Outcome

Socrata Public Data

Connects to Socrata portals to access, search, and retrieve public datasets from various government and organizational sources.

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Socrata Public Data

Connects to Socrata portals to access, search, and retrieve public datasets from various government and organizational sources.

Custom Streaming + One-shot

Fetch records from a Socrata/SODA dataset.

What you can ask Delphi

  • Which Socrata datasets are available for city crime statistics in New York?
  • Retrieve the latest 100 records from the Chicago building permits dataset.
  • What are the average daily temperature readings from the San Francisco open weather data for the last month?
  • Can I set up a recurring feed to monitor new restaurant inspection scores from the Boston Socrata portal?

Technical details

Authentication

Contact us for setup details.

Ingestion
Mode: Streaming + One-shot
Tools exposed (3)
socrata/get_records

Fetch records from a Socrata/SODA dataset.

socrata/search_datasets

Search Socrata portals for public datasets before creating a connector.

schedule_socrata_records

Create or update a recurring Socrata public-data connector.

Inputs

socrata/get_records

Name Type Required Description
dashboardId string no Target dashboard/initiative ID. Omit to use the current dashboard.
domain string yes Socrata portal domain, e.g. data.cdc.gov.
datasetId string yes Dataset identifier, e.g. swc5-untb.
soql string no Optional SoQL query string. Example: select countyname,data_value where stateabbr='NY'.
limit number no Max rows to fetch. Default 100.
offset number no Offset for one-shot pagination. Default 0.
rowIdentifierField string no Field path to a stable unique identifier for deduplication and deduplication keys.
description string no Human-readable description shown in the connector UI.
filter_paths string[] no Optional glob paths to reduce the response.

socrata/search_datasets

Name Type Required Description
query string yes Dataset search query.
domains string[] no Optional portal domains to scope the search, e.g. ['data.cdc.gov'].
limit number no Maximum number of results to return. Default 10.
offset number no Pagination offset. Default 0.
filter_paths string[] no Optional glob paths to reduce the response.

schedule_socrata_records

Name Type Required Description
dashboardId string no Target dashboard/initiative ID. Omit to use the current dashboard.
domain string yes Socrata portal domain, e.g. data.cdc.gov.
datasetId string yes Dataset identifier, e.g. swc5-untb.
soql string no Optional SoQL query string. Example: select countyname,data_value where stateabbr='NY'.
limit number no Max rows to fetch. Default 100.
offset number no Offset for one-shot pagination. Default 0.
rowIdentifierField string no Field path to a stable unique identifier for deduplication and deduplication keys.
description string no Human-readable description shown in the connector UI.
filter_paths string[] no Optional glob paths to reduce the response.
polling_frequency string yes How often to poll the dataset.
connectorId string no If provided, updates the existing connector.

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