IOOS ERDDAP Dataset Search by Title: Institution, Extent and Links (U.S. IOOS)

ioos/search-datasets

Searches the titles of the datasets on the NOAA U.S. IOOS ERDDAP server (eight datasets: asset inventories, regional association boundaries, NDBC GTS statistics, ETOPO5 relief and the IOOS by-the-numbers table) for the words in q, case-insensitively, and returns each match's dataset id, institution, title, summary, geographic and time extent and access links. Pass the id to IOOS ERDDAP Dataset Metadata for its license, institution and citation. q is letters, digits and spaces, up to 40 characters; a q that matches no title is refused as a validation error. The data may be used and redistributed but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Data from the U.S. IOOS ERDDAP server, passed through unmodified and served by Eden Engine; not an official U.S. IOOS product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

You pay the price shown. If a call turns out to cost more than its quote, you pay the actual price, capped at twice the quote. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $5.

Data source

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (U.S. IOOS)

Source: U.S. IOOS ERDDAP (erddap.ioos.us) and each dataset's institution and citation attributes. Not for legal use: the data may contain inaccuracies. Served by Eden Engine; not an official U.S. IOOS 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: "ioos/search-datasets" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "ioos/search-datasets" })

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

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

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9 ]{1,40}$",
      "description": "Words to look for in dataset titles, for example asset or statistics. Letters, digits and spaces, 1 to 40 characters, matched case-insensitively as a substring."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "table"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "table": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "columnNames",
        "columnTypes",
        "rows"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "rows": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "array"
          },
          "description": "One array per row, aligned with columnNames."
        },
        "columnNames": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Column names; every row is an array in this order."
        },
        "columnTypes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "ERDDAP type of each column."
        },
        "columnUnits": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Units of each column; null where there is none."
        }
      },
      "description": "ERDDAP's columnar table, unmodified.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  },
  "description": "ERDDAP's dataset table for the matching datasets: columnNames, columnTypes, columnUnits and positional rows.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}