Access open healthcare data from the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Coronavirus
Latest global COVID-19 case data and statistics
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Coronavirus in the UK
UK Government COVID-19 data including cases, tests, and deaths by region
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Covid Tracking Project
COVID-19 data for the United States from The Atlantic’s Covid Tracking Project
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Covid-19
Global COVID-19 statistics including confirmed, deaths, and recovered cases
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Covid-19 (M Media Group)
COVID-19 country-level cases, deaths, and recoveries API
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Covid-19 Datenhub
COVID-19 maps, datasets, and visualizations from ArcGIS Hub
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Covid-19 Government Response
Oxford Government Response Tracker for global pandemic policies
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Covid-19 India
COVID-19 data by state and district in India, including vaccination info
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Covid-19 JHU CSSE
Open API based on Johns Hopkins University global COVID-19 dataset
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Covid-19 Live Data
Global COVID-19 data by country including daily summaries and totals
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Covid-19 Philippines
Unofficial Philippines COVID-19 API using DOH public data
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COVID-19 Tracker Canada
Detailed statistics on COVID-19 cases across Canada
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COVID-19 Tracker Sri Lanka
COVID-19 data and statistics from Sri Lanka’s Health Promotion Bureau
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COVID-ID
COVID-19 statistics per Indonesian province from official data
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Dataflow Kit COVID-19
Live COVID-19 data and hourly updates for websites and dashboards
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FoodData Central
USDA’s comprehensive database of food nutrition and composition data
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Healthcare.gov
Educational and marketplace data for US healthcare plans
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Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX)
UN OCHA platform for sharing humanitarian crisis and health data
No
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Infermedica
AI-based health triage and symptom checker API
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LAPIS
Access SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequence data from public repositories
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Lexigram
NLP API for extracting clinical concepts and medical ontology mapping
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Makeup
Get product and brand data for cosmetics and makeup items
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MyVaccination
Malaysia national vaccination program and statistics data
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NPPES
US NPI registry of healthcare providers and organizations
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Nutritionix
World’s largest verified nutrition database with 800k+ foods
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Open Data NHS Scotland
Public Health Scotland medical data and reports
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Open Disease
Unified API for COVID-19 and influenza data worldwide
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openFDA
FDA open data on drugs, devices, food, and enforcement reports
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Orion Health
Healthcare integration and data sharing platform for medical apps
OAuth
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Quarantine
Free real-time COVID-19 live update API
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Best Health and Fitness APIs for Developers
A health API allows developers to integrate medical information, fitness tracking, drug databases, clinical data, and wellness metrics into their applications. These APIs serve healthcare apps, fitness trackers, and medical research platforms.
CodeHelper's curated health API collection includes APIs covering drug information, clinical trials, fitness data, nutrition, and public health statistics.
What to look for in a health API
Data authority: Prefer APIs sourced from official bodies like the FDA, WHO, or NIH for reliable medical information.
Privacy compliance: For apps handling personal health data, ensure the API provider is HIPAA-compliant and offers a BAA.
Update frequency: Drug and clinical trial databases update regularly; confirm the API reflects current information.
How to use this API directory
Browse the curated list of APIs below.
Click any API to visit its documentation.
Check the Auth column to understand what credentials you need.
Whether you are building a fitness tracker or a medical information portal, this free curated API directory saves you hours of research.