WHO Global Coronavirus stats

WHO Global Coronavirus stats

by davidrychly

Fetch official, global COVID-19 case data directly from the WHO. This open-source actor automates data collection for dashboards, research, and reports.

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About WHO Global Coronavirus stats

Need reliable, up-to-the-minute global COVID-19 data for your project? This open-source actor is your direct pipeline to the World Health Organization's official coronavirus statistics. It programmatically fetches the latest figures on examined and infected cases worldwide from the WHO's data table at covid19.who.int. I've used it to feed dashboards and automate reports because it pulls from the most authoritative source, saving you the hassle of manual scraping or dealing with unreliable third-party APIs. The data is structured and ready to integrate into your analytics platforms, research applications, or public health monitoring tools. It’s perfect for developers, data scientists, or researchers who need to incorporate trusted, global pandemic metrics into their workflows without building and maintaining a custom scraper. Just set it up, run it, and get clean, current data delivered straight from the WHO.

What does this actor do?

WHO Global Coronavirus stats is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

WHO Global Coronavirus Stats Actor

This Apify actor scrapes the latest global COVID-19 statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) website. It provides structured data on examined and infected cases, updated regularly.

Key Features

  • Source: Fetches data directly from https://covid19.who.int/.
  • Automated Updates: The scraper runs every 5 minutes.
  • Structured Output: Provides clean, consumable JSON data via the Apify API.
  • Historical Data: Offers a complete dataset of historical records.
  • Open Source: The actor's code is publicly available.

How to Use

You can retrieve the data programmatically through the Apify API endpoints. No custom actor input is required.

  • Latest Data: Fetch the most recent snapshot.
    • https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/vTVhbsNB5aZtST6yv/records/LATEST?disableRedirect=true
  • Full Dataset: Access the complete historical dataset.
    • https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/4wrWtORugf0148gJ6/items?format=json&clean=1

Input/Output

Input: This actor requires no specific input parameters.

Output: The actor outputs JSON data containing global COVID-19 statistics. The structure includes metrics like total confirmed cases and deaths, typically broken down by country/region.

Example usage to get the latest data:

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/vTVhbsNB5aZtST6yv/records/LATEST?disableRedirect=true"

Maintained by: BOOT!Q

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Actor Information

Developer
davidrychly
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
50,045
Active Users
16
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