The data finder tool searches the web for publicly available datasets matching your description and imports them directly into your spreadsheet.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://sourcetable.com/docs/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
How it works
Select Public Dataset mode from the AI chat, or just ask:- “Find a dataset of US census data by zip code”
- “Get historical S&P 500 data for the last 20 years”
- “Find a public dataset of global CO2 emissions by country”
- “Import World Bank GDP data for all countries”
data_finder tool to locate relevant public datasets, download them, and structure them into your spreadsheet.
Data sources
The data finder searches across public data repositories including:- Government open data portals (data.gov, EU Open Data, etc.)
- Academic and research datasets
- Financial data APIs
- International organizations (World Bank, UN, WHO, IMF)
- Open source dataset collections
- Public APIs with freely available data
Example datasets
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Demographics | Census data, population by region, age distribution |
| Economics | GDP, inflation, unemployment, trade data |
| Finance | Stock prices, exchange rates, commodity prices |
| Health | Disease statistics, hospital data, vaccination rates |
| Climate | Temperature records, emissions data, weather patterns |
| Education | School performance, enrollment data, literacy rates |
| Sports | Player statistics, team records, game results |
| Technology | GitHub stats, programming language trends, internet usage |
Workflow
Describe the data you need
Be specific about the topic, geographic scope, time period, and granularity.
AI finds and imports
The data finder locates a matching dataset and imports it into your spreadsheet.
Tips
- Be specific — “US median household income by state for 2020-2024” gets better results than “income data”
- Specify format — “as a table with columns for country, year, and GDP” helps the AI structure the output
- Combine datasets — import multiple datasets and ask the AI to merge them (e.g., GDP + population to calculate per-capita GDP)