HealthData.gov SODA API
The Socrata Open Data API (SODA) provides programmatic access to all public datasets hosted on HealthData.gov. Each dataset is accessible through a unique eight-character identifier inserted into the REST endpoint. Queries are expressed using SoQL (Socrata Query Language), a SQL-like syntax that supports filtering, sorting, aggregation, and pagination. Datasets span Medicare inpatient and outpatient claims, hospital compare quality scores, state drug utilization data, community health indicators, and thousands of additional HHS datasets. No authentication is required for public datasets; an app token raises the default request quota significantly.
Documentation
Documentation
https://dev.socrata.com/consumers/getting-started.html
Authentication
https://dev.socrata.com/docs/authentication.html
RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/healthdata/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
Specifications
Other Resources
AppTokens
https://dev.socrata.com/docs/app-tokens.html
SoQLQueryLanguage
https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/
DataCatalog
https://healthdata.gov/browse
GitHubOrganization
https://github.com/HHS/healthdata.gov
Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/healthdata/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
FinOps
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/healthdata/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml