Government · head-to-head
City, Gdańsk vs Food Standards Agency
Otwarty Gdańsk (Open Gdańsk) runs a standard CKAN 2.x installation; a live keyless GET against `ckan.multimediagdansk.pl/api/3/action/package_search` returned full JSON dataset metadata with a wildcard `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header on both the plain response and an OPTIONS preflight. The catalogue covers Gdańsk municipal transit, budget, and environmental datasets, with individual resources downloadable as CSV, JSON, or XLSX depending on the publisher.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme API returns FHRS/FHIS inspection ratings for food businesses across the UK, filterable by local authority, name, and location. A live keyless query against `api.ratings.food.gov.uk/Establishments` (with the mandatory `x-api-version: 2` header) returned real establishment JSON with a wildcard `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header. The stored `/open-data/en-GB` path now 404s after the host moved fully to HTTPS; the API itself needs no key, only the version header.
| City, Gdańsk | Food Standards Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON, CSV, XLSX | JSON, XML |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
City, Gdańsk supports 3 response formats, while Food Standards Agency offers fewer — pick City, Gdańsk for more integration flexibility.