Midas/Open Opportunities

[harrisj]

URL: https://openopps.digitalgov.gov/api Docs: https://pages.18f.gov/midas/developer/

[harrisj]

Current problems with this entry:

• [ ] Needs a Point of Contact
• [ ] The distribution accessURL is returning a 404.
• [ ] Current keywords need check: api, tasks, challenges

The docs are at a different location, but that isn't an issue. But the requirements for the APIs in data.json, state this about the accessURL

Since an API provides indirect access to a dataset and the primary URL that a user needs in order to access the API is the API documentation, all web APIs should be referenced using the primary API documentation URL as an accessURL with the format specified as “API”

I could set the AccessURL to point to the Midas API docs, but then there is no way to figure out where the API is actually located. This might seem pedantic, but data.gov is interested in beefing up their scanning for dead links and they will flag this API as broken unless this is resolved by either putting documentation at the https://openopps.digitalgov.gov/api URL or adding a local openopps doc page that references the proper root URL for the API and links to Midas docs

[ultrasaurus]

point of contact should be openopps@gsa.gov

[gbinal]

Thanks, @ultrasaurus. The Open Data Plan schema specifies the need for a human point of contact. Who would work for that?

[ultrasaurus]

That would be me; however, can we use the team email as the contact for me? then people will get a response even if I'm on vacation or something

[ultrasaurus]

Also, we're about to change the repo name this week so maybe we should update the record next week. I know github does a redirect, but I think it would be less confusing that way.