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18F vs Joshua Project

If you need a Open Data API that's easy to integrate, go with Joshua Project.

18F

Unofficial US Federal Government API Development

Joshua Project

People groups of the world with the fewest followers of Christ

18F

  • No authentication required
  • No HTTPS support
  • Currently flagged as inactive

Joshua Project

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
Feature18FJoshua Project
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSNoYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

18F is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. Joshua Project supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.