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openAFRICA

openAFRICA — Large datasets repository of African open data

📚 Open DataUNMONITORED
AUTH NONECORS ✗AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

openAFRICA exposes large datasets repository of African open data We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Open Data). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
Docs ↗
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://africaopendata.org/api

{
  "version": 1
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://africaopendata.org/api"
const res = await fetch("https://africaopendata.org/api");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://africaopendata.org/api")
print(res.json())

BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET

Endpoints · 2On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /api awaits first probe
GET/apiPROBED

openAFRICA — Large datasets repository of African open data

GET/api?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

openAFRICA: common questions

Is openAFRICA free to use?

Yes — openAFRICA is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does openAFRICA need an API key?

No — openAFRICA needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call openAFRICA from the browser?

Not directly — openAFRICA doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is openAFRICA up right now?

openAFRICA is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.