Explore Data Overview

To access and explore the data contained in the DSA Transparency Database, a number of analytical tools are available. Depending on whether you would like to get a quick overview, search and filter for individual statements of reasons, look at trends or deep dive into the historical data of platforms that interest you, you can select the tool that best matches your needs.

When to use which tool?

	Public Dashboard	Download of individual & aggregated SOR files	Research API	Dsa-tdb package
Technical know-how required	Low	Medium	High	High
Temporal scope of data covered	5 years	5 years	6 months	5 years
In-depth analysis of individual statements of reasons
Example Use Cases	Quick hypothesis testing Calculation of aggregated metrics Aggregate visualisations	In-depth analysis of variables of focus Historical analysis	Cross-platform analysis Temporal analysis Statistical insights Platform-specific analysis Trend identification	Custom dashboarding Individual data analysis pipelines Platform-specific analysis
Storage Requirements	None	Medium (5MB to 5GB per day depending on data files)	Low	High (few GB per day)

If you use the data from the DSA Transparency Database for your research work, please cite it using the following information:

European Commission-DG CONNECT, Digital Services Act Transparency Database, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, 2023.

https://doi.org/10.2906/134353607485211