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Search datasets

Find public Kaggle datasets on a topic, with size, file formats, usability, popularity and license. Lists at most 100 results in Kaggle’s order; files are not downloaded.

Your information

How Kaggle orders the results, for example “Most votes”.

Topic to search for, for example house prices.

Only include datasets of this file format, for example csv.

Maximum number of datasets to return, for example 20.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

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About the Kaggle tool

Kaggle (Kaggle Datasets) uses Search datasets to find public datasets by required topic, with optional format, sorting, and result count.

Built from kaggle.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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Search datasets

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Find public Kaggle datasets on a topic, with size, file formats, usability, popularity and license. Lists at most 100 results in Kaggle’s order; files are not downloaded.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
SortsortTextOptionalHow Kaggle orders the results, for example most_votes.Example: Most votes
QueryqueryTextRequiredTopic to search for, for example house prices.Example: Housing
File Typefile_typeTextOptionalOnly include datasets of this file format, for example csv.Example: Parquet
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum number of datasets to return, for example 20.Example: 3

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
DatasetsdatasetsList
Ownerdatasets[].ownerTextDataset owner.Example: Rob Mulla
Titledatasets[].titleTextDataset title.Example: Zillow Home Value Index (Updated Monthly)
Votesdatasets[].votesNumberNumber of votes.Example: 81
Licensedatasets[].licenseTextDataset license.Example: CC0: Public Domain
Size (MB)datasets[].size_mbNumberDataset size in decimal megabytes.Example: 0.2827
Downloadsdatasets[].downloadsNumberNumber of downloads.Example: 4653
File Typesdatasets[].file_typesListFile formats found in the dataset.
Dataset Linkdatasets[].dataset_linkTextLink to the dataset on Kaggle.Example: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/robikscube/zillow-home-value-index
Usability Scoredatasets[].usability_scoreNumberKaggle usability score from 0 to 10.Example: 10
Last Updated Datedatasets[].last_updated_dateTextMost recent update date (YYYY-MM-DD).Example: 2026-09-21

Example result

For Sort: Most votes, Query: Housing, File Type: Parquet, Max Results: 3

JSON
{
  "datasets": [
    {
      "owner": "Rob Mulla",
      "title": "Zillow Home Value Index (Updated Monthly)",
      "votes": 81,
      "license": "CC0: Public Domain",
      "size_mb": 0.2827,
      "downloads": 4653,
      "file_types": [
        "CSV",
        "Parquet"
      ],
      "dataset_link": "https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/robikscube/zillow-home-value-index",
      "usability_score": 10,
      "last_updated_date": "2026-09-21"
    },
    {
      "owner": "Martin Frederiksen",
      "title": "Danish Residential Housing Prices 1992-2024",
      "votes": 33,
      "license": "Other (specified in description)",
      "size_mb": 38.006,
      "downloads": 2269,
      "file_types": [
        "Parquet",
        "CSV"
      ],
      "dataset_link": "https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/martinfrederiksen/danish-residential-housing-prices-1992-2024",
      "usability_score": 10,
      "last_updated_date": "2024-11-29"
    },
    {
      "owner": "Jason_AirROI",
      "title": "Airbnb Market Data: Asia-Pacific",
      "votes": 32,
      "license": "Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)",
      "size_mb": 23.5115,
      "downloads": 1025,
      "file_types": [
        "CSV",
        "Parquet"
      ],
      "dataset_link": "https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/jasonairroi/airbnb-market-data-asia-pacific",
      "usability_score": 10,
      "last_updated_date": "2026-03-18"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@kaggle",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_datasets",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "sort": "most_votes",
    "query": "housing",
    "file_type": "parquet",
    "max_results": 3
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Find public datasets related to a research topic
  • Compare dataset sizes, formats, and usability scores
  • Review dataset popularity by votes and downloads
  • Check dataset licenses before selecting data
  • Find datasets in a specific file format

Questions about Kaggle

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Kaggle tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Kaggle account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from kaggle.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

Which datasets match a topic?

Search datasets finds public Kaggle datasets for a required topic.

What file formats are available?

Search datasets returns each dataset’s file formats and can filter results by format.

How popular is a dataset?

Search datasets returns vote and download counts for each result.

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