organization_show: Get agency details

API: data.gov:data.gov-api
Endpoint: /organization_show
Response format: application/json
Auth: api_key
Method: POST
Last Status: 405
Latency: 765ms

Description

Retrieves details about a government agency (organization) by name or ID. Organizations represent federal agencies that publish datasets. Returns agency metadata including display name, description, logo URL, package count, and contact information.

From spec: Retrieve detailed information about a specific government organization/agency.

Usage Tips

- Requires POST request with JSON body containing 'id' field - Use organization ID from package_search results or agency abbreviation (e.g., 'epa-gov', 'hhs-gov') - Returns package_count showing number of datasets published by this agency

Examples (1)

Get EPA agency details probe-gate

Demonstrates retrieving complete metadata for a government agency

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

import requests

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

import zingu_apis

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

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/organization_show", {
  method: "POST",
});
const data = await resp.json();

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Time	Status	Latency
2026-04-16 03:40:02.100045	405	765ms
2026-04-15 00:14:43.257619	409	604ms
2026-04-14 02:46:34.697508	409	295ms
2026-04-12 14:56:08.011419	409	576ms
2026-04-10 01:26:57.300399	409	934ms
2026-04-09 02:40:59.001991	409	610ms
2026-04-08 00:54:25.856958	409	632ms
2026-04-07 00:16:53.799726	409	394ms
2026-04-05 21:04:13.399696	409	345ms