.about.yml

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project: "api.data.gov"
full_name: api.data.gov
name: api-data-gov
github:
  - 18F/api.data.gov
  - NREL/api-umbrella
description: "A hosted, shared-service that provides an API key, analytics, and proxy solution for government web services. We are currently accepting clients for this free service: contact us to learn more."
owner_type: project
testable: true
partners:
  - BusinessUSA.gov
  - Department of Agriculture
  - Department of Commerce
  - Department of Education
  - Federal Election Commission
  - Federal Communications Commission
  - Food and Drug Administration
  - General Services Administration
  - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  - National Institutes of Health
  - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  - Regulations.gov
stage: beta
impact: 2,800 API users and 66 million API requests served since July 2013
milestones:
  - "August 2012: Prototype launched on data.gov"
  - "July 2013: Project begins soliciting agency users"
  - "September 2013: White House begins using service"
  - "July 2014: Metrics hub launched"
type: app
contact:
  - api.data.gov@gsa.gov
stack:
  - JavaScript (Node and Ember)
  - Rails
  - nginx
  - elasticsearch
  - Varnish
  - redis
  - MongoDB
team:
  - github: gbinal
    role: lead
    id: gray
  - github: sashax
    role: developer
    id: sasha
  - github: gui
    role: developer
    id: nickm
licenses:
  api.data.gov:
    name: Public Domain (CC0)
    url: https://github.com/18F/api.data.gov/blob/main/LICENSE.md
  api-umbrella:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/NREL/api-umbrella/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
links:
  - https://api.data.gov
  - https://api.data.gov/metrics
  - https://api.data.gov/about
blog:
  - API
status: