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# Datasets

**repo:** [jdorfman/awesome-json-datasets](https://github.com/jdorfman/awesome-json-datasets)  
**category:** [[miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]

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# Awesome JSON Datasets [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

A curated list of awesome JSON datasets that don't require authentication.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> This repository is now archived. Thank you to all contributors for your valuable contributions!

## Contents
* [Bitcoin](#bitcoin)
* [Climate](#climate)
* [Crime](#crime)
* [Currency](#currency)
* [Food](#food)
* [Gaming](#gaming)
* [GitHub API](#[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github)-api)
* [Government](#government)
* [Historical Events](#historical-events)
* [HTTP](#http)
* [NASA](#nasa)
* [Nobel Prize](#nobel-prize)
* [Population](#population)
* [GDP](#gdp)
* [Reddit](#reddit)
* [Travel](#travel)
* [TV Shows](#tv-shows)
* [Movies](#movies)
* [Open Source Licenses](#open-source-licenses)
* [More [Awesome](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/awesome) Lists](#more-awesome-lists)
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [License](#license)

## Bitcoin
* [Latest Block](https://blockchain.info/latestblock)
* [Unconfirmed Transactions](https://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions?format=json)

> Pro Tip: Check out [Cryptocurrency Market Capitalizations](https://api.coinmarketcap.com/v1/ticker/) for more cryptocurrency prices.

## Climate

* [US Annual Average Temperature and Anomaly](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-series/us/110/00/tavg/ytd/12/1895-2016.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?base_prd=true&begbaseyear=1901&endbaseyear=2000) *(1880-2015 (vs. 1901-2000 Average)*
* [Contiguous US Annual Precipitation](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-series/us/110/00/pcp/ytd/12/1895-2016.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?base_prd=true&begbaseyear=1901&endbaseyear=2000) *(1895-2015)*

## Crime

* [DATA.POLICE.UK](https://data.police.uk/docs/)
  * [Crimes at Location](https://data.police.uk/api/crimes-at-location?date=2015-02&lat=52.629729&lng=-1.131592)
  * [Street Crime Dates](https://data.police.uk/api/crimes-street-dates)
  * [Neighbourhoods](https://data.police.uk/api/leicestershire/neighbourhoods)
  * [List of Forces](https://data.police.uk/api/forces)
* [DATA.GOV](https://www.data.gov/local/)
  * [Chicago (historical data since 2001)](https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/views/ijzp-q8t2/rows.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?accessType=DOWNLOAD)
  * [Los Angeles (historical data since 2010)](https://data.lacity.org/api/views/y8tr-7khq/rows.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?accessType=DOWNLOAD)

## Currency
* [Exchange Rate API](https://www.exchangerate-api.com)
  * [USD](https://api.exchangerate-api.com/v4/latest/USD)
  * [GBP](https://api.exchangerate-api.com/v4/latest/GBP)

## Food
* [FDA product recalls](https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json)
* [Open [Food](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/food) Facts](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v0/product/5060292302201.json)

## Gaming
* [Pokémon](https://pokeapi.co/docsv2/)
  * [Pokémon by Number](http://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/1/) *(Replace `1` with desired [Pokémon](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/pok-mon) number)*
  * [Types](http://pokeapi.co/api/v2/type/1/) *(Replace `1` with another number to retrieve different type)*
  * [Abilities](http://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ability/1) *(Replace `1` with another number to retrieve different ability)*
* [Pokédex](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Biuni/PokemonGO-Pokedex/master/pokedex.json)
* [Magic: The Gathering](http://magic.wizards.com)
  * [MTG LEA Set + Extras](https://mtgjson.com/json/LEA-x.json)
  * [MTG LEB Set + Extras](https://mtgjson.com/json/LEB-x.json)
  * [MTG ARN Set + Extras](https://mtgjson.com/json/ARN-x.json)

> Protip: [https://mtgjson.com](https://mtgjson.com) lists many more Magic: The Gathering card data sets, as well as zipped versions of all sets.

* [Steam Player Number](https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v0001/?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&appid=0)

## GitHub API
* [Emojis](https://api.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).com/emojis)
* [Events](https://api.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).com/events)
* [Gists](https://api.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).com/gists)
* [Meta](https://api.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).com/meta)

## Government
* United States Politicians
  * [Current US Senators](https://www.govtrack.us/api/v2/role?current=true&role_type=senator)
  * [Current US Representatives](https://www.govtrack.us/api/v2/role?current=true&role_type=representative&limit=438)

> Protip: [GovTrack](https://www.govtrack.us/) provides a [powerful API](https://www.govtrack.us/developers/api) for viewing data on Congress, roll calls, and bills.

