resource_show: Get resource metadata

API: data.gov:data.gov-api
Endpoint: /action/resource_show
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 404
Latency: 310ms

Description

Retrieves detailed metadata for a specific resource (file) by its ID. Use this to get download URLs, file format, MIME type, and other file-specific metadata. Returns resource details including direct download links.

From spec: Get metadata for a specific resource (file/download link) within a dataset.

Usage Tips

- Requires POST request, not GET - Resource ID can be obtained from package_show response - Returns file metadata including download URL in the 'url' field

Parameters (2)

id (string, query, required)

Resource ID.

include_tracking (boolean, query, optional, default: False)

Include tracking data.

Examples (1)

Get resource metadata by ID probe-gate

Demonstrates retrieving file metadata using POST request with resource ID

curl 'https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/resource_show'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/resource_show")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("data")
result = api.fetch("action/resource_show")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/resource_show");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 03:10:27.647784 404 310ms
2026-04-15 03:19:25.571013 400 657ms
2026-04-14 00:01:44.273690 400 772ms
2026-04-12 14:57:37.362030 400 565ms
2026-04-10 00:58:52.972610 400 523ms
2026-04-09 00:16:11.661290 400 619ms
2026-04-08 00:15:58.009923 400 744ms
2026-04-07 00:59:24.987901 400 316ms
2026-04-06 04:25:24.348059 400 639ms
2026-04-05 14:14:47.446218 400 668ms