Skip to content

Public datasets and dataset popularity

Discover public datasets on Kaggle.

Search datasets

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 run

Example results

Datasets
Datasets
TitleOwnerVotesLicenseSize (MB)DownloadsFile TypesDataset LinkUsability ScoreLast Updated Date
Zillow Home Value Index (Updated Monthly)
Rob Mulla
81
CC0: Public Domain
0.2827
4,653
CSV, Parquet
10
2026-09-21
Danish Residential Housing Prices 1992-2024
Martin Frederiksen
33
Other (specified in description)
38.006
2,269
Parquet, CSV
10
2024-11-29
Airbnb Market Data: Asia-Pacific
Jason_AirROI
32
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
23.5115
1,025
CSV, Parquet
10
2026-03-18
Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

Choose an action

About Kaggle

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

Built by Fous from kaggle.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Kaggle.

Actions

Search datasets

1 credit per run

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

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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

Is Fous affiliated with Kaggle?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Kaggle. This workflow reads the public kaggle.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. 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; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check 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.

All Data workflowsBrowse all workflows