Socrata Open Data API (SODA)
FreeLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
The SODA query API behind hundreds of government and NGO open-data portals, for filtering tabular datasets.
Example request
curl -s 'https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/ydr8-5enu.json?$limit=2&$$app_token=$API_KEY'
Free tier, in plain English
Free to use; an optional free application token gives each app its own request pool instead of a shared per-IP limit.
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