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The query builder is a tool that helps to generate URLs for calling the API statistics web services.

The query builder provides all the dimensions and positions for a dataset. It allows you to customise your queries to the API statistics web services by selecting the required dimensions as well as the positions for the chosen dimensions.

The API statistics web services are a programmatic access to Eurostat data, with the possibility to download a subset of a given dataset.

The web services

  • provides data in JSON-stat 2.0 format
  • support for the moment only representation state transfer (REST) protocol 
  • deliver responses in English, French, and German language
  • are free of charge.

For more information about the API statistics web services, please visit the developer's corner available via the data browser online help.

JSON

The web service can produce JSON response files.

JSON-stat is a simple lightweight JSON dissemination format best suited for data visualisation, mobile apps or open data initiatives.

REST and web services

The HTTP requests can be used to 'read', meaning to make queries about Eurostat data.