* Department of Justice
  * [Blog Entries](https://www.justice.gov/api/v1/blog_entries.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?amp%3Bpagesize=2)
  * [Press Releases](https://www.justice.gov/api/v1/press_releases.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?pagesize=2)
  * [Speeches](https://www.justice.gov/api/v1/speeches.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?pagesize=2)
  * [Vacancy Announcements](http://www.justice.gov/api/v1/vacancy_announcements.[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)?pagesize=2)
* Scottish Parliament
  * [Departments](https://data.parliament.scot/api/departments)
  * [Events](https://data.parliament.scot/api/events)
  * [Government Roles](https://data.parliament.scot/api/governmentroles)
  * [Members](https://data.parliament.scot/api/members)

> Pro Tip: you can do **a lot** more at [http://parliamentdata.ca/](http://parliamentdata.ca/)

* Government of India
  * [State Codes](http://vocab.nic.in/rest.php/states/json)
  * [Consumer Price Index](https://data.gov.in/node/1084041/datastore/export/json)
  * [Agriculture Production](https://data.gov.in/node/135611/datastore/export/json)
  * [Number of Districts/DRDAs/Blocks/Villages](https://data.gov.in/node/100853/datastore/export/json)
  * [Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices](https://www.quandl.com/api/v1/datasets/MOSPI/GDP.json)
* Australia
  * [ABC Local Stations](http://data.gov.au/geoserver/abc-local-stations/wfs?request=GetFeature&typeName=ckan_d534c0e9_a9bf_487b_ac8f_b7877a09d162&outputFormat=json)
  * [VIC Police Station Locations](http://data.gov.au/geoserver/police-station-locations/wfs?request=GetFeature&typeName=762b47b2_e706_4cab_b0c7_cf8e406aefc1&outputFormat=json)
  * [Museums Victoria Collections](https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/api/search)
* Spain
  * [Province of Madrid Municipalities](https://datos.comunidad.madrid/catalogo/dataset/032474a0-bf11-4465-bb92-392052962866/resource/301aed82-339b-4005-ab20-06db41ee7017/download/municipio_comunidad_madrid.json)
  * [Province of Barcelona Municipalities](https://do.diba.cat/api/dataset/municipis/format/json2)
  * [Province of Madrid Educational Centers (non-university)](https://datos.comunidad.madrid/catalogo/dataset/ae433b7e-98f7-4547-8aa5-6ada557a429f/resource/21424b1c-6465-4db9-a5e3-6ddf180c634b/download/centros_educativos.json)

> Pro Tip: At [https://datos.gob.es/](https://datos.gob.es/catalogo?res_format_label=JSON) you can filter all kinds of public Spanish data. From universities to local and regional government institutions.

## Historical Events
* Languages
  * [English](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=en)
  * [German](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=de)
  * [Italian](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=it)
  * [Spanish](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=es)
  * [Portuguese](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=pt)
  * [Catalan](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=ca)
  * [Indonesian](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=id)
  * [Romanian](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=ro)
  * [Turkish](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/search.php?format=[json](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)&begin_date=-3000000&end_date=20151231&lang=tr)

> Pro Tip: You can change `begin_date` and `end_date` in URL to get events in a specific interval. More options [here](http://www.vizgr.org/historical-events/).

## HTTP
* [IP](http://httpbin.org/ip)
* [user-agent](http://httpbin.org/user-agent)
* [headers](http://httpbin.org/headers)
* [GET](http://httpbin.org/get)
* [gzip](http://httpbin.org/gzip)
* [deflate](http://httpbin.org/deflate)
* [response-headers](http://httpbin.org/response-headers?Content-Type=text/plain;%20charset=UTF-8&Server=MaxCDN)
* [cookies](http://httpbin.org/cookies)
* [stream](http://httpbin.org/stream/10)
* [delay](http://httpbin.org/delay/3)
* [cache](http://httpbin.org/cache/60) *(`60` === `60 seconds`)*

> Pro Tip: you can do **a lot** more at [http://httpbin.org](http://httpbin.org/).

## NASA
* [ISS Current Location](http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json)
* [How Many People Are In Space Right Now](http://api.open-notify.org/astros.json)
* [Earth Meteorite Landings](https://data.nasa.gov/resource/y77d-th95.json)
* [Near-[Earth](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/earth) Asteroids and Comets](https://data.nasa.gov/resource/2vr3-k9wn.json) *(Discovered By NEOWISE)*

## Natural Disasters
* [Earthquakes](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/all_hour.geojson)

## Nobel Prize
* [Prize](http://api.nobelprize.org/v1/prize.json)
* [Laureate](http://api.nobelprize.org/v1/laureate.json)
* [Country](http://api.nobelprize.org/v1/country.json)

## Open Source Licenses
* [All](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/)
* [Copyleft](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/copyleft)
* [OSI Approved](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/osi-approved)
* [Redundant](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/redundant)
* [Permissive](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/permissive)
* [Obsolete](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/obsolete)
* [Misc](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/miscellaneous)
* [Popular](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/popular)
* [Discouraged](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/discouraged)
* [Non-reusable](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/non-reusable)
* [Special Purpose](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/special-purpose)
* [Retired](https://api.opensource.org/licenses/retired)

> Become an OSI member [here](https://opensource.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=1)

