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layout: post
title: Exploring What Is Next For The Green Button API
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author:
  name: kinlane
tags:
- API Evangelist
- APIs
- Data
- Documentation
- Federal Government
- Github
- Government
- Management
---
The end of last year I was asked to spent time thinking about three things: 1) [An API for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA](http://ed-data.github.io/fafsa-api/)) 2) Next steps for the Green Button API 3) [API strategy for the overall United States Government](http://apievangelist.com/2014/01/06/what-is-next-for-the-us-government-api-strategy/). I managed to find the bandwidth to get two of the three projects active, but neglected to spend time on the Green Button API.

To support my research I established a [Green Button API repository on Github](http://doe-data.github.io/green-button-api/), where will track all my work. My goal is to pull together all the existing pieces of the Green Button API into one place, and evolve a strategy for taking Green Button API the next step. Like I did with the FAFSA API, I just want to explore what is possible, and jump start a conversation either within government and outside with other 3rd parties.

I've spent a few hours gathering what elements I could find about Green Button—existing sites, APIs, code, documentation, etc. Over the next couple of weeks I will spend more time connecting the dots, and tell the story via my Green Button API project blog.

If you have any resources I should consider, or would like to provide any feedback, you can use the [Github issue management for the Green Button API repository](https://github.com/doe-data/green-button-api/issues).