As part of our work on the API Gallery, we are always looking for interesting new sources of alternative data, adding to some of the more common sources like Twitter and Facebook. It takes a lot of work to discover and profile the growing number of APIs available across the landscape. It takes even more work to get to know what each of the APIs offer and where the data fits into the bigger picture when it comes to making investments or operating your company. One interesting API provider we’ve come across lately is Coord, who offers a number of transportation related APIs, but we found their Shared Vehicle (Bike+Scooter) API to be of particular interest. The Coord Shared Vehicle API “provides information about bike and scooter share systems, including available vehicles and prices.” Providing an opportunity for alternative data that has the potential to paint an interesting picture of a rapidly growing area of the investment landscape. By aggregating available data across the manual bicycle, pedal-assist electric bicycle, and often volatile two-wheeled electric scooter market.
A basic cURL API call to the Coord Shared Vehicle (Bike+Scooter) API looks something like this: https://goo.gl/EhRdSW