Open Government, Netherlands
Dutch government open data via CKAN
The Netherlands' national open-data register, backed by CKAN. Search 20k+ datasets from Dutch public bodies and read DCAT-style metadata as JSON. Status and authority fields use official government URI vocabularies.
GET https://data.overheid.nl/data/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1
{
"success": true,
"result": {
"count": 20778,
"results": [
{
"dataset_status": "http://data.overheid.nl/status/beschikbaar",
"contact_point_name": "Informatieproducten",
"author": "Informatieproducten",
"num_tags": 1
}
]
}
}curl "https://data.overheid.nl/data/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1"const res = await fetch("https://data.overheid.nl/data/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://data.overheid.nl/data/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1")
print(res.json())BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET
/action/package_search?rows=1PROBEDDutch government open data via CKAN
/actionAction — documented GET route.
/action/1Action details by ID (example: 1).
/action?limit=10Action — documented GET route.
/action/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
/action/package_search?limit=5Package Search — 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.
Open Government, Netherlands: common questions
Is Open Government, Netherlands free to use?
Yes — Open Government, Netherlands is a free government API. Free tier: Free — no key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Open Government, Netherlands need an API key?
No — Open Government, Netherlands needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call Open Government, Netherlands from the browser?
Not directly — Open Government, Netherlands 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 Open Government, Netherlands up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Open Government, Netherlands is new. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.