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District of Columbia Open Data
Open Data DC is the District of Columbia government's catalogue of public datasets, spanning crime incidents, GIS/mapping layers, and financial and demographic data, published on an Esri ArcGIS Hub site. Datasets are queryable keyless through the Hub's search and DCAT feed APIs and through individual ArcGIS Feature/Map Services, returning JSON, GeoJSON, CSV, or shapefile depending on the layer. No account or API key is required to read data.
AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSON, GeoJSON, CSV, ShapefileResponses can be requested as JSON or GeoJSON or CSV or Shapefile.
GreatAPIs Score
Score94
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats15/15Supports 4 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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Stored keyNo key stored
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