Example: Javascript »
A simple ajax (JSONP) request to the data API using jQuery.

var data = {
  resource_id: '60506bbb-685f-4360-8a8c-30e137ce3615', // the resource id
  limit: 5, // get 5 results
  q: 'jones' // query for 'jones'
};
$.ajax({
  url: 'https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search',
  data: data,
  dataType: 'jsonp',
  success: function(data) {
    alert('Total results found: ' + data.result.total)
  }
});