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Chronicling America vs Florida Man

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

APIChronicling AmericaNEW—Florida ManNEW—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
Authnonenone
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useyesyes
Data licensePublic domain / no known copyright (Library of Congress)MIT (repository license)
Free tierFree — public-domain collection dataFree — static JSON on GitHub Pages, no key
Rate limitLoC throttles heavy crawling (see LoC API policy)Unpublished (served via GitHub Pages)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Chronicling America vs Florida Man: common questions

Which is more reliable, Chronicling America or Florida Man?

On our scheduled checks, Florida Man leads on measured uptime — Chronicling America at —% versus Florida Man at —% over 90 days. These are our own probe results, not provider claims; the uptime bars above show the day-by-day record for both.

Do Chronicling America and Florida Man need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — Chronicling America is callable with no signup, and Florida Man is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call Chronicling America and Florida Man from the browser?

Only Florida Man is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Chronicling America needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are Chronicling America and Florida Man free for commercial use?

Chronicling America allows commercial use on its free tier, and Florida Man allows commercial use on its free tier. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.