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Umeå Open Data

Verified Aug 2026

Umeå's open-data portal runs on the OpenDataSoft platform, publishing the Swedish city's GIS, transit, and municipal datasets through the standard ODS Explore v2.1 API. Every dataset can be queried, filtered, and exported as JSON, CSV, or GeoJSON with no authentication required for public data.

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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, CSV, GeoJSONResponses can be requested as JSON or CSV or GeoJSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score100out of 100
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs20/20Machine-readable spec file bundled
Formats15/15Supports 3 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

  1. No key needed — call it now.
Stored keyNo key stored

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Endpoints

Servers
https://opendata.umea.se/api/explore/v2.1
Auth
apikey
Catalog7

API to enumerate datasets

GET/catalog/datasetsQuery catalog datasets
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
selectquerynostring
wherequerynostring
order_byquerynostring
limitquerynointeger
offsetquerynointeger
refinequerynostring
excludequerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
group_byquerynostring
include_linksquerynoboolean
include_app_metasquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200A list of available datasetsdatasets
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}Show dataset information
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
selectquerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
include_linksquerynoboolean
include_app_metasquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200The datasetdataset
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/exportsList export formats
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200A list of available export formats
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/exports/csvExport a catalog in CSV
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
delimiterquerynostring
list_separatorquerynostring
quote_allquerynoboolean
with_bomquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/exports/dcat{dcat_ap_format}Export a catalog in RDF/XML (DCAT)
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dcat_ap_formatpathyesstring
include_exportsqueryno
use_labels_in_exportsquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/exports/{format}Export a catalog
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
formatpathyesstring
selectquerynostring
wherequerynostring
order_byquerynostring
group_byquerynostring
limitquerynointeger
offsetquerynointeger
refinequerynostring
excludequerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/facetsList facet values
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
facetquerynostring
refinequerynostring
excludequerynostring
wherequerynostring
timezonequerynostring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200An enumeration of facets
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
Dataset9

API to work on records

GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/attachmentsList dataset attachments
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200List of all available attachments
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/exportsList export formats
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200A list of available export formats
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/exports/csvExport a dataset in CSV
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
delimiterquerynostring
list_separatorquerynostring
quote_allquerynoboolean
with_bomquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/exports/gpxExport a dataset in GPX
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
name_fieldquerynostring
description_field_listquerynostring
use_extensionquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/exports/parquetExport a dataset in Parquet
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
parquet_compressionquerynostring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/exports/{format}Export a dataset
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
formatpathyes
selectquerynostring
wherequerynostring
order_byquerynostring
group_byquerynostring
limitquerynointeger
refinequerynostring
excludequerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
use_labelsquerynoboolean
compressedquerynoboolean
epsgquerynointeger
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Return a file
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/facetsList dataset facets
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
wherequerynostring
refinequerynostring
excludequerynostring
facetquerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Facets enumeration
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/recordsQuery dataset records
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
selectquerynostring
wherequerynostring
group_byquerynostring
order_byquerynostring
limitquerynointeger
offsetquerynointeger
refinequerynostring
excludequerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
include_linksquerynoboolean
include_app_metasquerynoboolean
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200Recordsrecords
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error
GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/records/{record_id}Read a dataset record
Parameters
NameInRequiredType
dataset_idpathyesstring
record_idpathyesstring
selectquerynostring
langquerynostring
timezonequerynostring
Responses
StatusDescriptionSchema
200A single recordrecord
400
401Unauthorized
429
500Internal Server Error

Try it

Developer reference

Base URLhttps://opendata.umea.se/api/explore/v2.1
Rate limit

1000 requests/day per key/IP on the Umeå Opendatasoft platform

Key endpoints
  • GET/catalog/datasets
  • GET/catalog/datasets/{dataset_id}/records

Availability

Uptime100%
Median latency1497 ms
Last checkUp · 200 · Sep 2026

4 checks since Aug 2026. A person runs this check by hand, not an automated monitor.

Changelog

Spec versionv2.1
Tracked paths16
  • Aug 2026gained an OpenAPI spec

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