Coronavirus vs Open Disease
If you need a Health API that's easy to integrate, go with Open Disease.
Coronavirus
HTTP API for Latest Covid-19 Data
Open Disease
API for Current cases and more stuff about COVID-19 and Influenza
Coronavirus
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
Open Disease
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
- CORS enabled for frontend use
| Feature | Coronavirus | Open Disease |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | Unknown | Yes |
When to use which?
Open Disease works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.