GET metastore/schemas/dataset/items

cms.gov:cms-provider-data-api

Summary: List All Datasets
Operation ID: listDatasets
Auth: none

Returns a catalog of all available datasets in the CMS Provider Data repository. Each entry follows the Project Open Data standard (DCAT) and includes rich metadata: dataset title, description, keywords, release dates, update schedules, contact information, and download URLs. This is your discovery endpoint - call it to find which datasets are available before querying their actual data. The response includes dataset identifiers (like '23ew-n7w9') that you'll need for subsequent data queries.

Original spec description

Returns a list of all available datasets in the CMS Provider Data catalog. Each dataset contains metadata such as title, description, keywords, and distribution information.

Usage Tips

- Results can be large (250KB+); use `limit` parameter to paginate - Each dataset entry contains a `distribution` array with direct CSV download URLs - Check `nextUpdateDate` field to know when data will be refreshed - The `identifier` field is the dataset ID you'll need for /datastore/query calls

Parameters (2)

limit (integer, query, optional, default: 50)

Number of results per page

page (integer, query, optional, default: 1)

Page number for pagination

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
List datasets with default pagination curl https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/metastore/schemas/dataset/items

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2026-03-23 09:04:14.678142 200 187ms