Known limitations
The center export is useful, but it is a directory snapshot, not a live feed. Read these limits before you build on it.
- There are no live opening hours. The export does not say whether a center is open right now.
- There is no real-time appointment availability. The files cannot tell you if slots are open today.
- Donation types may be unverified. We hold a type list for each center but have not re-confirmed every entry, so donation_types_status is reported as unverified.
- Verification status is directory-level, not official. A verified flag means the record matched our directory checks. It is not an endorsement by the center or by any health authority.
- Coverage is the United States and Canada only. Centers outside these two countries are not included.
- Restored historical reviews are not a quality signal. Older imported reviews are not part of this export and should not be read as a measure of current center quality.
- Several fields are not tracked and are emitted empty or as "unknown". Official website and appointment URLs, walk-in and appointment rules, and per-center verification dates fall into this group. We leave them blank rather than guess.
See the license and the open data downloads.