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LAPIS

Verified Jul 2026

LAPIS is the open, keyless REST API behind covSPECTRUM, serving aggregated counts, sequence details, and mutation queries over SARS-CoV-2 genomic data drawn from public sources like GenBank and Nextstrain, documented via an OpenAPI v2 endpoint at lapis.cov-spectrum.org. The frontend's old ETH Zurich domain, cov-spectrum.ethz.ch, now 301-redirects permanently to cov-spectrum.org — 'url' corrected to the live domain. A live GET against lapis.cov-spectrum.org/open/v2/ returns Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, reconfirming the stored 'yes' cors.

genomicscovid-19sars-cov-2open-databioinformatics
Visit cov-spectrum.org ↗Read the docs ↗More Health
AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score88out of 100
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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