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.
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
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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// 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 doNot connected yet? Point your MCP client at https://mcp.eden-engine.com/mcp, then copy a config for your client.
Pricing
Every charge this tool can incur.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
Per call | $0.0026 |
- Updated
- Oct 25, 2026
Input and output schemas
Input schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"dataset_id"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 10,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Rows to return, 1 to 50. Defaults to 10."
},
"where": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(search\\(\"[^\"\\\\]{1,100}\"\\)|[A-Za-z0-9_]{1,60} ?(=|!=|<=|>=|<|>) ?(\"[^\"\\\\]{0,100}\"|-?[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)?))$",
"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
{
"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
}