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Dave Landry edited this page May 10, 2017
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The Data USA API allows users to access slices of data across multiple government sources. Data is available in both JSON and CSV formats.
There are 3 different endpoints for the API, each one fulfilling a different role of extracting data from the site:
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Data - retrieves variables from the most suitable database table (the "logic layer"), based on user-defined filters, crosswalking and substituting when necessary.
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Attributes - matches the entity IDs returned in the Data API to some base attributes, such as their name and profile image.
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Search - returns a list of fuzzy-matched results, based on a string query and optional filters.