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Application API vs FishWatch

If you need a Animals API that's easy to integrate, go with FishWatch.

Application API

Vonage provides an Application API to allow management of your Vonage Applications. This API is backwards compatible with version 1. Applications created using version 1 of the API can also be man...

FishWatch

Information and pictures about individual fish species

Application API

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

FishWatch

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureApplication APIFishWatch
AuthenticationapiKeyNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

FishWatch is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. FishWatch works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.