data.europa.eu European Open Data API
Central metadata and search API covering over one million public datasets from EU institutions and European member states.
When is this useful?
Cross-border European data discovery and DCAT-AP metadata harvesting.
Access & pricing
No key
Public search, catalog and SPARQL read endpoints require no API key.
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Limitations & terms
Aggregates national and EU catalogs; underlying data files remain hosted by the originating authorities.
Commercial use: Allowed per source
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Provenance & attributes
Kind: api · HTTPS: unknown · CORS: unknown
Sources: profiles
Categories: Government ·
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