Get an overview of types of data the Census Bureau provides API access to. Learn to use our resources to write and construct an API call.





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Census Academy Course: Introduction to the Census Bureau Data API [ [link removed] ]

The Census Bureau Application Programming Interface (API) is a data service that enables software developers and researchers to streamline data integration within their applications and data visualizations through access to our free API data.

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Course Contents

*Module 1: Introduction to API?s and Census Bureau Data [ [link removed] ] (37 minutes)*


* Part 1: What is an API (4:26)
* Part 2: Introduction to Census Bureau Data (15:20)
* Part 3: What is Available on the Census Data API (4:22)
* Part 4: Demo of data.census.gov (12:59)

*Module 2: Accessing the API and Building Your Query [ [link removed] ] (51 minutes)*


* Part 1: What to Know About API Keys (4:15)
* Part 2: Core Concepts of the Census Bureau Data API (9:44)
* Part 3: Building Your First Queries (37:39)

*Module 3: Creating Your Datasets Using Excel and R [ [link removed] ] (42 minutes)*


* Part 1: Loading and Parsing Data Using Excel (21:23)
* Part 2: Loading and Parsing Data Using R (20:19)

*Module 4: Using Your Data and Next Steps [ [link removed] ] (25 minutes)*

Part 1: Visualizing the Data in Excel and R (18:18)
Part 2: Other Resources and Next Steps (4:06)
Part 3: Contact (2:03)






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