A collective list of free JSON APIs for use in web development.
For information on contributing to this project, please see the contributing guide.
- Animals
- Anime
- Anti-Malware
- Art & Design
- Books
- Business
- Calendar
- Cloud Storage & File Sharing
- Currency Exchange
- Data Access
- Data Validation
- Development
- Documents & Productivity
- Environment
- Finance
- Food & Drink
- Fraud Prevention
- Games & Comics
- Geocoding
- Health
- Machine Learning
- Math
- Music
- News
- Open Source projects
- Personality
- Photography
- Science
- Security
- Shopping
- Social
- Sports & Fitness
- Transportation
- University
- Vehicle
- Video
- Weather
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
IUCN | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | token |
No | Go! |
Petfinder | Adoption | Yes | Yes | Go! |
RescueGroups | Adoption | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
AniList | AniList Anime | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Kitsu | Kitsu Anime | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Studio Ghibli | Resources from Studio Ghibli films | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Certly | Certly Link/Domain Flagging | token |
Yes | Go! |
Google Safe Browsing | Google Link/Domain Flagging | token |
Yes | Go! |
Metacert | Metacert Link Flagging | token |
Yes | Go! |
VirusTotal | VirusTotal File/URL Analysis | token |
Yes | Go! |
Web Of Trust (WOT) | Website reputation | key string |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dribbble | Design | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Noun Project | Icons | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Rijksmuseum | Art | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
British National Bibliography | Books | No | No | Go! |
Good Reads | Books | No | Yes | Go! |
Google Books | Books | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
mailgun | Email Service | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
markerapi | Trademark Search | No | No | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Church Calendar | Catholic liturgical calendar | No | No | Go! |
Holidays | Free API for obtaining information about holidays. | key string |
Yes | Go! |
LectServe | Protestant liturgical calendar | No | No | Go! |
Non-Working Days | Database of ICS files for non working days | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Box | File Sharing and Storage | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Dropbox | File Sharing and Storage | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Google Drive | File Sharing and Storage | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
OneDrive | File Sharing and Storage | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Currencylayer | Exchange rates and currency conversion | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Fixer.io | Exchange rates and currency conversion | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
18F | US Federal Government /Developer Program | No | No | Go! |
Abbreviation | Get abbreviations and meanings | X-Mashape-Key as header |
Yes | Go! |
CARTO | Location Information Prediction | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Callook.info | United States ham radio callsigns | No | Yes | Go! |
Celebinfo | Celebrity information | X-Mashape-Key as header |
Yes | Go! |
Colorado Data Engine | Formatted and geolocated Colorado public data | No | Yes | Go! |
Colorado Information Marketplace | Colorado State Government Open Data | No | Yes | Go! |
Data USA | US Public Data | No | Yes | Go! |
Dronestream | Tracks United States drone strikes | No | No | Go! |
fonoApi | Mobile Device Description | No | Yes | Go! |
Open Government, Australia | Australian Government Open Data | No | Yes | Go! |
Open Government, USA | United States Government Open Data | No | Yes | Go! |
Open Government, Canada | Canadian Government Open Data | No | No | Go! |
Open Government Data, India | Indian Government Open Data | token |
Yes | Go! |
Pearson | Dictionary Data | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
Prague Opendata | Prague City Open Data | No | No | Go! |
Quandl | Stock Market Data | No | Yes | Go! |
Represent by Open North | Find Canadian Government Representatives | No | Yes | Go! |
Scoop.it | Content Curation Service | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
Teleport | Quality of Life Data | No | Yes | Go! |
Wikipedia | Mediawiki Encyclopedia | No | Yes | Go! |
Wordnik | Dictionary Data | No | No | Go! |
Yelp | Find Local Business | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
languagelayer | Language detection | No | Yes | Go! |
mailboxlayer | Email address validation | No | Yes | Go! |
numverify | Phone number validation | No | Yes | Go! |
vatlayer | VAT number validation | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adorable Avatars | Generate random cartoon avatars | No | Yes | Go! |
APIs.guru | Wikipedia for Web APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger specs for public APIs | No | Yes | Go! |
CDNJS | Library info on CDNJS | No | Yes | Go! |
Faceplusplus | A tool to detect face | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Genderize.io | Determines a gender from a first name | No | Yes | Go! |
Github - User Data | Pull public information for a user's github | No | Yes | Go! |
Gitter | Chat for GitHub | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Hipster Ipsum | Generates Hipster Ipsum text | No | No | Go! |
