Guides

Guides and explainers.

Each guide answers one question about a public dataset, with working examples against the Olympus API and the limits of the source. See methodology for how each dataset is built and release notes for what was published when.

Explainer · US Sales Tax Rates API

How sales tax rates by address work

How do you find the sales tax rate for a US address, and what are the Streamlined Sales Tax rate and boundary files?

Explainer · US Geographic & Demographics API

ZCTA vs ZIP code

What is the difference between a ZCTA and a ZIP code?

Guide · US SEC Filings & Financial Data API

Find a public company's EIN

How do I find a public company's EIN (Employer Identification Number)?