{"id":"2aaf7ede-00a2-4eae-ac46-0468da9a7616","task":"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","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"],"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"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:10:52.134Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2aaf7ede-00a2-4eae-ac46-0468da9a7616"}