Skip to content

Wikipedia API alternatives

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

APIAuthHTTPSCORSEndpoints
WikipediaNo authYesUnknown—
Search ServicesNo authYesUnknown3
Wayback APINo authYesUnknown2
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—
Benefits IntakeAPI keyYesUnknown6

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

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

Benefits Intake

Open Data

The Benefits Intake API allows authorized third-party systems used by Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), agencies, and Veterans to digitally submit VA benefits claim documents directly to the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) claims intake process. This API handles documents related to the following benefit claim types: * Compensation * Pension/Survivors Benefits * Education * Fiduciary * Insurance * Veteran Readiness & Employment (VRE) * Board of Veteran Appeals (BVA) This API also provides submission status updates until documents are successfully established for VBA claim processing, eliminating the need for users to switch between systems to manually check whether documents have been successfully uploaded. ## Background This API provides a secure, efficient, and tracked alternative to mail or fax for VA benefit claim document submissions. Documents are uploaded directly to the VBA so they can be processed as quickly as possible. ## Technical overview The Benefits Intake API first provides an upload location and unique submission identifier, and then accepts a payload consisting of a document in PDF format, zero or more optional attachments in PDF format, and some JSON metadata. The metadata describes the document and attachments, and identifies the person for whom it is being submitted. This payload is encoded as binary multipart/form-data (not base64). The unique identifier supplied with the payload can subsequently be used to request the processing status of the uploaded document package. To avoid errors and processing delays, API consumers are encouraged to validate the `zipcode`,`fileNumber`, `veteranFirstName`, `veteranLastName` and `businessLine` fields before submission according to their description in the DocumentUploadMetadata model and use the 'businessLine' attribute for the most efficient processing. Additionally, please ensure no PDF user passwords are used in submitted PDFs. ### Attachment & file size limits There is no limit on the number of files a payload can contain, but size limits do apply. * Uploaded documents cannot be larger than 21" x 21" * The entire payload cannot exceed 5 GB * No single file in a payload can exceed 100 MB ### Date of receipt The date that documents are successfully submitted through the Benefits Intake API is used as the official VA date of receipt. However, note that until a document status of `received`, `processing`, `success`, or `vbms` is returned, a client cannot consider the document received by VA. A status of `received` means that the document package has been transmitted, but may not be validated. Any errors with the document package, such as unreadable PDFs or a Veteran not found, will cause the status to change to `error`. If the document status is `error`, VA has not received the submission and cannot honor the submission date as the date of receipt. ### Authentication and Authorization API requests are authorized through a symmetric API token, provided in an HTTP header with name 'apikey'. [Request an API key.](https://developer.va.gov/apply) ### Testing in the sandbox environment In the sandbox environment, the final status of a submission is `received` and submissions do not actually progress to the central mail repository or VBMS. Progress beyond the `received` status can be simulated for testing. We allow passing in a `Status-Override` header on the `/uploads/{id}` endpoint so that you can change the status of your submission to simulate the various scenarios. The available statuses are `pending`, `uploaded`, `received`, `processing`, `success`, `vbms`, and `error`. The meaning of the various statuses is listed below in Models under DocumentUploadStatusAttributes. ### Test data We use mock test data in the sandbox environment. Data is not sent upstream and it is not necessary to align submitted test data with any other systems' data. ### Validating documents Use the POST `/uploads/validate_document` endpoint to make sure your documents will pass syste

API key6 endpoints

See every open data API →