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openAFRICA — Large datasets repository of African open data

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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.

0HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
Docs ↗
Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 0 · dead
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Uptime history
1.0%90 days
1.7%30 days
177P50 · ms
177P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 177 ms, slowest 177 ms, most recent 177 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
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())

THIS API IS DEAD — NOTHING TO RUN

Endpoints · 2DeadFULL DOCS ↗
Offline — GET /api no longer responds reliably
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

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).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?

As of our last scheduled check, openAFRICA is dead with 1.0% uptime over 90 days and a 177 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.