VFS COVID API

A RESTful API to get VFS visa application centers' info

Synopsis

As far as I know, VFS Global does not provide a public API to check/filter the COVID-19 page data.

This simple application fetches the JS file that is imported on the "COVID-19: CUSTOMER ADVISORIES" page, parses it, extracts the data, and exposes it via a RESTful API.

Given you have an inquiry about VFS Global visa application centers, it can answer questions such as:

I'm currently residing in Albania can I get a visa to visit Canada? (/api/vfs-application-centers?from=albania&to=canada)
From which countries can I get a visa to visit Australia? (/api/vfs-application-centers?to=australia)
Which visa application centers are currently Open and can process my application to visit Germany. (/vfs-application-centers?to=germany&toast_message=open)

For more info, have a look the API documentation.

A web frontend is available at (/)

git clone https://github.com/fardjad/node-vfs-covid-api
cd node-vfs-covid-api
npm install
npm start

Note: You'll need Node.js v12+ to run the server.

Variable	Description	Default Value
HOST	Host address for the http server to listen on	0.0.0.0
PORT	Port for the http server to listen on	3000
WORKER_THREADS_COUNT	Number of worker threads for ESTree Parser and Code Generator	Number of CPUs
VFS_SCRIPT_URL	URL of VFS Global script.min.js file	https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/assets/js/script.min.js
VFS_DATA_CACHE_DURATION_SECONDS	Number of seconds to cache the processed VFS data	300