package_show: Get dataset details

API: data.gov:united-state-open-government
Endpoint: /action/package_show
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 404
Latency: 366ms

Description

Returns complete metadata for a specific dataset (called a 'package' in CKAN) including title, description, organization, tags, resources, and custom fields. Use this when you have a dataset ID or name and need full details about that specific dataset.

From spec: Retrieve complete metadata for a specific dataset by its name or ID. Returns dataset properties, resources, tags, and organization information.

Usage Tips

- The 'id' parameter accepts either the dataset's UUID or its URL-friendly name - Requires the full dataset ID (36 characters) or the dataset slug - Returns 404 if the dataset doesn't exist or has been deleted - Response includes nested organization and resource information

Parameters (1)

id (string, query, required)

Dataset name or UUID. Example: 'authorizations-from-10-01-2006-thru-12-31-2022' or '976ba379-f7ed-4960-a324-eb89b2ffa7a9'

Examples (1)

Get full metadata for a dataset by its UUID probe-gate

Demonstrates retrieving complete dataset metadata using the dataset's unique identifier

curl 'https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=976ba379-f7ed-4960-a324-eb89b2ffa7a9'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_show",
    params={
        'id': '976ba379-f7ed-4960-a324-eb89b2ffa7a9',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("united-state-open-government")
result = api.fetch("action/package_show", id="976ba379-f7ed-4960-a324-eb89b2ffa7a9")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=976ba379-f7ed-4960-a324-eb89b2ffa7a9");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 02:01:42.360145 404 366ms
2026-04-15 03:14:15.385147 200 671ms
2026-04-14 02:44:04.531394 200 592ms
2026-04-12 13:55:14.957386 200 793ms
2026-04-10 02:58:40.402135 200 752ms
2026-04-09 00:36:20.339402 200 800ms
2026-04-08 06:57:35.199752 200 806ms
2026-04-07 00:30:19.889380 200 755ms
2026-04-06 04:25:38.930386 200 781ms
2026-04-05 02:01:32.193336 200 852ms