Colorado Information Marketplace
Colorado state open-data catalog and datasets
Colorado's state open-data portal runs on Socrata, so both its dataset catalog and individual datasets are queryable as JSON without a key. The sample hits the catalog discovery endpoint and returns dataset metadata.
GET https://data.colorado.gov/api/catalog/v1?limit=1
{
"results": [
{
"resource": {
"name": "Dallas Police Active Calls",
"id": "9fxf-t2tr",
"type": "dataset"
}
}
]
}curl "https://data.colorado.gov/api/catalog/v1?limit=1"const res = await fetch("https://data.colorado.gov/api/catalog/v1?limit=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://data.colorado.gov/api/catalog/v1?limit=1")
print(res.json())/api/catalog/v1?limit=1PROBEDColorado state open-data catalog and datasets
/apiApi — documented GET route.
/api/1Api details by ID (example: 1).
/api?limit=10Api — documented GET route.
/api/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
/api/catalog/v1?limit=5V1 — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Colorado Information Marketplace: common questions
Is Colorado Information Marketplace free to use?
Yes — Colorado Information Marketplace is a free government API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Colorado Information Marketplace need an API key?
No — Colorado Information Marketplace needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call Colorado Information Marketplace from the browser?
Yes — Colorado Information Marketplace returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Colorado Information Marketplace up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Colorado Information Marketplace is new. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.