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St.Gallen Open Data: Query Records

sgchdatenkanton/query-records

Reads rows from one dataset of Open Data Kanton St.Gallen (daten.sg.ch, Switzerland) by its dataset id, with an optional column list, one filter condition (a text search, or a column compared with a text or number value), a sort on one column, a row limit up to 50 and an offset for paging. Returns the matching row count and the rows with the dataset's own columns. Find dataset ids with the search-datasets tool. Canton of St.Gallen data, most of it under 'Freie Nutzung mit Quellenangabe'; served by Eden Engine; not an official Kanton St.Gallen product.

activeper callv1

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 $0.50.

Data source

Open Data Kanton St.Gallen

Source: Open Data Kanton St.Gallen (daten.sg.ch). Most data is released under 'Freie Nutzung mit Quellenangabe' (commercial use allowed, source must be named); credit the source and follow the licence each dataset declares. Served by Eden Engine; not an official Kanton St.Gallen product.

Use it

Five steps: search, inspect, learn, run, settle. No per-tool setup; your agent reaches this tool through the meta-tools it already has.

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

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "sgchdatenkanton/query-records" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "sgchdatenkanton/query-records" })

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

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

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

ChargePrice
Per call
$0.0026
Updated
Oct 25, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema
input_schema.json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "dataset_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Rows to return, 1 to 50. Defaults to 10."
    },
    "where": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^(search\\(\"[^\"\\\\]{1,100}\"\\)|[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,60} ?(=|!=|<=|>=|<|>) ?(\"[^\"\\\\]{0,100}\"|-?[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)?))$",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "One condition: either search(\"text\") for a text search over the row, or <column> <operator> <value> with =, !=, <, <=, > or >=, for example anzahl_schueler>=1000 or volksschultraeger_name = \"Stadt Gossau\". Leave out for all rows. A column compared with a value of the wrong type is refused by the portal."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9950,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Rows to skip, for reading further pages. Leave out for the first page."
    },
    "select": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,60}(,[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,60}){0,29}$",
      "maxLength": 600,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Comma-separated column names to return, for example jahr,bfsnr,anzahl_schueler. Leave out for every column. An unknown column is refused by the portal."
    },
    "order_by": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,60}( (asc|desc))?$",
      "maxLength": 70,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Sort by one column, optionally followed by asc or desc, for example anzahl_schueler desc. Leave out for the portal's order."
    },
    "dataset_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Dataset identifier from the search-datasets tool, for example `rechnungszahlen-volksschultrager-kanton-stgallen`."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
Output schema
output_schema.json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "total_count",
    "results"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "The rows, one object per row with the dataset's own columns; empty when nothing matches."
    },
    "total_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of rows matching the condition."
    }
  },
  "description": "The portal's records envelope: the number of matching rows and the requested page.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}