API archive entry · source-reported
Carbon Interface
API to calculate carbon (C02) emissions estimates for common C02 emitting activities
Decision snapshot
Carbon Interface is catalogued as a Environment API from Carbon Interface. The directory reports api key authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as yes.
- Category
- Environment
- Authentication
- API key
- HTTPS
- Reported
- CORS
- Yes
Evaluation pathway
- Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
- Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
- Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
- Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.
What still needs verification
Pricing and quotas
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Endpoint coverage
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Reliability
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Data and privacy
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Versioning
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Developer experience
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Nearby Environment options
Climatiq
Calculate the environmental footprint created by a broad range of emission-generating activities
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
SustainMetrics
18,000+ GHG emission factors from DEFRA, EPA, ADEME, Ember
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
BreezoMeter Pollen
Daily Forecast pollen conditions data for a specific location
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Source reference
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