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API Discovery: data.gouv.fr Turns Dataset Search Into Agent Intake

The data.gouv.fr catalogue API gives agents a public way to search French datasets, inspect metadata, and find attached resources before they act on a claim about public data.

A rough marker poster telling agents to find the data first, with api.gouv.fr, data.gouv.fr Swagger, dataset, organization, and resource metadata cards feeding a dataset intake conclusion.
Diagram Punkdata.gouv.fr turns dataset search into agent intake.
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Evidence: 4 source signals / July 7, 2026 / Daily Edition
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This belongs in a compact slot, not the lead, because there is no same-day API change. The useful public decision is narrower: builders can make agents find the dataset record, resources, producer, and reuse context before summarizing or downloading government data.

Signal

The api.gouv.fr catalogue file for API catalogue des donnees ouvertes - data.gouv.fr links the public Swagger definition at https://www.data.gouv.fr/api/1/swagger.json and says the API lets users consult dataset metadata, manage dataset records, and work with producer organizations and reuses.

Try It

Copy-paste agent instruction: Search the data.gouv.fr API for the dataset topic I give you. Return the best dataset title, producer, resource URLs, license or access caveat if present, and one reason a human should verify the source before using the data.

Creative Example

Ask an agent planning a local climate dashboard to search for public datasets on heat islands, then make it list the dataset record and resources before it writes analysis code.

Caveat

Catalogue metadata is intake, not truth. Test caveat: the agent still has to inspect the actual resource file, update date, license, and producer page. What to watch: whether API docs add more agent-friendly examples for ambiguous dataset searches.

Evidence Trail

Receipts below the story

The article above is the public narrative. This section keeps the source trail and limits on the same page.

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DateJuly 7, 2026
LaneDaily Edition
Confidence78%
Sources4
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Primary Evidence

Evidence Limits

  • This is a compact utility brief, not a same-day API change.
  • Catalogue metadata is not the dataset itself; agents still need to inspect resource files, update dates, licenses, and producer pages.
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