A major new feature in the DataHub is good news for data wranglers. The DataStore allows users to store and load structured data into a database, where it can be queried, filtered, or accessed from other programs via a rich data API.
The API is also used by CKAN’s inbuilt Recline Data Explorer, giving in-page previews of the data with full text search, filtering, sorting and graphing, as in the screenshots below:
![[IMG: Sorting]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6874260788_720e90b277.jpg)
![[IMG: Graph]](http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6234/6226013181_3a517f9c84.jpg)
These new DataHub capabilities are powered by the recently enhanced DataStore and Data API functionality of our open-source CKAN data management system, which as well as powering the DataHub runs many other data portals including data.gov.uk.
An introduction to the DataStore and Data API
Rufus Pollock is Founder and President of Open Knowledge.
