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GET
/
v1
/
datasets
/
{slug}
Get a dataset by slug
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug} \
  --header 'X-Dune-Api-Key: <x-dune-api-key>'
import requests

url = "https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug}"

headers = {"X-Dune-Api-Key": "<x-dune-api-key>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-Dune-Api-Key': '<x-dune-api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"X-Dune-Api-Key: <x-dune-api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug}"

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

req.Header.Add("X-Dune-Api-Key", "<x-dune-api-key>")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug}")
.header("X-Dune-Api-Key", "<x-dune-api-key>")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.dune.com/api/v1/datasets/{slug}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Dune-Api-Key"] = '<x-dune-api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "metadata": {
        "description": "<string>",
        "filtering_column": true
      },
      "name": "<string>",
      "nullable": true,
      "type": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "<string>",
  "full_name": "<string>",
  "is_private": true,
  "metadata": "<unknown>",
  "owner": {
    "handle": "<string>",
    "type": "<string>"
  },
  "type": "<string>",
  "updated_at": "<string>"
}
{
"error": "Bad Request"
}
{
"error": "Invalid API Key"
}
{
"error": "Not allowed to execute query. Query is archived, unsaved or not enough permissions"
}
{
"error": "Object not found"
}
{
"error": "Internal error"
}
Minimum required API key scope: Read
  • Retrieve detailed information about a specific dataset by its slug - Returns complete schema including all columns with data types - Includes ownership details and metadata - Example slugs: dex.trades, tokens.erc20, ethereum.transactions

Use Cases

  • Schema Discovery: Retrieve the complete schema of a dataset including column names, data types, and nullability.
  • Table Exploration: Understand the structure of a dataset before writing queries against it.
  • Data Integration: Programmatically fetch table schemas for ETL pipelines and data integration tools.
  • Documentation Generation: Automatically generate documentation for datasets based on their schemas.
  • Validation: Verify dataset structure and columns before building queries or applications.

Headers

X-Dune-Api-Key
string
required

API Key for the service

Path Parameters

slug
string
required

Dataset slug (e.g., 'dex.trades')

Query Parameters

api_key
string

API Key, alternative to using the HTTP header X-Dune-Api-Key

Response

OK

columns
object[]
created_at
string
full_name
string
is_private
boolean
metadata
any
owner
object
type
string
updated_at
string