Which building blocks are best for you?

Ultimately, your team’s goals, constraints, and timeline determine the mix of provider sources and data extraction methods that will be best suited for your vaccine appointment finder.

For building the most appointment coverage quickly, you will likely need to do a combination of web scraping and APIs. We recommend starting by identifying organizations running vaccination locations and prioritize those that run the most. Your jurisdiction's Department of Health probably already has a list, although they may be missing pharmacy data.

Because working out agreements for API access with some providers may take time, consider scraping their web-based appointment systems first, then switch to API calls later where available.

If you need help holistically assessing which of these building blocks will provide the best vaccine appointment finding experience for your needs, USDR can provide specific advice.