Real-Time Hostel Data API

Retrieve instant, accurate information for any hostel on campus in lightweight JSON format

About

December 2020, hostel-api-ucc was launched to provide one of the first self-service based hostel information web services on University of Cape Coast campus offering hostel data in real-time. The API gradually became more and more popular among developers and companies and was extended to also enable customers to retrieve all hostels data in a straightforward and lightweight fashion. Today, the hostel API is used by a lot of developers, individuals, freelancers and other corporations as a reliable and consistent way of getting the latest available hostel information for almost every hostel on University of Cape Coast campus.

API Documentation

Welcome to the hostel API documentation. Using the instructions and interactive code examples below you will be able to start making API requests in a matter of seconds. The API was built to deliver accurate data for any application and use case, from real-time. Our straightforward API design will make it easy to use the API — continue reading below to get started. The API provides the following data:

  • Hostel Name
  • Hostel Image
  • Hostel Location
  • Latitude of the Hostel
  • Logitude of the Hostel
  • Digital Address of the Hostel

Developer

Emmanuel Ametepee

Former DSC Lead, UCC, GH

Android and Backend Developer

Pricing

Always Free and no credit card required.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How scalable is this service?

    The hostel API is powered by Google cloud infrastructure, a system some of the world's most popular real-time API services are running on, making it highly scalable and flexible at any step of the way.

  • The API is always free and no credit card is required.

  • No, you do not need API key in order to use the API for your services.

  • You can make unlimited request at no fee.

  • Our API's system status is closely monitored around the clock. Every effort is made to ensure the highest possible level of availability and consistency, and we are proud to have an average uptime rate of nearly 100% (99.9%)

Contact

Location:

Ghana - Greater Accra

Call:

+233 546501162