Public JSON API for NYC fiscal and civic data. Free, no auth required.
Our API proxies NYC Open Data (Socrata). Unauthenticated requests are throttled at 1,000 requests/hour per IP. For higher limits, register for a free Socrata app token. All responses include fromCache and fetchedAt fields.
/api/healthHealth check — returns system status, environment, and Socrata API connectivity.
curl https://nycdashboard.com/api/health/api/search?q={query}Fuzzy search across agencies, boroughs, and community districts. Returns matching results ranked by relevance.
qstringSearch query (min 2 characters)curl "https://nycdashboard.com/api/search?q=police"/api/revenueRevenue data: tax categories, property tax breakdown, 20-year trends, federal & state aid, business taxes, fines, and non-tax revenue.
curl https://nycdashboard.com/api/revenue/api/spendingSpending data: agency budgets, payroll summary, capital vs. operating, historical trends, top contracts, and overtime rankings.
curl https://nycdashboard.com/api/spending/api/impactImpact data: 311 complaints, crime trends, MMR agency performance, and education outcomes.
curl https://nycdashboard.com/api/impact/api/agency/{slug}Agency detail: budget history, payroll by title, active contracts, capital projects, MMR performance, and 311 complaints for a specific agency.
slugstringAgency slug (e.g., nypd, doe, fdny). See list below.curl https://nycdashboard.com/api/agency/nypd/api/borough/{name}Borough detail: population, 311 complaints, crime breakdown, agency spending, and community districts for a specific borough.
namestringBorough ID: manhattan, bronx, brooklyn, queens, staten-islandcurl https://nycdashboard.com/api/borough/manhattandoecunynypdfdnydochradhsacsdycddohmhhhcdotdepparksddcdsnyhpdnychaomblawdcasdoittAll data originates from NYC Open Data (Socrata). You can query these datasets directly using the SODA API.
| Dataset | ID | Rows |
|---|---|---|
| NYC Expense Budget | mwzb-yiwb | 135K |
| NYC Citywide Payroll | k397-673e | 5.1M |
| NYC Contracts | qyyg-4tf5 | 240K |
| NYC Capital Projects | fb86-vt7u | 400K |
| Tax Revenue Actuals | j3uq-sh95 | 358 |
| Property Valuation | 8y4t-faws | 10.5M |
| Property Tax Rates | 7zb8-7bpk | 28 |
| 311 Service Requests | erm2-nwe9 | 38M |
| NYPD Complaint Data (Historic) | qgea-i56i | 8.9M |
| NYPD Complaint Data (YTD) | 5uac-w243 | 350K |
| Mayor's Management Report | rbed-zzin | 2.5K |
| Math Test Results | 74kb-55u9 | 52K |
| Graduation Rates | mjm3-8dw8 | 12K |
| Parking & Camera Violations | nc67-uf89 | 85M |