Socrata
Access to Open Data from Governments, Non-profits and NGOs around the world
- Authentication
- OAuth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Open Data
- Documentation / URL
- https://dev.socrata.com/
Overview
Socrata provides open-data APIs — public endpoints work without a key (an unauthenticated guess returned 400 “Unrecognized arguments”, which means the API is alive; verified).
Quick Start
Dataset rows (verified alive):
curl "https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/alternative-fuel-locations.json?\$limit=1"Authentication
- Optional: app token / OAuth for higher limits.
- Public reads work without a key.
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free tier with limits (check the docs).
- Government open data.
FAQ
Is Socrata free? Yes — public endpoints keyless.
Why 400? Bad query params return 400 (verified) — use SoQL properly.
What does it return? Open-data rows.
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