Is there an API for data.europa.eu?

data.europa.eu does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for data.europa.eu. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape data.europa.eu data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when data.europa.eu changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a data.europa.eu account?

No. Every data.europa.eu action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the data.europa.eu API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Government Legal

data.europa.eu API

data.europa.eu

EU open data portal - datasets, metadata, publishers, and high-value datasets.

Actions: 6
Category: Government Legal
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the data.europa.eu API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_data_europa_eu_dataset_comments.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_data_europa_eu_dataset_comments",
    "params": {
      "dataset_id": "691467f0f5dd0286d55bdd48"
    }
  }'

6 actions on data.europa.eu

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Dataset Comments
act_data_europa_eu_dataset_commentsread1 credit / call
Returns user comments and discussion threads for a dataset with total comment count.
dataset_id
string · required
Dataset Details
act_data_europa_eu_dataset_detailread1 credit / call
Returns full dataset metadata including title, publisher, dates, distributions, keywords, and category.
dataset_id
string · required
Dataset Endorsement Counts
act_data_europa_eu_dataset_endorsement_countsread1 credit / call
Returns like and dislike endorsement counts for a dataset.
dataset_id
string · required
HVD Dataset Listing
act_data_europa_eu_hvd_dataset_listingread2 credits / call
Returns paginated High-Value Datasets matching a query with titles, publishers, and modified dates.
page
string · required
search_query
string
limit
integer
Quick Search Listing
act_data_europa_eu_quick_search_listingread2 credits / call
Returns a paginated listing of datasets, catalogues, and editorial content from the portal.
page
string · required
limit
integer
Similar Datasets
act_data_europa_eu_similar_datasetsread1 credit / call
Returns related dataset recommendations with similar dataset IDs and similarity distance scores.
dataset_id
string · required

data.europa.eu API questions

Is there an API for data.europa.eu?: data.europa.eu does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for data.europa.eu. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape data.europa.eu data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when data.europa.eu changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a data.europa.eu account?: No. Every data.europa.eu action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the data.europa.eu API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.