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CARTO API alternatives

12 other open data APIs compared on authentication, HTTPS, CORS and documented endpoints.

APIAuthHTTPSCORSEndpoints
CARTOAPI keyYesUnknown—
Search ServicesNo authYesUnknown3
Wayback APINo authYesUnknown2
WikipediaNo authYesUnknown—
Nasdaq Data LinkAPI keyYesUnknown—
University of OsloNo authYesUnknown—
Data APIOAuthYesUnknown44
KaggleAPI keyYesUnknown—
CollegeScoreCard.ed.govNo authYesUnknown—
U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) - All DataNo authYesUnknown16
Authorized Partner API SpecificationAPI keyYesUnknown22
GENESISOAuthYesUnknown—
Scoop.itAPI keyNoUnknown—

Search Services

Open Data

API for Internet Archive's Search-related services

No auth3 endpoints

Wayback API

Open Data

API for Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

No auth2 endpoints

Wikipedia

Open Data

Mediawiki Encyclopedia

No auth

Nasdaq Data Link

Open Data

The source for financial, economic, and alternative datasets, serving investment professionals.

API key

University of Oslo

Open Data

Courses, lecture videos, detailed information for courses etc. for the University of Oslo (Norway)

No auth

Data API

Open Data

Serves the Clever Data API

OAuth44 endpoints

Kaggle

Open Data

Create and interact with Datasets, Notebooks, and connect with Kaggle

API key

CollegeScoreCard.ed.gov

Open Data

Data on higher education institutions in the United States

No auth

U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) - All Data

Open Data

Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) is a tool developed and maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance for public use. ECHO provides integrated compliance and enforcement information for over 1 million regulated facilities nationwide. ECHO Rest Services provide multiple service endpoints, each with specific capabilities, to search and retrieve data on facilities regulated as Clean Air Act (CAA) stationary sources, Clean Water Act (CWA) dischargers, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste generators/handlers, and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) public water systems. Data of interest from other EPA sources, such as the Toxics Release Inventory, is also supplied for context. \ The get_facilities, get_map, get_qid, and get_download end points are meant to be used together, while the enhanced get_facility_info end point is self contained. The get_facility_info end point returns either an array of state, county or zip clusters with summary statistics per cluster or an array of facilities. \ The recommended use scenario for get_facilities, get_qid, get_map, and get_downoad is: \ <b>1)</b> Use get_facilities to validate passed query parameters, obtain summary statistics and to obtain a query_id (QID). QIDs are time sensitive and will be valid for approximately 30 minutes. <b>2)</b> Use get_qid, with the returned QID, to paginate through arrays of facility results. <b>3)</b> Use get_map, with the returned QID, to zoom in/out and pan on the clustered and individual facility coordinates that meet the QID query criteria. <b>4)</b> Use get_download, with the returned QID, to generate a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file of facility information that meets the QID query criteria. \ \ Use the qcolumns parameter to customize your search results. Use the Metadata service endpoint for a list of available output objects, their Column Ids, and their definitions to help you build your customized output. \ Additional ECHO Resources: <a href="https://echo.epa.gov/tools/web-services">Web Services</a>, <a href="https://echo.epa.gov/resources/echo-data/about-the-data">About ECHO's Data</a>, <a href="https://echo.epa.gov/tools/data-downloads">Data Downloads</a>

No auth16 endpoints

Authorized Partner API Specification

Open Data

To access files in user’s DigiLocker account from your application, you must first obtain user’s authorization.

API key22 endpoints

GENESIS

Open Data

Federal Statistical Office Germany

OAuth

Scoop.it

Open Data

Content Curation Service

API key

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