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Open data directory

Open data directory

491 open data portals, APIs and research datasets from 39 countries and the main global bodies. Filter by theme, coverage, licence and update frequency; every listing links to the original publisher.

491sources
274with an API
39countries
14themes

Directory v1.0.0 · updated 30 October 2026 · links checked 29 October 2026 · CSV · JSON · CC BY 4.0

491 sources

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Network

One open-data layer for a network of sites

Each source is tagged with the sites it serves. 131 cross-cutting sources on climate, demographics and the economy serve all of them.

Heat Protection Solutions (opens in a new tab)

heatprotectionsolutions.com

Draws on Heat

37 sources

Improve Water Governance (opens in a new tab)

improvewatergovernance.org

Draws on Water

34 sources

Restructuring Supply Chains (opens in a new tab)

restructuringsupplychains.com

Draws on Supply chains & shocks

37 sources

Sumnetics (opens in a new tab)

sumnetics.com

Draws on Foresight & futures

33 sources

Foresighty

Draws on Foresight & futures

33 sources

Improving Online Public Services (opens in a new tab)

improvingonlinepublicservices.org

Draws on Public services

73 sources

Improving Citizen Participation (opens in a new tab)

improvingcitizenparticipation.org

Draws on Citizen participation

21 sources

Respectful Migration (opens in a new tab)

respectfulmigration.org

Draws on Migration

25 sources

High Ground Acquisitions (opens in a new tab)

highgroundacquisitions.com

Draws on Acquisitions & company data

37 sources

BankruptcyBargains.com (opens in a new tab)

bankruptcybargains.com

Draws on Insolvency & bankruptcy

18 sources

Investing In Africans (opens in a new tab)

investinginafricans.com

Draws on Africa investment, Demographics, Public services

39 sources

Aspiration Platform (opens in a new tab)

aspirationplatform.com

Draws on Community & aspirations

17 sources

Summanity (opens in a new tab)

summanity.com

Draws on Community & aspirations

17 sources

See the 131 cross-cutting sources

Method

How to read the directory

Sources were compiled from official portals and checked by HTTP request. Duplicates were removed by URL and name. A listing is not an endorsement.

FieldWhat it means
ThemeOne primary theme per source. Themes feed the eight domains. Climate & environment, demographics, economy, and foresight & futures are context data that serve every domain.
Coverage and scopeThe country or region covered, and whether the source is global, regional, national or local.
LicenceAs stated by the publisher, at portal level. Datasets inside a portal can differ, so confirm the licence at the source before reuse. Not stated means we could not confirm one.
UpdatesHow often the publisher updates the data, where stated. Portals and catalogues are marked varies by dataset.
APIThe publisher offers an API for machine access. Some APIs need a free key or registration; the card says so.
Data layerWhich part of the data model the source mainly informs: Actors (organisation and company registers), Aspirations (goals, pledges, opinion, wellbeing), Assets (land, buildings, infrastructure, investment flows) or Dependencies (context on exposure, risk, trade, prices, macro trends and foresight).
Link checkEvery link was requested automatically on 29 October 2026. Sites that block automated requests still open in a browser. The 5 sources that could not be reached are flagged on their card.

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