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Independent · Est. 2026
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Checkbook L.A. Data

Every City payment to vendors and payees since FY2018: who got paid, how much, by which department and fund; powers the Checkbook L.A. app.

Checkbook L.A. Data is published by Los Angeles City Controller for Los Angeles, California. It has an API (Socrata (SODA)); its update schedule isn't stated, last updated 2026-10-07. Reuse: free to reuse. Check status: verified.

UpdatesNot stated
Last updated2026-10-07
ReuseFree to reuse
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About this source

PublisherLos Angeles City Controller
Originalhttps://controllerdata.lacity.org/d/pggv-e4fn ↗
PlaceLos Angeles, California · city
ShelfFunding, grants and spending
FormatsTable (CSV, JSON, Socrata API)
Update ratenot stated
Located byCitywide; vendor names and addresses as recorded
LicenceCC BY 4.0
CheckedVerified: opened and matched by a person or our reviewer

Cite this source: Los Angeles City Controller, “Checkbook L.A. Data”, https://controllerdata.lacity.org/d/pggv-e4fn, last updated 2026-10-07. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/162 (verified).

Use it in your product

# Straight from the publisher's API (no key needed for light use)
curl "https://controllerdata.lacity.org/resource/pggv-e4fn.json?$limit=5"

# Every row that mentions an address
curl "https://controllerdata.lacity.org/resource/pggv-e4fn.json?$q=123+Main+St"
Endpoint as listed by the publisher.
# Through SOS.city: this source and its neighbours, with publisher, licence and check status
curl https://api.sos.city/v1/sources/162 -H "Authorization: Bearer sos_…"

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