Is there a Socrata API for reading a dataset's metadata?

Question

Apart from the column names and types in the HTTP header, is there any way to access a dataset's metadata via the Socrata REST API?

The following fields in the "About" window are of high interest:

In addition, there are:

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '15 at 20:55

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Have you tried

https://yoursocratadomain.com/api/views/xxxx-xxxx/rows.json

to see if everything you are looking for is there?

answered Apr 21 '15 at 20:55

Manraj Singh

Thanks much - that's most of it! I had long given up on getting any help. Is "api/views" documented somewhere? I don't see it in the docs, I'm wondering if there's more that I don't know about. I've been using "resources". While you're here... could you look at [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29783413/is-there-a-socrata-api-for-reading-a-sites-catalog)? – Ed Staub Apr 21 '15 at 21:32
I didn't see it documented anywhere ... If you open any socrata dataset .. you will see an export button on the top right .. Click on that .. Download panel will be expanded .. hover your mouse over JSON link .. and notice the link URL ... it is the same structure I mentioned in the answer. Thats how I figured it out. :-) – Manraj Singh Apr 21 '15 at 22:19

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