · 📊 29 fields per record · 2,500+ public datasets · Full national open data catalog

Luxembourg's official open data portal, data.public.lu, publishes thousands of datasets from ministries, municipalities, public services and certified organizations. This Actor reads the portal's official uData API and returns one clean record per dataset, including every downloadable resource attached to it.

Coverage: the full public catalog of data.public.lu, covering mobility, weather, environment, geography, statistics, budgets and more. Filter by free text search, by tag, or by organization to focus on exactly the datasets you need.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Data journalists and researchers	Discovering and tracking public datasets
Civic tech and GovTech builders	Feeding open data into apps and dashboards
Analysts and data engineers	Building catalogs of available data sources
Open data and transparency teams	Monitoring publication and update activity

📋 What the Luxembourg Open Data Scraper does

This Actor queries the data.public.lu uData API and collects open government datasets. For each dataset it returns the title, description, publishing organization, tags, license, update frequency, creation and modification dates, popularity metrics, and the full list of attached resources with their formats, sizes and download links.

You can run it with no filters to list the most recent datasets, or narrow the catalog using a search query, a tag, or an organization. Slugs for organizations are resolved automatically to the identifier the API expects.

🎬 Full Demo (🚧 Coming soon)

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	No	Full text search across dataset titles and descriptions.
tag	string	No	Tag slug to filter datasets (e.g. transport, mobility).
organization	string	No	Organization slug or 24 character identifier.
pageSize	integer	No	Datasets requested per API page (1 to 100, default 20).
maxItems	integer	No	Free users limited to 10 items. Paid users up to 1,000,000.

Example 1: latest datasets

{
  "maxItems": 20,
  "pageSize": 20
}

Example 2: filter by tag and organization

{
  "tag": "transport",
  "organization": "cfl-mobility",
  "maxItems": 50
}

⚠️ Good to Know: leave all filters empty to browse the latest datasets. The organization field accepts a slug such as cfl-mobility, which is resolved to its internal identifier automatically. Tags must match the exact slug shown on data.public.lu.

📊 Output

Each record represents one dataset and includes its resources list.

Field	Description
🖼 imageUrl	Logo of the publishing organization
📌 title	Dataset title
🔗 datasetUrl	Public dataset page on data.public.lu
🆔 id	Dataset identifier
🏷 slug	Dataset slug
📝 description	Full dataset description
🏢 organization	Publishing organization name
📜 license	License code (e.g. cc-by, cc-zero)
🔄 frequency	Declared update frequency
🏷 tags	Array of dataset tags
🌍 spatialGranularity	Spatial granularity (e.g. country)
🗺 spatialZones	Spatial zones covered
📅 createdAt	Creation timestamp
🕒 lastModified	Last modification timestamp
👁 views	View count metric
♻️ reuses	Reuse count metric
⭐ qualityScore	Portal quality score (0 to 1)
📦 formats	Distinct resource formats
#️⃣ resourceCount	Number of attached resources
📂 resources	Array of resources (title, format, size, url, downloadUrl, dates)
🕒 scrapedAt	When the record was collected

Sample records (real output):

{
  "imageUrl": "https://download.data.public.lu/avatars/ea/e64daed3f141978063c4260a1e42a4-original.jpg",
  "title": "FLEX Carsharing by CFL",
  "datasetUrl": "https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/flex-carsharing-by-cfl-1/",
  "organization": "CFL Mobility",
  "license": "cc-by",
  "frequency": "continuous",
  "tags": ["carsharing", "cfl", "flex", "its", "mobility"],
  "formats": ["csv"],
  "resourceCount": 1,
  "views": 115,
  "lastModified": "2026-06-05T16:41:12.344000+00:00"
}

{
  "imageUrl": "https://download.data.public.lu/avatars/6b/cc58718d244e64bf1b7fbf3e91f7cb-original.png",
  "title": "Aerodrome Reports and Forecasts for Luxembourg-Airport (ELLX)",
  "datasetUrl": "https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/aerodrome-reports-and-forecasts-for-luxembourg-airport-ellx/",
  "organization": "MeteoLux",
  "license": "cc-zero",
  "frequency": "continuous",
  "tags": ["climat", "meteorology", "mobility", "transport", "waether"],
  "formats": ["csv"],
  "resourceCount": 3,
  "views": 122,
  "lastModified": "2026-06-05T16:32:21.745000+00:00"
}

