`get_dataset`

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

Get full metadata for a HealthData.gov dataset by its package ID. Returns title, description, organization, resources (CSV/JSON download links), update frequency, and tags.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Dataset package ID (returned by search_datasets)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "covid-19-hospitalization-data"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/healthdata/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_dataset","arguments":{"id":"covid-19-hospitalization-data"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_dataset', {
  "id": "covid-19-hospitalization-data"
});

Response shape

Always returns: id, name, title, description, organization, license, created, modified, tags, resources

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Dataset package ID
`name`	string	Dataset name
`title`	string \| null	Dataset title
`description`	string \| null	Full dataset description
`organization`	string \| null	Organization that published the dataset
`license`	string \| null	License type of the dataset
`created`	string \| null	Dataset creation timestamp
`modified`	string \| null	Dataset last modified timestamp
`tags`	array	Dataset tags/keywords
`resources`	array	Array of data resources (downloadable files)

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Dataset package ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Dataset name"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Dataset title"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Full dataset description"
    },
    "organization": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Organization that published the dataset"
    },
    "license": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "License type of the dataset"
    },
    "created": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Dataset creation timestamp"
    },
    "modified": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Dataset last modified timestamp"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Dataset tags/keywords",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "resources": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of data resources (downloadable files)",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Resource ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Resource name"
          },
          "format": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "File format (e.g., CSV, JSON)"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Download URL for the resource"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Resource description"
          },
          "created": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Resource creation timestamp"
          },
          "last_modified": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Resource last modified timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name",
          "format",
          "url",
          "description",
          "created",
          "last_modified"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "title",
    "description",
    "organization",
    "license",
    "created",
    "modified",
    "tags",
    "resources"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_dataset