» Home » Contact Us » Support
API Comparison
Thank you for considering utilizing the RescueGroups.org adoptable pet data feed.
Below is a list of specific ways the RescueGroups.org APIs (both REST and SOAP) are different from other data feeds. We are proud that we are different than other data sources -- primarily because we keep the volunteers and homeless animals first, as you can see in the table below.
If you still aren't sure, or you have any questions about our API services or any of our other services, please feel free to contact us.
| RescueGroups.org | |
| Requirements and Terms of Service | |
| Data is free of “powered by” or credit stipulations? |  |
| Links to specific animal information keep the visitor on the 3rd party website? | |
| Links to specific organization information keep the visitor on the 3rd party website? | |
| Data is free of advertisements and logos (or possibility thereof) | |
| Does not provide an adoption listing website | |
| Data Quality | |
| Accurate account listings (i.e., does not require duplication of organizations for accurate search results) | |
| Accurate animal listings (i.e., does not require duplication of animals for accurate search results) | |
| Accurate breed information (i.e., does not support sudo-breeds like tuxedo and colored breeds like “orange”) | |
| Policies and Rescue/Shelter Requirements | |
| Open partnerships with “competitive” organizations (i.e., other management services) | |
| Average time from sign-up to account creation | |
| Extensive rescue/shelter expectations See: http://www.rescuegroups.org/requirements |
|
| Rapid resolution of complaints | |
| Immediate closure of violating accounts | |
| Account grooming of inactive/non-existent organizations | |
| Growth and Community Support | |
| Non-profit 501(c)(3) | |
| Financially supported by the community | |
| Consistent, constant expansion of API | |
| API availability | |
| Functionality | |
| Full data result download/cache | |
| Updates based on “changed since specific date/time” | |
| When searching by location, are results returned by the specific animal’s location? | |
| Specific field/data support: Coat length Specific animal location (zip/postal code) Colors YouTube video URL Over 45 personality traits Kill/euthanasia information (date, reason, etc) Found information (date, location, etc) Ear type, eye color, tail type |
|
| Support and Customization | |
| Direct developer access for support | |
| API customization | |