diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 931434984..700fea3fc 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ title: Epidata API Home nav_order: 0 --- -# Delphi's Epidata API +# The Epidata API Delphi's Epidata API provides real-time access to epidemiological surveillance data. It is built and maintained by the Carnegie Mellon University [Delphi research group](https://delphi.cmu.edu/). The Epidata API includes: -- [COVIDcast data](api/covidcast.md), providing daily updates about COVID-19 - activity across the United States. [API clients](api/covidcast_clients.md) for - quick access to COVID data are available. -- [Data about other diseases](api/README.md), including influenza, dengue, and - other diseases tracked by Delphi through various data streams. +* The [main endpoint (COVIDcast)](api/covidcast.md), providing daily updates about current COVID-19 and influenza activity across the United States. +* A [variety of other endpoints](api/README.md), providing primarily historical data about various diseases including COVID-19, influenza, dengue fever, and norovirus in several countries. + +A [full-featured R client](api/client_libraries.md) is available for quick access to all data. While we continue developing a full-featured Python client, the [legacy Python client](api/client_libraries.md#python) remains available. The main endpoint can also be accessed with a [dedicated COVIDcast client](api/covidcast_clients.md). Anyone may access the Epidata API anonymously without providing any personal data. Anonymous API access is currently rate-limited and restricted to public