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18F vs Kaggle

Both are solid Open Data APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.

18F

Unofficial US Federal Government API Development

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Kaggle

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

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18F

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

Kaggle

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive
Feature18FKaggle
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSNoYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

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

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