query_dataset
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Query one topic's gold facts with dimension labels joined in (the district/school/county/demographic names come back on every row). filters is a dict of column → value or list-of-values: FK codes (district_code, school_code, county_fips, demographic) and any categorical column — see describe_dataset's filters for the exact keys and enum values. Use year (exact) OR year_min/year_max (range), never both. detail picks the grain (default is the finest available). Returns rows plus a columns descriptor array (type/role/unit/null-meaning, and is_key_metric flagging the headline column) so you interpret values and NULLs correctly — NULL usually means SUPPRESSED, not zero (see null_semantics). The top-level key_metric echoes which column is the answer. Use columns to project a subset, include_labels=false to skip the joined name columns (codes only), and order_by+order for server-side top-N instead of over-fetching. Pages are small (default 100, max 500); when truncated is true a bulk_export block points at the REST CSV/Parquet endpoint and the source path for the full pull — do not loop pagination to dump a table. A bad filter returns a self-describing error listing the valid keys/values.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic | string | yes | Topic name, e.g. 'act_scores'. |
| main_topic | string | no | Main topic: 'education', 'census', or 'immigration'. |
| filters | any | no | Column → value (or list of values) filters. Keys are FK columns (district_code, school_code, county_fips, demographic) and categorical columns; read describe_dataset's `filters` for the exact keys and enum values FIRST. A value list is a union (OR); multiple keys AND together. A wrong key/value returns a self-describing error listing the valid ones. |
| year | any | no | Exact year. Use this OR year_min/max. |
| year_min | any | no | Inclusive lower year bound (range). |
| year_max | any | no | Inclusive upper year bound (range). |
| detail | any | no | Grain (e.g. schools/districts/states); default finest. |
| limit | any | no | Page size (default 100, max 500). |
| offset | integer | no | Row offset for paging (>= 0). |
| columns | any | no | Project only these output columns (fact columns + joined label columns). Smaller pages / fewer column reads. Omit for all columns. |
| include_labels | boolean | no | Join district/school/county/demographic name columns (default true); false = codes only (faster, leaner). |
| order_by | any | no | Order by one fact column or joined label column (for server-side top-N). Default order is the row grain. NULL (suppressed) cells sort LAST in either direction, so a metric top-N is never polluted by suppressed rows. |
| order | string | no | Sort direction for order_by: 'asc' or 'desc'. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"topic": {
"description": "Topic name, e.g. 'act_scores'.",
"title": "Topic",
"type": "string"
},
"main_topic": {
"default": "education",
"description": "Main topic: 'education', 'census', or 'immigration'.",
"title": "Main Topic",
"type": "string"
},
"filters": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Column → value (or list of values) filters. Keys are FK columns (district_code, school_code, county_fips, demographic) and categorical columns; read describe_dataset's `filters` for the exact keys and enum values FIRST. A value list is a union (OR); multiple keys AND together. A wrong key/value returns a self-describing error listing the valid ones.",
"title": "Filters"
},
"year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Exact year. Use this OR year_min/max.",
"title": "Year"
},
"year_min": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Inclusive lower year bound (range).",
"title": "Year Min"
},
"year_max": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Inclusive upper year bound (range).",
"title": "Year Max"
},
"detail": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Grain (e.g. schools/districts/states); default finest.",
"title": "Detail"
},
"limit": {
"anyOf": [
{
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Page size (default 100, max 500).",
"title": "Limit"
},
"offset": {
"default": 0,
"description": "Row offset for paging (>= 0).",
"minimum": 0,
"title": "Offset",
"type": "integer"
},
"columns": {
"anyOf": [
{
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Project only these output columns (fact columns + joined label columns). Smaller pages / fewer column reads. Omit for all columns.",
"title": "Columns"
},
"include_labels": {
"default": true,
"description": "Join district/school/county/demographic name columns (default true); false = codes only (faster, leaner).",
"title": "Include Labels",
"type": "boolean"
},
"order_by": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Order by one fact column or joined label column (for server-side top-N). Default order is the row grain. NULL (suppressed) cells sort LAST in either direction, so a metric top-N is never polluted by suppressed rows.",
"title": "Order By"
},
"order": {
"default": "asc",
"description": "Sort direction for order_by: 'asc' or 'desc'.",
"title": "Order",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"topic"
],
"title": "query_datasetArguments",
"type": "object"
}