group_show: Get topic group details

API: data.gov:data.gov-api
Endpoint: /group_show
Response format: application/json
Auth: api_key
Method: POST
Last Status: 405
Latency: 574ms

Description

Retrieves details about a topic group (CKAN group) by name or ID. Groups are used to categorize datasets by topic. Returns group metadata including display name, description, and associated datasets.

From spec: Retrieve detailed information about a specific topic group.

Usage Tips

- Requires POST request with JSON body - Returns 404 if group does not exist - Groups may not be widely used on Data.gov (topics often handled via tags instead)

Examples (1)

Get topic group details doc_extracted

Demonstrates retrieving metadata for a topic group (though groups may not be in use)

curl 'https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/group_show' \
  -X POST
import requests

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

api = zingu_apis.api("data")
result = api.get("group_show")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/group_show", {
  method: "POST",
});
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 04:12:12.234876 405 574ms
2026-04-15 03:47:05.290127 409 302ms
2026-04-14 02:11:40.208052 409 306ms
2026-04-12 12:30:02.014405 409 713ms
2026-04-10 01:35:39.721850 409 984ms
2026-04-09 03:28:41.749803 409 643ms
2026-04-08 07:28:46.687866 409 640ms
2026-04-07 01:51:56.155602 409 592ms
2026-04-05 19:31:45.940126 409 639ms