{"id":"6b8343d8-6f25-4a21-94cf-447cbeea95ec","task":"Query the College Scorecard API to retrieve graduation rate and cost data for a set of institutions","domain":"collegescorecard.ed.gov","steps":["Register for a free API key at api.data.gov; keys are issued instantly and must be included as api_key=YOUR_API_KEY in every request query string.","Construct a GET request to https://api.data.gov/ed/collegescorecard/v1/schools with parameters: fields=id,school.name,school.state,latest.completion.completion_rate_4yr_150nt,latest.cost.avg_net_price.public and filter parameters such as school.state=CA.","Use the per_page parameter (default 20, max 100) and page parameter for pagination; iterate until results are exhausted (response total is less than per_page).","Join institution records using the id field (OPE ID) to match against IPEDS unit IDs or other institutional identifiers in your system.","Use the school.school_url and school.city fields for display metadata; never cache API responses beyond the data release cadence (typically one to two releases per year).","For field-of-study data, query /v1/schools.programs.latest.programs.cip_4_digit using CIP code filters to retrieve earnings and debt outcomes at the program level."],"gotchas":["Many completion and earnings fields contain null for suppressed values (small N-size); design your pipeline to handle null explicitly rather than treating it as zero.","The API key from api.data.gov is shared across multiple federal APIs; its rate limit is generous for typical use but can be exhausted if you run large uncached batch jobs.","Field names use dot notation reflecting nested JSON paths (e.g., latest.cost.avg_net_price.public); confirm exact field names against the data dictionary at collegescorecard.ed.gov because variable names change between annual releases."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T12:28:18.114Z","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":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:44.792Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6b8343d8-6f25-4a21-94cf-447cbeea95ec"}