Caution

This project is archived and winding down. Data snapshots are frozen as of May 2024. The data pipeline, API, and all associated infrastructure are being shut down. The authenticated API (api.covidactnow.org) will be permanently shut off on March 11, 2026. For questions or data requests, contact api@covidactnow.org.

COVID-19 Data Pipeline (Archived)

COVID data pipeline / API that supported https://covidactnow.org/.

It ingested data scraped via https://github.com/covid-projections/can-scrapers, combined it, calculated metrics, and generated data files for the Covid Act Now API and website.

Current Status (February 2026)

• Data snapshots: Frozen since May 2024. No new data is being generated.
• Authenticated API (api.covidactnow.org): Active until March 11, 2026. Existing API key holders can still access non-bulk data endpoints.
• V1 data endpoint (data.covidactnow.org): Shut down. Returns a 403 JSON error for all requests.
• Direct S3 access: Blocked. The S3 bucket has Block Public Access enabled.
• Bulk downloads (counties.timeseries.json, counties.timeseries.csv): Blocked on all endpoints. Contact api@covidactnow.org for bulk data requests.

Infrastructure Changes (February 15, 2026)

The following changes were made to address excessive bandwidth costs from automated scrapers:

• S3 bucket (data.covidactnow.org): Block Public Access enabled, ACLs disabled, Origin Access Control (OAC) added for the authenticated API CloudFront distribution.
• data.covidactnow.org CloudFront distribution (E1P2FZUDPJRWIO): A CloudFront Function intercepts all requests and returns a 403 JSON error before reaching S3.
• api.covidactnow.org CloudFront distribution (E2ZCL2ZF6E5OL0): Lambda@Edge auth updated to block bulk file downloads (counties.timeseries.json and .csv).
• GitHub Actions workflows disabled: deploy_api, label_api_snapshot, update_repo_datasets, CI_test_deploy_api, and update_api_usage workflows have been disabled. Only deploy_aws_api_infrastructure_dev (for auth changes), python_unit_tests, and deploy_docs remain active.

Repository Structure

This repository is preserved for reference. The key areas are:

• api/awsauth/ -- Lambda@Edge authentication function (still active, deployed via Serverless Framework)
• api/docs/ -- API documentation site (apidocs.covidactnow.org)
• .github/workflows/ -- GitHub Actions (most disabled, see above)
• libs/, pyseir/ -- Data pipeline code (no longer run)
• data/ -- Static reference datasets

Contact

For questions, data requests, or API assistance: api@covidactnow.org