/v1/bulk/observations/point/linked

Retrieve a single observation of multiple variables at a set date for entities linked to an ancestor entity by the same property.

More specifically, in the following diagram:

Example of a linked property

The property containedInPlace is linked. Buenos Aires is contained in Argentina, which is itself contained in South America – implying Buenos Aires is also contained in South America. With this endpoint, you could query for countries in South America (returning observations for Argentina) or for cities in South America (returning observations for Buenos Aires).

This is useful for retrieving an observation for all places within an ancestor place. For example, this could be getting the population of women in 2018 for all states in the United States.

Request

https://api.datacommons.org/v1/bulk/observations/point/linked?linked_property=containedInPlace&linked_entity={ancestor_place_dcid}&entity_type={place_type}&variables={variable_dcid_1}&variables={variable_dcid_2}&date={date}&key={your_api_key}
URL: https://api.datacommons.org/v1/bulk/observations/point/linked Header: X-API-Key: {your_api_key} JSON Data: { "linked_property": "containedInPlace", "linked_entity": "{ancestor_place_dcid}" "entity_type": "{place_type}", "date": "{date}", "variables": [ "{variable_dcid_1}", "{variable_dcid_2}", ... ] }

Path Parameters

There are no path parameters for this endpoint.

Query Parameters

Name Type Description
key
Required
string Your API key. See the page on authentication for a demo key, as well as instructions on how to get your own key.
linked_entity
Required
list DCIDs of the ancestor place to query.
entity_type
Required
string Type of place to query for (e.g. city, county, state, etc.). For a list of available values, see the Knowledge Graph page on Place.
variables
Required
list DCIDs of the variables to query.
linked_property
Required
string DCID of the property to query. Must be containedInPlace.
date
Optional
string Datetime of measurement of the value requested in ISO 8601 format. To see the dates available, look up the variable in the Statistical Variable Explorer. If date is not provided, the latest available datapoint is returned.
all_facets
Optional
boolean Whether to return data from all facets available. If true, data from all facets available will be returned. If false, only data from the preferred facet will be returned. Defaults to false.

Response

The response looks like:

{
  "observationsByVariable":
  [
    {
      "variable": "variable_dcid",
      "observationsByEntity":
      [
        {
          "entity": "entity_dcid",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
              "value": 1234,
              "facet": 0123456789
            }
          ]
        }, ...
      ]
    }, ...
  ],
  "facets":
  {
    "0123456789":
    {
      "importName": "ImoprtName",
      "provenanceUrl": "https://provenance.url/here",
      "measurementMethod": "MeasurementMethod",
      "observationPeriod": "P<N>Y"
    }, ...
  }
}

Response fields

Name Type Description
observationsByVariable list List of observations organized by variable. These are further organized by entity, and then by facet.
facets object Metadata on the facet(s) the data came from. Can include things like provenance, measurement method, and units.

Examples

Example 1: Get a single observation from multiple variables at a set date for all places within a ancestor place.

Get the population (DCID: Count_Person) and median income (DCID: Median_Income_Person) for all states in the US (DCID: country/USA) in the year 2020.

  • Request:

    $ curl --request GET --url \
    'https://api.datacommons.org/v1/bulk/observations/point/linked?linked_entity=country/USA&linked_property=containedInPlace&variables=Count_Person&variables=Median_Income_Person&entity_type=State&date=2020&key=AIzaSyCTI4Xz-UW_G2Q2RfknhcfdAnTHq5X5XuI'
    
  • Request:

    $ curl --request POST \
    --url https://api.datacommons.org/v1/bulk/observations/point/linked \
    --header 'X-API-Key: AIzaSyCTI4Xz-UW_G2Q2RfknhcfdAnTHq5X5XuI' \
    --data '{"linked_property":"containedInPlace", "linked_entity":"country/USA", "entity_type":"State", "date":"2020", "variables":["Count_Person", "Median_Income_Person"]}'
    

Response:

{
  "observationsByVariable":
  [
    {
      "variable": "Count_Person",
      "observationsByEntity":
      [
        {
          "entity": "geoId/01",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 4921532,
              "facet": 2176550201
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "entity": "geoId/02",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 731158,
              "facet": 2176550201
            }
          ]
        },
        < ... output truncated for brevity ... >
        {
          "entity": "geoId/56",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 582328,
              "facet": 2176550201
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "entity": "geoId/72",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 3255642,
              "facet": 1145703171
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "variable": "Median_Income_Person",
      "observationsByEntity":
      [
        {
          "entity": "geoId/01",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 27030,
              "facet": 1305418269
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "entity": "geoId/02",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 34881,
              "facet": 1305418269
            }
          ]
        },
        < ... output truncated for brevity ... >
        {
          "entity": "geoId/56",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 33031,
              "facet": 1305418269
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "entity": "geoId/72",
          "pointsByFacet":
          [
            {
              "date": "2020",
              "value": 13814,
              "facet": 1305418269
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "facets":
  {
    "2176550201":
    {
      "importName": "USCensusPEP_Annual_Population",
      "provenanceUrl": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables",
      "measurementMethod": "CensusPEPSurvey",
      "observationPeriod": "P1Y"
    },
    < ... output truncated for brevity ... >
    "1305418269":
    {
      "importName": "CensusACS5YearSurvey",
      "provenanceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/",
      "measurementMethod": "CensusACS5yrSurvey",
      "unit": "USDollar"
    }
  }
}

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