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Covid-19 JHU CSSE API

⭐ Beginner's Pick Health / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS CORS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)
92 Score
Grade A+
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Overview

The Covid-19 JHU CSSE API is a community-built REST API that exposes Johns Hopkins University's COVID-19 dataset in an easy-to-use JSON format. It provides global and country-level case counts, deaths, and recoveries without requiring any API key. No authentication is needed, making it one of the simplest COVID-19 APIs to start with.

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Beginner Tip

Start with the /confirmed endpoint to get a quick sense of the data structure, then explore /deaths and /recovered for full pandemic statistics — all without any authentication.

Available Data

case counts and statistics
vaccination data
geographic breakdown
historical trend data

Example Response

JSON Response 
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Covid-19 JHU CSSE",
    "description": "Open-source API for exploring Covid19 cases based on JHU CSSE",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

countryRegion Name of the country or region.
confirmed Total cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases.
deaths Total cumulative COVID-19 deaths.
recovered Total cumulative recovered cases.
active Active cases calculated as confirmed minus deaths and recovered.
lastUpdate ISO 8601 timestamp of the last data update.

Implementation Example 

const url = "https://nuttaphat.com/covid19-api/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Empty or stale response The API mirrors JHU data which is no longer actively updated since the university stopped its dashboard in 2023.
✓ Use this API for historical analysis only; for recent statistics consider alternative live sources.
Country name mismatch Country names in the dataset may differ from what you expect (e.g., 'US' instead of 'United States').
✓ Fetch the full country list first via /countries and match by the exact name string returned.
CORS error in browser fetch The community server may not include CORS headers for all browsers.
✓ Make requests from your backend server and relay results to the frontend to avoid CORS restrictions.

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 20/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 20/20
✓ Reliability 7/15
Response Time 33ms

Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS YES
Category Health
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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