Edmonton Open Data Dataset Metadata: Columns, Licence and Update Times

edmontonopendata/dataset-metadata

Returns the full definition of one City of Edmonton open dataset by its four-by-four id: name, description, category, attribution, licence label, row update time, view count and the full column list with field names and data types. Metadata only, not rows. Data of the City of Edmonton, served by Eden Engine; not an official City of Edmonton product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

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Data source

City of Edmonton Open Data Portal

Source: City of Edmonton Open Data Portal (data.edmonton.ca); the dataset attribution field reads 'City of Edmonton' and the portal licence is titled Open Government Licence - Edmonton. Served by Eden Engine; not an official City of Edmonton product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "edmontonopendata/dataset-metadata" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "edmontonopendata/dataset-metadata" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "edmontonopendata/dataset-metadata", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "edmontonopendata/dataset-metadata", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 24, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "dataset_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "dataset_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9]{4}-[a-z0-9]{4}$",
      "description": "Dataset id in Socrata four-by-four form, for example `k4tx-5k8p`. Find it with the search-datasets tool."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Dataset id."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Dataset name."
    },
    "owner": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Portal user that owns the dataset.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "columns": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Column definitions: id, name, fieldName, dataTypeName, description and format."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Portal category."
    },
    "assetType": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Asset type."
    },
    "licenseId": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Licence id the portal records, for example SEE_TERMS_OF_USE."
    },
    "viewCount": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Page views."
    },
    "attribution": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Attribution the publisher declared."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Description."
    },
    "tableAuthor": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Portal user that authored the table.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "rowsUpdatedAt": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Last row update, Unix seconds."
    }
  },
  "description": "The dataset's view definition as the portal publishes it.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}