{
  "imageUrl": "https://download.data.public.lu/avatars/6b/cc58718d244e64bf1b7fbf3e91f7cb-original.png",
  "title": "Present weather condition at Luxembourg-Airport (ELLX) decoded from METAR message",
  "datasetUrl": "https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/present-weather-condition-at-luxembourg-airport-ellx-decoded-from-metar-message/",
  "organization": "MeteoLux",
  "license": "cc-zero",
  "frequency": "continuous",
  "tags": ["climat", "meteorology", "weather"],
  "formats": ["csv"],
  "resourceCount": 4,
  "views": 118,
  "lastModified": "2026-06-05T16:32:13.176000+00:00"
}

✨ Why choose this Actor

• Reads the official data.public.lu uData API, so results stay close to the source.
• One clean record per dataset, with the full resources list attached.
• Filter by search query, tag, or organization, with automatic slug resolution.
• Includes organization logos, licenses, update frequency and quality scores.
• No login or API key required to run.

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Setup	Resources included	Filtering	Maintenance
This Actor	None, run and go	Yes, full list	Query, tag, organization	Managed
Manual portal browsing	High, page by page	Manual copy	Limited	Constant
Raw API scripting	Coding required	You build it	You build it	You own it

🚀 How to use

1. Sign up for a free Apify account using this link.
2. Open the Luxembourg Open Data Scraper in the Apify Console.
3. Leave filters empty for the latest datasets, or set a query, tag, or organization.
4. Set how many datasets you want with Max Items, then click Start.
5. Collect your results once the run finishes.

💼 Business use cases

Data discovery and cataloging

Goal	How this helps
Build a searchable catalog	Pull titles, tags and organizations in one pass
Track new publications	Sort by creation and modification dates

Civic tech and applications

Goal	How this helps
Feed open data into apps	Resource download links are included per dataset
Surface official sources	Organization names and pages travel with each record

Research and journalism

Goal	How this helps
Find datasets by topic	Search by query or tag across the catalog
Cite licensing clearly	License codes are returned for every dataset

Monitoring and reporting

Goal	How this helps
Watch update activity	Frequency and last modified timestamps included
Measure popularity	View and reuse metrics ship with each record

🔌 Automating Luxembourg Open Data Scraper

Connect this Actor to the tools you already use:

• Make and Zapier for no code workflows.
• Slack to post new datasets to a channel.
• Airbyte to sync results into a warehouse.
• GitHub Actions to schedule recurring runs.
• Google Drive to archive results automatically.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

• Research: study how Luxembourg publishes and updates open data over time.
• Personal: find public transport, weather or mapping data for hobby projects.
• Non-profit: support transparency and civic engagement initiatives.
• Experimentation: prototype dashboards and data apps on real public data.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant

Bring your results into your favorite assistant:

• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Perplexity
• Microsoft Copilot

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an API key? No. The data.public.lu uData API is public and this Actor needs no key.

What is the data source? The official Luxembourg open data portal at data.public.lu.

How many datasets are available? The catalog holds 2,500+ public datasets at the time of writing.

Can I filter by topic? Yes. Use the search query or a tag slug to narrow the results.

Can I filter by publisher? Yes. Provide an organization slug or identifier in the organization field.

Does each record include the data files? Yes. Every dataset carries a resources list with formats and download links.

What languages are dataset titles in? Mostly French and English, as published on the portal.

How current is the data? Each run reads the portal live, so results reflect the catalog at run time.

Is there a limit on results? Free runs return up to 10 datasets. Paid plans go much higher.

Is this affiliated with the Luxembourg government? No. It is an independent tool that reads only publicly available data.

🔌 Integrate with any app

Results are available through the Apify API and storage, so you can push them into databases, spreadsheets, BI tools, or any service that speaks HTTP.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: independent tool, not affiliated with the Luxembourg government or data.public.lu. Only publicly available data collected.