When developing a no-code app, one often needs to refer to external data to enrich its database. We have selected 5 APIs (you can take a peek at this if you ask “What’s an API?”) for this article, which you’ll be able to see in action in Adalo or Bubble apps. In this article, you’ll learn how to create an app like Yuka, societe.com or even a weather app without a single line of code.
Do not hesitate to comment if you’d like to see other free API in action.
Open Food Facts
Open Food Facts provides tons of info on food products. You can search directly with the barcode of the product. You can get info such as ingredients, allergens, nutritional value, and much more info usually present on labels. The Open Food Facts API can help you make better choices for your diet, or even encourage food manufacturers to propose healthier alternatives.
No-Code app ideas to develop with the Open Food Facts API
Inspiration for your No-Code App
Link to the Open Food Facts API
https://world.openfoodfacts.org/data
Link to the Bubble demo app
Bubble Demo – OpenFoodFacts
WATCH THE DEMO – OPENFOODFACTS
Note: this application cannot be developed on Adalo, as we are not yet able to scan barcodes.
SIRENE database of French companies
This database allows you to access all the legal info of French companies. This API from OpenDataSoft gets its data directly from INSEE on their website sirene.fr and allows you to get legal data from every registered company in France. You can do research and consult the registrations. Among the info available: addresses, creation date, categories, main activities, etc.
No-code app ideas to develop with the SIRENE API
Link to the Base Sirene V3 API
Link to the Bubble demo app
WATCH THE BUBBLE SIRENE API DEMO
Link to the Adalo demo app
WATCH THE ADALO SIRENE API DEMO
Note: as you perhaps noticed, the API only works for research. There is currently a bug on the Adalo side on data reception. It has been reported, and is being resolved on their end.
Open Beauty Facts
Just as with Open Food Facts, Open Beauty Facts can provide you with all the info on cosmetic products. Open Beauty Facts allows you to understand better the product you’re looking to buy, or are currently using. You’ll be able to look up the ingredients, the additives, the labels and lots of other info.
No-code app ideas to develop with the Open Beauty Facts API
Link to the Open Beauty Facts API
https://world.openbeautyfacts.org/data
Link to the Bubble demo app
Bubble Demo – OpenBeatyFacts API
WATCH THE BUBBLE OPENBEAUTYFACTS APP DEMO
COVID-19 Data for France
The data is coming straight from Santé publique France. It is updated daily, and keep you in the loop regarding the spread of COVID-19 in France. Hospital data is updated every day by department.
Link to the OpenDataSoft – Epidemic-related hospital data in France
Link to the No-Code demo app
Bubble Demo – COVID-19 Data for France
WATCH THE BUBBLE DEMO COVID-19 DATA
Weather Data - Free Weather API
This API from OpenWeather is one that provides weather-related data. The OpenWeather API will allow you to know the weather in real-time in a city, as well as an hourly and a 5-day forecast. The weather data from OpenWeather is available for locations around the world.
No-Code app ideas to develop with the OpenWeather API
Link to the OpenWeather – One Call API
https://openweathermap.org/api
You’ll need to create an account to use the API, but you can try it for free.
Link to the No-Code Demo weather app
