US Census

Overview


The United States government makes available data collected by the us census bureau. The US Census Data - API Users Guide provides information about finding and using data provided by the US Census Bureau. Data is provided as a service which can be retrieved through a URL.

A sample URL is provided : 

https://api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/natstprc?get=STNAME,POP&DATE_=7&for=state:*
URL Link

Importing into Davinci


Once you have the URL that points to the data you wish to download, there are multiple ways to import the data into davinci.

  • Using the Data App
  • Scripting - using the scripting app and the $url function, the following script will download the data 
    
let data = await $url("https://api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/natstprc?get=STNAME,POP&DATE_=7&for=state:*");
    Try it!
  • Census Data App - provides a graphical user interface to retrieving census data
For more information about importing and using data within davinci, please see the data corner