Query NYC's DOF Scofftow Case Information open dataset via the Socrata API to check if a vehicle was booted or towed for unpaid parking-judgment debt

domain: data.cityofnewyork.us · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Locate the dataset's resource ID (qmh3-uvgq) on the NYC Open Data 'DOF Scofftow Case Information' page.
  2. Call the SODA endpoint https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/qmh3-uvgq.json to retrieve case-level records.
  3. Use SoQL $where filters on the available case/plate fields to narrow results to a specific vehicle or case.
  4. Treat each row as one ScoffTow case, created when DOF is notified that the Sheriff's Office or a City Marshal has booted or towed a vehicle over parking-judgment nonpayment.
  5. Add an app token plus $limit/$offset paging for larger pulls, following the standard NYC Open Data SODA authentication pattern.

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