# NYC Open Data Dataset Search (`scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nyc-open-data`) Actor

Search NYC Open Data and Socrata datasets including 311 requests, restaurant inspections, building permits, and the public catalog. Export normalized records with SoQL filters and pagination.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrupulous\_waterbird\_m4w/nyc-open-data.md
- **Developed by:** [Mori](https://apify.com/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, Other
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## NYC Open Data Dataset Search

Search and export records from NYC Open Data / Socrata public datasets including 311 requests, restaurant inspections, and building permits. No auth, no proxy..

### What it does

- Extracts ITEM\_TYPE from URL\_LIST
- Outputs structured JSON (SCHEMA\_LINK)
- Handles pagination, retries, proxy rotation out of the box

### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `startUrls` | yes | List of URLs to scrape |
| `maxRequestsPerRun` | no | Cap on total requests (default 100) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no | Proxy settings (default: Apify Proxy) |

### Output

One record per source page:

```json
{
  "url": "...",
  "title": "...",
  "items": [...],
  "scrapedAt": "ISO-8601"
}
```

### Pricing

Free tier: 100 runs/month. Pro: $X/mo.

### Limitations

- Static HTML only (no JS rendering — use the playwright template for SPAs).
- Single-domain by default. Set `enqueueLinks` globs to crawl.

### Changelog

- 0.1.0 — initial release.

# Actor input Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Which NYC Open Data dataset to query. '311' = 311 Service Requests (erm2-nwe9), 'restaurants' = DOHMH Restaurant Inspections (43nn-pn8j), 'building\_permits' = DOB Building Permits (ipu4-2q9a), 'catalog\_search' = Socrata catalog search across all data.cityofnewyork.us datasets, 'custom' = any Socrata resource id you provide via customResourceId.

## `customResourceId` (type: `string`):

Only used when dataset='custom'. Provide the 9-character Socrata resource id (e.g. erm2-nwe9). Found in the dataset URL on data.cityofnewyork.us.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Free-text search. For 'catalog\_search' this maps to the Socrata catalog q= parameter. For row datasets (311, restaurants, building\_permits, custom) this maps to the SoQL $q= full-text parameter.

## `where` (type: `string`):

Optional SoQL WHERE expression (e.g. "borough='BROOKLYN'"). Only used for row datasets. Leave empty for no filter. See https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/ for syntax.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Cap on total records exported. Socrata caps $limit at 50,000 per request; this actor walks pages until maxItems is reached.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dataset": "311",
  "customResourceId": "erm2-nwe9",
  "query": "noise",
  "where": "",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nyc-open-data").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nyc-open-data").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nyc-open-data --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nyc-open-data",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/JYotmPkA038Kk8H95/builds/ZLcgO4oXkvVmGHevN/openapi.json