## Population

* Historical Population (Since 1960)
  * [China](http://api.worldbank.org/countries/CHN/indicators/SP.POP.TOTL?per_page=5000&format=json)
  * [India](http://api.worldbank.org/countries/IND/indicators/SP.POP.TOTL?per_page=5000&format=json)
  * [United States](http://api.worldbank.org/countries/USA/indicators/SP.POP.TOTL?per_page=5000&format=json)

## GDP
* [USA](http://api.worldbank.org/countries/USA/indicators/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?per_page=5000&format=json)
* [China](http://api.worldbank.org/countries/CHN/indicators/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?per_page=5000&format=json)
* [India](http://api.worldbank.org/countries/IND/indicators/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?per_page=5000&format=json)

> Pro Tip: Link to country list [Here](http://api.worldbank.org/countries?per_page=304&format=json)

## Reddit
* [/r/all](https://www.reddit.com/r/all.json)
* [/r/AskReddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit.json)
* [/r/funny](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny.json)
* [/r/pics](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics.json)
* [/r/todayilearned](https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned.json)
* [/r/announcements](https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements.json)
* [/r/worldnews](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews.json)
* [/r/science](https://www.reddit.com/r/science.json)
* [/r/IAmA](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA.json)
* [/r/videos](https://www.reddit.com/r/videos.json)
* [/r/gaming](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming.json)
* [/r/linux](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux.json)

> Pro Tip: you can append `.json` to any subreddit url.

## Travel
* [Monthly Airline Delays by Airport, 2003-2016](https://think.cs.vt.edu/corgis/datasets/json/airlines/airlines.json)
* FAA Airport Status
  * [SFO](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/SFO?format=application/json)
  * [LAX](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/LAX?format=application/json)
  * [PHX](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/PHX?format=application/json)
  * [JFK](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/JFK?format=application/json)
  * [ATL](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/ATL?format=application/json)
  * [MIA](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/MIA?format=application/json)
  * [AUS](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/AUS?format=application/json)
  * [BOS](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/BOS?format=application/json)
  * [CLE](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/CLE?format=application/json)
  * [ORD](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/ORD?format=application/json)
  * [PDX](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/PDX?format=application/json)
  * [SJC](http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/SJC?format=application/json)

> Heads up: Only works for US airports only, not international.

## TV Shows

* [Mr. Robot (USA)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=mr-robot&embed=episodes)
* [Better Call Saul (AMC)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=better-call-saul&embed=episodes)
* [Homeland (Showtime)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=Homeland&embed=episodes)
* [Silicon Valley (HBO)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=silicon-valley&embed=episodes)
* [The Walking Dead (AMC)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=the-walking-dead&embed=episodes)
* [South Park (Comedy Central)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=south-park&embed=episodes)
* [Game of Thrones (HBO)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=game-of-thrones&embed=episodes)
* [House of Cards (Netflix)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=house-of-cards&embed=episodes)
* [The Big Bang Theory (CBS)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=big-bang-theory&embed=episodes)
* [Narcos (Netflix)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=narcos&embed=episodes)
* [Black Mirror (Netflix)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=black-mirror&embed=episodes)
* [Stranger Things (Netflix)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=stranger-things&embed=episodes)
* [Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=rick-&-morty&embed=episodes)
* [Westworld (HBO)](http://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=westworld&embed=episodes)

> Pro Tip: replace the field-value for a show not listed e.g. `shows?q=show-name`. More options [here](http://www.tvmaze.com/api)

* Rick and Morty
  * [Get all characters](https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/)
  * [Get a single character](https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/2)
  * [Filter locations](https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/location/?name=earth)
  * [Get an episode](https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/episode/12)
  * [Get multiple episodes](https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/episode/10,28)

> Pro Tip: More options at [https://rickandmortyapi.com/](https://rickandmortyapi.com/)

## Movies
* [American movies scraped from Wikipedia](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prust/wikipedia-movie-data/master/movies.json)
* [Showtime](http://showtimes.everyday.in.th/api/v2/)
  * [Current Movies in Thailand](http://showtimes.everyday.in.th/api/v2/movie/)
  * [Movie Theaters in Thailand](http://showtimes.everyday.in.th/api/v2/theater/)

## More Awesome Lists
* [Awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) *(The OG List)*
* [Help Wanted](https://github.com/fullstackla/awesome-help-wanted) *(Open Source projects looking for Help)*
* [JSON](https://github.com/burningtree/awesome-json) *(Libraries and Resources)*
* [WPO](https://github.com/davidsonfellipe/awesome-wpo) *(Web Performance Optimization)*
* [Shell](https://github.com/alebcay/awesome-shell) *(CLI [Frameworks](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/front-end-development/frameworks), Toolkits and Guides)*
* [Public APIs](https://github.com/toddmotto/public-apis) *(JSON APIs for use in web dev, some of which require authentication)*
* [Public Datasets](https://github.com/caesar0301/awesome-public-datasets) *(Datasets beyond just JSON)*
* [Style Guides](https://github.com/kciter/awesome-style-guide) *(Programming Languages, Platforms, Frameworks)*

## Contributing
If you want to contribute, please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).

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