| Overview |
| Summary | Community driven open database |
| Category | Database |
| Tags | database reference |
| Date Added | 2007-10-13 |
| Description | From their site: Freebase, created by Metaweb Technologies, is an open database of the world’s information. It’s built by the community and for the community – free for anyone to query, contribute to, build applications on top of, or integrate into their websites. |
| API Home Page | http://www.freebase.com/developer |
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| Protocol |
| Protocols | REST |
| Data Formats | JSON |
| Service Endpoint | http://www.freebase.com/api/ |
| Functionality |
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| Example API Methods | |
| Client Install Required | No |
| Security |
| Authentication Model | Cookie based auth |
| SSL Support | No |
| Read-only Without Login | Yes |
| Support |
| Vendor API Kits | Python, JavaScript |
| Community API Kits | |
| API Blog | General Freebase blog |
| Site Blog | |
| API Forum | Freebase forum |
| Developer Support | Mailing list |
| Signup and Licensing |
| Signup Requirements | Account with service |
| Developer Key Required | |
| Account with Service Required | Yes |
| Commercial Licensing | |
| Non-Commercial Licensing | |
| Data Licensing | |
| Usage Fees | |
| Usage Limits | No read limits |
| Terms of Service | |