`census_available_datasets`

Pack: census · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/census/mcp

Discover Census datasets and their variables. Returns dataset names, descriptions, and variable codes (e.g., B25001_001E) for querying with other census tools.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	no	Census API key (not required for this endpoint but accepted for consistency)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-census-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/census/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"census_available_datasets","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-census-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('census_available_datasets', {
  "_apiKey": "your-census-api-key"
});

Response shape

Always returns: total_housing_related, datasets

Field	Type	Description
`total_housing_related`	number	Count of housing-related datasets returned
`datasets`	array	Housing-related Census datasets

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_housing_related": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Count of housing-related datasets returned"
    },
    "datasets": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Dataset title"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Dataset description"
          },
          "vintage": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Dataset vintage year if available"
          },
          "identifier": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Dataset identifier code"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "title",
          "description",
          "vintage",
          "identifier"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Housing-related Census datasets"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_housing_related",
    "datasets"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "census": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/census/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

census_available_datasets