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Data.gov

Data.gov — US federal open-data catalog search

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Data.gov exposes uS federal open-data catalog search We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Government). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

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Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://catalog.data.gov/search

{
  "after": "WzEuMCwyMTY3LCJjNDI4NTBjNS1mOWQ1LTRmNzUtYmY3Ni0wNTFiMjU1YjE0Y2IiXQ==",
  "results": [
    {
      "_score": 1,
      "_sort": [
        1,
        16148
      ],
      "dcat": {
        "@type": "dcat:Dataset",
        "accessLevel": "public",
        "bureauCode": [
          "018:00"
        ],
        "contactPoint": {
          "@type": "vcard:Contact",
          "fn": "CRDC Team",
          "hasEmail": "mailto:odp@ed.gov"
        },
        "description": "The 2015-16 tables are based on data collected from all of the nation’s school districts and schools—approximately 17,300 school districts and 96,300 schools. This set of Excel files contains data on students reported as harassed or bullied or disciplined for harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, race, or disability category for all states. Each file contains three spreadsheets: total students, male students, and female students. The Excel file contains data on allegations of harassment or bullying by type of allegations for all states.",
        "distribution": [
          {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "description": "The 2015-16 tables are based on data collected from all of the nation’s school districts and schools—approximately 17,300 school districts and 96,300 schools. This set of Excel files contains data on students reported as harassed or bullied or disciplined for harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, race, or disability category for all states. Each file contains three spreadsheets: total students, male students, and female students. The Excel file contains data on allegations of harassment or bullying by type of allegations for all states.",
            "downloadURL": "https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/assets/downloads/2015-2016/Allegations-of-Harassment-or-Bullying.xlsx",
            "format": "XLSX",
            "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
            "title": "Allegations of Harassment or Bullying"
          },
          {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "description": "The 2015-16 tables are based on data collected from all of the nation’s school districts and schools—approximately 17,300 school districts and 96,300 schools. This set of Excel files contains data on students reported as harassed or bullied or disciplined for harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, race, or disability category for all states. Each file contains three spreadsheets: total students, male students, and female students. The Excel file contains data on allegations of harassment or bullying by type of allegations for all states.",
            "downloadURL": "https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/assets/downloads/2015-2016/Harassment-Bullying-on-basis-of-disability-disciplined.xlsx",
            "format": "XLSX",
            "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
            "title": "On Basis of Disability - Disciplined "
          }
        ],
        "identifier": "a6312d29-ef5b-4df4-97ea-5da38ce36a7f",
        "keyword": [
          "Elementary-and-secondary",
          "Language"
        ]
      },
      "description": "The 2015-16 tables are based on data collected from all of the nation’s school districts and schools—approximately 17,300 school districts and 96,300 schools. This set of Excel files contains data on students reported as harassed or bullied or disciplined for harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, race, or disability category for all states. Each file contains three spreadsheets: total students, male students, and female students. The Excel file contains data on allegations of harassment or bullying by type of allegations for all states.",
      "distribution_titles": [
        "Allegations of Harassment or Bullying",
        "On Basis of Disability - Disciplined "
      ],
      "harvest_record": "https://catalog.data.gov/harvest_record/c4d2afc2-0d60-4a75-9a68-46c6a3dec87f",
      "harvest_record_raw": "https://catalog.data.gov/harvest_record/c4d2afc2-0d60-4a75-9a68-46c6a3dec87f/raw",
      "has_spatial": false
    },
    {
      "_score": 1,
      "_sort": [
        1,
        14689
      ],
      "dcat": {
        "@type": "dcat:Dataset",
        "accessLevel": "public",
        "bureauCode": [
          "018:00"
        ],
        "contactPoint": {
          "@type": "vcard:Contact",
          "fn": "CRDC Team",
          "hasEmail": "mailto:odp@ed.gov"
        },
        "description": "The Civil Rights Data Collection, 2017-18 (CRDC 2017-18) is part of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) program; program data are available beginning with the 2000 collection at https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/data. CRDC 2017-18 is a cross-sectional survey that collects data on key education and civil rights issues in the nation's public schools, which include student enrollment and educational programs and services, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, limited English proficiency, and disability. LEAs submit administrative records about schools in the district. CRDC 2017-18 is a universe survey. Key statistics produced from CRDC 2017-18 can provide information about critical civil rights issues as well as contextual information on the state of civil rights in the nation, including enrollment demographics, advanced placement, school discipline, and special education services.",
        "distribution": [
          {
            "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
            "description": "A public-use data file containing the entire CRDC year-of-choice data set in CSV format can be downloaded in a zip file.",
            "downloadURL": "https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/assets/ocr/docs/2017-18-crdc-data.zip",
            "format": "ZIP",
            "mediaType": "application/zip",
            "title": "2017-18-crdc-data.zip"
          }
        ],
        "identifier": "dd80845b-924e-40d3-964c-dd4875113f0a",
        "keyword": [
          "Elementary-and-secondary",
          "Language"
        ]
      },
      "description": "The Civil Rights Data Collection, 2017-18 (CRDC 2017-18) is part of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) program; program data are available beginning with the 2000 collection at https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/data. CRDC 2017-18 is a cross-sectional survey that collects data on key education and civil rights issues in the nation's public schools, which include student enrollment and educational programs and services, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, limited English proficiency, and disability. LEAs submit administrative records about schools in the district. CRDC 2017-18 is a universe survey. Key statistics produced from CRDC 2017-18 can provide information about critical civil rights issues as well as contextual information on the state of civil rights in the nation, including enrollment demographics, advanced placement, school discipline, and special education services.",
      "distribution_titles": [
        "2017-18-crdc-data.zip"
      ],
      "harvest_record": "https://catalog.data.gov/harvest_record/98a6ce25-0fc9-4954-af90-b7a5bb742e40",
      "harvest_record_raw": "https://catalog.data.gov/harvest_record/98a6ce25-0fc9-4954-af90-b7a5bb742e40/raw",
      "has_spatial": false
    }
  ],
  "sort": "relevance"
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://catalog.data.gov/search"
const res = await fetch("https://catalog.data.gov/search");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://catalog.data.gov/search")
print(res.json())

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GET/searchPROBED

Data.gov — US federal open-data catalog search

GET/search?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

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Data.gov: common questions

Is Data.gov free to use?

Yes — Data.gov 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 Data.gov need an API key?

No — Data.gov needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Data.gov from the browser?

Not directly — Data.gov doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is Data.gov up right now?

Data.gov is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.