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APIs Score

City, New York Open Data API

Beginner's Pick Government / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)
87 A
Metadata Score 0 50 100 Metadata estimate · not endpoint-tested
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Overview

City, New York Open Data is one of the largest municipal open data portals in the world, offering thousands of free datasets on topics like 311 complaints, restaurant inspections, traffic, and public safety. No API key is required to get started. It uses the Socrata Open Data API (SODA), making it straightforward to query with standard HTTP.

Beginner Tip

Use the Socrata SODA API with and parameters to filter large NYC datasets—for example, add ?=10 to get just a few rows while testing.

Available Data

Response fields: cityofnewyork us
Use case: Integrate new york (us) city open data data into web and mobile applications
City, New York Open Data data via REST API

Example Response

JSON Response 
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from City, New York Open Data",
    "description": "New York (US) City Open Data",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

unique_key Unique identifier for each record in the dataset.
created_date ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was created.
complaint_type Category of the 311 complaint or service request.
status Current status of the request (e.g., Open, Closed).
borough New York City borough where the issue was reported.

Implementation Example

Request 
const url = "https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

403 Forbidden / throttled Unauthenticated requests have a lower rate limit on the Socrata API.
✓ Register for a free app token at data.cityofnewyork.us and pass it as the X-App-Token header to increase your limit.
Empty array response The filter condition returns no matching rows.
✓ Double-check your filter syntax (SoQL) and test with no filter first to confirm the dataset has data.
400 Invalid SoQL Incorrect SoQL query syntax in the or parameter.
✓ Refer to the Socrata SoQL documentation and ensure field names match exactly—they are case-sensitive.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

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Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Government
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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