Covid-19 vs Health ID Service
If you need a Health API that's easy to integrate, go with Covid-19.
Health ID Service
It is important to standardize the process of identification of an individual across healthcare providers, to ensure that the created medical records are issued to the right individual or accessed ...
Covid-19
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
- CORS enabled for frontend use
Health ID Service
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
- Currently flagged as inactive
| Feature | Covid-19 | Health ID Service |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | apiKey |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | Yes | Unknown |
When to use which?
Covid-19 is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. Covid-19 works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.