About this API
data.europa.eu (formerly the European Data Portal and the EU Open Data Portal, now merged into one) is the broadest open-data catalog in the European Union — it aggregates datasets published by all 27 member states and EU institutions in one searchable place.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No, the Search API is fully public and free — no registration, no key (read-only operations only).
What data does this API return?
Dataset metadata from all EU countries — title, description, publishing country/institution, keywords, links to the resources themselves. Full metadata is also available as RDF via SPARQL.
Can this API be called directly from a browser?
Yes — the Search API returns a CORS header allowing calls from any domain, so it works straight from frontend code (hence the live "Try it" button above).
Who runs this API?
The European Commission. Full documentation is available at data.europa.eu.