# CDC Socrata Open Data API (data.cdc.gov)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/cdc-socrata-open-data-api/  
**Provider:** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — https://apis.io/providers/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/  
**Base URL:** https://data.cdc.gov/resource/  
**Documentation:** https://data.cdc.gov/

CDC Socrata Open Data API (data.cdc.gov) is one of 9 APIs that [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://apis.io/providers/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Datasets, Open Data, and SODA. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

The CDC Socrata Open Data API (SODA) provides programmatic JSON, CSV, and GeoJSON access to hundreds of data.cdc.gov datasets covering COVID-19 case surveillance, vaccination coverage, excess deaths, flu surveillance, PRAMStat, PLACES small-area estimates, environmental public health tracking, and chronic disease indicators. Supports SoQL filtering, aggregation, pagination, and authenticated app tokens for higher rate limits.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **Website** — https://data.cdc.gov/
- **Documentation** — https://dev.socrata.com/
- **Reference** — https://dev.socrata.com/docs/endpoints.html
- **GettingStarted** — https://dev.socrata.com/consumers/getting-started.html
- **Signup** — https://evergreen.data.socrata.com/signup
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention APIs (8)

- [CDC WONDER API](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/cdc-wonder-api/)
- [CDC PLACES / 500 Cities API](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/cdc-places-api/)
- [CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking Network API](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/cdc-ephtn-api/)
- [CDC Public Health Media Library (Content Syndication)](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/cdc-content-syndication/)
- [CDC Open Technology API Index](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/open-cdc-apis-index/)
- [CDC NNDSS / MMWR Socrata Data](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/cdc-tb-nndss-socrata/)
- [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SODA v2.1 API](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-soda-v2-1-api/)
- [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SODA v3 API](https://apis.io/apis/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-soda-v3-api/)

## Tags

Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Datasets, Open Data, SODA, Socrata, Surveillance

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