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18F vs Open Data Minneapolis

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

18F

Unofficial US Federal Government API Development

Open Data Minneapolis

Spatial (GIS) and non-spatial city data for Minneapolis

18F

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

Open Data Minneapolis

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • No CORS support
Feature18FOpen Data Minneapolis
AuthenticationNoneNone
HTTPSNoYes
CORSUnknownNo

When to use which?

Open Data Minneapolis supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.