Navigating the Site

Accounts and Access

• Be in the know and stay informed!
• Domain and Dataset Notifications
• Logging in with Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
• Reset your Socrata Account Password
• Signing up for an Account
• User Profile and Account Overview

Managing Dataset Permissions and Metadata

• Edit dataset metadata
• How do I change the permissions on my dataset to public or private?
• Metadata schema
• Share and assign permissions for datasets and views
• Transfer ownership of a dataset
• Which licensing option should I use?

Discovering Data

• Catalog Search FAQ
• Navigating the dataset catalog
• Suggest a dataset

API Access

• European Number Formatting in the API
• How to query more than 1000 rows of a dataset
• Locating the API Docs for a Dataset
• Where can I find API Documentation?
• Where do I find the API Endpoint?

Dataset Basics

• "Primer" for Filtered Views
• Contact Dataset Owner - How does it work?
• Embedding a Dataset or Classic Visualization using the Social Data Player
• Export formats for downloading data
• Exporting to CSV: Why are there missing digits on numbers?
• How to contact a dataset owner

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Access Socrata Datasets using Third Party Tools

• Access Socrata Data using OData
• Analyze Socrata data in Microsoft Excel® using Socrata Open Data Connector
• OData Troubleshooting for Microsoft Excel and Power BI
• Open A Socrata Dataset In Carto
• Open A Socrata Dataset In Microsoft Power BI
• Open A Socrata Dataset In Plot.ly

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Miscellaneous

• Accessibility Instructions for using an Open Data Portal
• Excel Limitations - Characters in a cell
• Glossary of Terms
• Notifications
• Technical Update: Dataset Storage Upgrade
• Tips and Tricks: Avoid filter/sort/group within a working copy when making edits