Query ENERGY STAR certified heat pump/AC product data via the Socrata (SODA) API
domain: data.energystar.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Browse data.energystar.gov's Active Specifications datasets to find the correct category — e.g., ENERGY STAR Certified Air-Source Heat Pumps (dataset ID w7cv-9xjt) or ENERGY STAR Certified Ducted Heat Pumps (dataset ID 3m3x-a2hy) — and confirm the ID on the dataset's own page, since EPA maintains 50+ separate product datasets.
Query the Socrata Open Data API (SODA) endpoint directly: GET https://data.energystar.gov/resource/{dataset-id}.json.
Use SoQL parameters ($select, $where, $limit, $q) to filter by brand name, model number, or efficiency metric instead of pulling the full dataset.
Register a free Socrata app token via dev.socrata.com to raise your throttling limit above the low anonymous-request threshold.
Re-verify the dataset is still under 'Active Specifications' (not archived/historical) before hardcoding its ID, since EPA updates program versions (e.g., v6.1/6.2 requirements) periodically.
Known gotchas
Multiple similarly named datasets exist (Air-Source Heat Pumps vs. Ducted Heat Pumps vs. Mini-Split/Ductless vs. Heat Pump Water Heaters) — picking the wrong dataset ID silently returns the wrong equipment category.
Dataset IDs are category- and version-specific and can be superseded when EPA updates program requirements — verify 'Active' status rather than assuming permanence.
Anonymous (tokenless) requests are throttled more aggressively; get a free Socrata app token for anything beyond ad hoc testing.
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