Is Google Dataset Search free?

Yes. Google Dataset Search is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Google Dataset Search take?

One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — a search engine that only returns actual datasets.

Does Google Dataset Search work on a phone?

Yes. Google Dataset Search works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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Google Dataset Search

A search engine that only returns actual datasets

Visit datasetsearch.research.google.com More Data Made Visible

datasetsearch.research.google.com

A minute · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2018

What Google Dataset Search actually is

An index of datasets published across government portals, universities and research repositories, searchable in plain language. Results display the licence, the last update date and the provider, then link out to wherever the data itself lives.

Why it is worth your time

Filtering by whether the licence permits commercial use saves the hour you would otherwise spend reading terms on a dozen separate portals.

Common questions

Is Google Dataset Search free?: Yes. Google Dataset Search is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Google Dataset Search take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — a search engine that only returns actual datasets.
Does Google Dataset Search work on a phone?: Yes. Google Dataset Search works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Google Dataset Search?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. Filtering by whether the licence permits commercial use saves the hour you would otherwise spend reading terms on a dozen separate portals.

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Data Made Visible

Google Dataset Search

A search engine that only returns actual datasets

Visit datasetsearch.research.google.com More Data Made Visible

datasetsearch.research.google.com

A minute · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2018

What Google Dataset Search actually is

Why it is worth your time

Filtering by whether the licence permits commercial use saves the hour you would otherwise spend reading terms on a dozen separate portals.

Common questions

Is Google Dataset Search free?: Yes. Google Dataset Search is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Google Dataset Search take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — a search engine that only returns actual datasets.
Does Google Dataset Search work on a phone?: Yes. Google Dataset Search works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Google Dataset Search?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. Filtering by whether the licence permits commercial use saves the hour you would otherwise spend reading terms on a dozen separate portals.