Build something awesome with Open Data!
The Socrata Open Data API allows you to programatically access a wealth of open data resources from governments, non-profits, and NGOs around the world. Click the link below and try a live example right now.
https://data.ct.gov/resource/y6p2-px98.json?category=Fruit&item=PeachesLooking to use open data as part of your application or your business? Learn how to get started.
Support for most popular programming languages and platforms.
Are you a Socrata customer or data publisher? Check out our data publishing guide »
Looking for open data? Search the Open Data Network for datasets from all our customers and partners.
Changelog
Track the latest updates to our APIs and learn about upcoming changes.
- Import TLS Security Upgrade
- chrismetcalf on 29 Nov 2016
- SNI now required for HTTPS connections
- chrismetcalf on 24 Aug 2016
- Clarification of throttling limits
- chrismetcalf on 04 Jun 2016
Developer Blog
Tips & tricks, updates about events & hackathons, and interesting projects from the community.
- Visualizing data using the Google Calendar Chart
- stuagano on 03 Jan 2017
- Scrubbing data with Python
- stuagano on 03 Jan 2017
- Gauge Visualizations using the Google Charts library
- stuagano on 03 Jan 2017
Support Resources
We're here to help! Check out the resources below for answers.
- Stack Overflow
- We follow the
sodaandsocratatags on Stack Overflow. - IRC Chat
- Come chat with the Socrata team and ask questions
- GitHub
- Socrata 's Open Source!
- Issue Tracker
- Raise and discuss issues with the Socrata API, datasets, or data itself
- Event Calendar
- Where you can find our team in the coming weeks