Look up issued tree removal/protection permits in Austin, TX (species, DBH, heritage status, fees, council district) via the Socrata open-data API
domain: data.austintexas.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Use the Socrata SODA2 resource endpoint https://data.austintexas.gov/resource/ac2h-ha3r.json for the 'Issued Tree Permits' dataset
Apply SoQL query parameters ($where, $select, $limit, $offset) to filter by date range, permit type, or heritage-tree status
Register a free Socrata app token (X-App-Token header) to raise the default anonymous rate limit for production use
Parse fields covering species, condition, trunk diameter, location, permit type, issue/expiration dates, heritage status, council district, jurisdiction, and fees
Combine with $order and pagination ($limit/$offset) for bulk historical pulls
Known gotchas
This is a permits dataset (regulatory approvals for tree work), not a tree inventory — do not conflate it with a canopy census
Socrata was acquired by Tyler Technologies in 2018 and now operates as 'Data & Insights'; dev.socrata.com branding still references the old Socrata name but the platform and SODA2 API are unchanged
Field availability and update frequency are Austin-specific and not guaranteed to match other cities' tree-permit datasets on the same Socrata platform
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