Data.gov.ie datasets

The data.gov.ie API

Data.gov.ie is built using CKAN v2.2 (link is external), which provides a powerful API that allows developers to retrieve datasets, groups or other CKAN objects and search for datasets. There is full documentation (link is external) available for the CKAN API online.

Example API Calls

Get JSON-formatted lists of a site’s datasets or other CKAN objects: data.gov.ie/api/3/action/package_list data.gov.ie/api/3/action/tag_list Get a full JSON representation of a dataset, resource or other object: data.gov.ie/api/3/action/package_show?id=the-walled-towns-of-ireland data.gov.ie/api/3/action/tag_show?id=marine Search for packages or resources matching a query: data.gov.ie/api/3/action/package_search?q=museum data.gov.ie/api/3/action/resource_search?query=name:The%20Walled%20Towns%20of%20Ireland

More information at https://data.gov.ie/developers