Quickstart - Data Driver API

Let’s call the simplest endpoint and see real data come back. We’ll list the datasets you can read.

Step 1 — Open your terminal

On Mac/Linux: Terminal. On Windows: Command Prompt or PowerShell. We’ll use curl, a tool that sends HTTP requests from the command line.

Step 2 — Run this command

Replace dd_YOURKEY with your real key:

curl https://api.trydatadriver.com/v1/datasets \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Step 3 — Read the response

You’ll get JSON back that looks like this:

{
  "datasets": [
    {
      "table": "leads",
      "name": "Leads",
      "description": null,
      "row_count": 102345,
      "last_updated_at": "2026-05-09T11:48:41Z",
      "vertical": null
    }
  ]
}

You just used the API. That’s the whole loop: send a request with your key, get JSON. Every other endpoint follows the same pattern.

What next?

Discover columns for a table: Get schema
Pull rows: Search rows
Download a big result: Create export