package_search: Search for datasets

API: data.gov:data.gov
Endpoint: /api/3/action/package_search
Response format: unknown
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 404
Latency: 336ms

Description

Search for packages (datasets) satisfying given search criteria using Solr query syntax. Returns dataset metadata including title, description, organization, resources, and tags.

Parameters (7)

facet (boolean, query, optional, default: True)

Enable faceted results for filtering by tags, organizations, etc.

facet.field (array, query, optional)

Fields to facet by (e.g., tags, organization, groups)

fq (string, query, optional)

Filter query to restrict results. Can be used multiple times for faceted filtering.

q (string, query, optional, default: *:*)

Solr search query. Supports wildcards, field searches, and boolean operators. Default: '*:*' returns all datasets.

rows (integer, query, optional, default: 10)

Maximum number of matching datasets to return

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 1000}

sort (string, query, optional)

Sort order for results

Constraints: {'enum': ['score desc', 'title asc', 'title desc', 'metadata_modified desc', 'metadata_created desc']}

start (integer, query, optional, default: 0)

Offset for pagination - where to begin in the result set

Constraints: {'minimum': 0}

Examples (1)

Search for datasets openapi-spec 
curl 'https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search?q=weather+climate&fq=tags%3Aeconomy'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search",
    params={
        'q': 'weather climate',
        'fq': 'tags:economy',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("data.gov")
result = api.fetch("api/3/action/package_search", q="weather climate", fq="tags:economy")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search?q=weather+climate&fq=tags%3Aeconomy");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 00:01:09.012977 404 336ms
2026-04-15 03:06:01.729713 200 796ms
2026-04-14 03:02:11.603607 200 939ms
2026-04-12 15:31:50.978631 200 632ms
2026-04-10 00:38:25.317946 200 780ms
2026-04-09 01:07:41.903849 200 843ms