Government — entry 051 of 90
Open Government, France
Data.gouv.fr is France's national open-data catalogue, run by the state's Etalab mission on its own open-source uData platform rather than CKAN. Its REST API at `/api/1/` lets anyone browse and search datasets, organizations, and reuses as JSON with no key required — a live unauthenticated call to `/api/1/datasets/` returns full results; a key is only needed to authenticate write operations like publishing or editing a dataset through a personal account. The live API also sends a wildcard `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header, so browser-side apps can query it cross-origin without a proxy.
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.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score88
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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- No key needed — call it now.
Stored keyNo key stored
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