# jdorfman/awesome-json-datasets

A curated list of awesome JSON datasets that don't require authentication.

Repository: https://github.com/jdorfman/awesome-json-datasets
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-json-datasets
Language: JavaScript
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: json-dataset, json, awesome, awesome-list, list, data, dataset, datasets
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-03-01T22:07:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4041, "days_push": 185, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3613, forks 404 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.699337+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of publicly accessible JSON datasets and API endpoints that require no authentication, spanning topics like Bitcoin, climate, crime, currency, food, gaming, and government data. The repository is now archived and no longer actively maintained.

## Use cases
- find free JSON datasets for a side project
- sample data for testing an API client
- practice JSON parsing without signing up for API keys
- teaching datasets for a data science tutorial
- public endpoints to prototype a dashboard
- mock data sources for learning HTTP requests

## When to choose
- you need quick, key-free JSON data for demos, tests, or learning
- you want a directory of open endpoints across many domains
- you're building tutorials or examples that avoid API signup friction

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed uptime or maintained, current datasets
- you require large-scale production data pipelines with SLAs
- you need authenticated or licensed commercial datasets

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: abandoned
- function: data-science, developer-tools
- domain: data-science, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, -datasets, curated-list, open-data, no-authentication, archived

## Member repositories
- jdorfman/awesome-json-datasets (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.699337+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:33:37.339232+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jdorfman/awesome-json-datasets (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.699337+00:00, sha eb91f59f52e1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.