Details and Options

- A resource can be specified by name, UUID, or an explicit ResourceObject object.
- Available content elements are given by ResourceObject[…]["ContentElements"].
- Data in a resource is typically not explicitly retrieved until it is requested.
- When data for a resource is retrieved, it is usually cached in $LocalBase.
- ResourceData supports the following options:
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ResourceSystemBase $ResourceSystemBase resource system from which to retrieve data ResourceVersion Automatic version of the data to retrieve - With the default ResourceVersion setting Automatic, ResourceData will retrieve locally cached data if available; otherwise, it will retrieve the latest data compatible with the local environment.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (3)Summary of the most common use cases
Specify a resource using its name:
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Get the text of the Gettysburg Address from a resource object containing it:
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Find the elements in a resource:
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https://wolfram.com/xid/05ftpk1xz2-c33zbp
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Options (2)Common values & functionality for each option
ResourceSystemBase (1)
ResourceVersion (1)
ResourceData supports ResourceVersion. Retrieve an old version of data:
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Wolfram Research (2016), ResourceData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html (updated 2021).
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Wolfram Research (2016), ResourceData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html (updated 2021).
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Wolfram Research (2016), ResourceData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html (updated 2021).
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Wolfram Research (2016), ResourceData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html (updated 2021).
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Wolfram Language. 2016. "ResourceData." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html.
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Wolfram Language. 2016. "ResourceData." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2016). ResourceData. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html
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Wolfram Language. (2016). ResourceData. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html
BibTeX
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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_resourcedata, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ResourceData}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html}", note=[Accessed: 23-March-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_resourcedata, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ResourceData}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ResourceData.html}, note=[Accessed: 23-March-2025
]}