Overview
No authentication is required. The Cambridge 311 dataset is publicly available via the City of Cambridge's Open Data portal powered by Socrata/Tyler Technologies.
Setup guide
Get your app token (optional)
For higher rate limits, you may optionally register for a free Socrata application token:
- Visit https://data.cambridgema.gov/profile/app_tokens
- Register for a free account if you don't have one
- Generate an application token from your profile
The token can be passed as an X-App-Token header or a $$app_token query parameter, but this is not required for basic usage.
Add it to Ingest
In the Ingest UI under Connectors → Cambridge 311, no credentials are required. If you have an optional app token, you can configure it in your connector settings.
Mind the limits
The unauthenticated rate limit is 5 requests per second. Registering for a free application token provides higher limits. The Socrata SODA API supports SoQL query parameters such as $where, $order, $limit, $offset, and $select for filtering and pagination.
Supported streams
1 endpoint are available out of the box. Each endpoint syncs into its own Iceberg table in Snowflake.
| Endpoint | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| list_311_cases list_311_cases | – |
Authentication
- Auth type
- None
- Provider docs
- dev.socrata.com ↗
Performance & limits
- Rate limit
- 5 requests/second (unauthenticated); higher with optional app token