IPify | A simple IP Address API | No | Yes | Go! |
JSONPlaceholder | Fake data for testing and prototyping | No | No | Go! |
LiveEdu | Live Coding Streaming | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Lorem Text | Generates Lorem Ipsum text | X-Mashape-Key as header |
Yes | Go! |
Loripsum | The "lorem ipsum" generator that doesn't suck | No | No | Go! |
Myjson | A simple JSON store for your web or mobile app | No | No | Go! |
Plino | Spam filtering system | No | Yes | Go! |
Random Word | Generate random word | No | No | Go! |
RandomUser | Generates random user data | No | Yes | Go! |
ReqRes | A hosted REST-API ready to respond to your AJAX requests | No | Yes | Go! |
RoboHash | Generate random robot/alien avatars | No | Yes | Go! |
StackExchange | Q&A forum for developers | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Stormpath | User Authentication | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
UI Names | Generate random fake names | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
File.io | File Sharing | No | Yes | Go! |
pdflayer API | HTML/URL to PDF | No | Yes | Go! |
PrexView | Data from XML or JSON to PDF, HTML or Image | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Todoist | Todo Lists | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Wunderlist | Todo Lists | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
PM2.5.in | PM2.5 Data of China | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barchart OnDemand | Stock, Futures, and Forex Market Data | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
BigOven | Recipe Search | X-Mashape-Key as header |
No | Go! |
BreweryDB | Beer | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
Edamam | Recipe Search | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Food2Fork | Recipe Search | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
LCBO | Alcohol | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
PunkAPI | Brewdog Beer Recipes | No | Yes | Go! |
Recipe Puppy | Food | No | No | Go! |
Yummly | Find food recipes | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whitepages Pro | Global identity verification with phone, address, email, and IP | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Whitepages Pro | Phone reputation to detect spammy phones | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Whitepages Pro | Get an owner’s name, address, demographics based on the phone number | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Whitepages Pro | Phone number validation, line_type, carrier append | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Whitepages Pro | Get normalized physical address, residents, address type, and validity. | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Battle.net | Blizzard Entertainment | No | Yes | Go! |
Chuck Norris Database | Jokes | No | No | Go! |
Clash of Clans | Clash of Clans Game Information | No | Yes | Go! |
Clash Royale | Clash Royale Game Information | No | Yes | Go! |
Comic Vine | Comics | No | Yes | Go! |
Deck of Cards | Deck of Cards | No | No | Go! |
Eve Online | Third-Party Developer Documentation | OAuth required for some parts |
Yes | Go! |
Giant Bomb | Video Games | No | Yes | Go! |
Guild Wars 2 | Guild Wars 2 Game Information | apiKey query string (for some routes) |
Yes | Go! |
Magic The Gathering | Magic The Gathering Game Information | No | No | Go! |
Marvel | Marvel Comics | No | No | Go! |
Minecraft | Minecraft server info & user info) | No | Yes | Go! |
Open Trivia | Trivia Questions | No | Yes | Go! |
Pokéapi | Pokémon Information | No | No | Go! |
Riot Games | League of Legends Game Information | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Steam | Steam Client Interaction | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
SWAPI | Star Wars Information | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bing Maps | Create/customize digital maps based on Bing Maps data | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Geocode.xyz | Provides worldwide forward/reverse geocoding, batch geocoding and geoparsing | No | Yes | Go! |
GeoNames | Place names and other geographical data | No | No | Go! |
GéoApi | French geographical data | No | Yes | Go! |
Google Maps | Create/customize digital maps based on Google Maps data | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
IP 2 Country | Map an IP to a country | No | Yes | Go! |
IP Address Details | Find geolocation with ip address | No | Yes | Go! |
IP Vigilante | Free IP Geolocation API | No | Yes | Go! |
Mapbox | Create/customize beautiful digital maps | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Mapzen Search | Open Source & Open Data Global Geocoding Service | No | Yes | Go! |
Mexico | Mexico RESTful zip codes API | No | Yes | Go! |
OpenCage | Forward and reverse geocoding using open data | No | Yes | Go! |
OpenStreetMap | Navigation, geolocation and geographical data | OAuth |
No | Go! |
PostcodeData.nl | Provide geolocation data based on postcode for Dutch addresses | No | No | Go! |
Postcodes.io | Postcode lookup & Geolocation for the UK | No | Yes | Go! |
Utah AGRC | Utah Web API for geocoding Utah addresses | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
ViaCep | Brazil RESTful zip codes API | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diabetes | Logging and retrieving diabetes information | No | No | Go! |
Flutrack | Influenza-like symptoms with geotracking | No | No | Go! |
Makeup | Makeup Information | No | No | Go! |
Nutritionix | Worlds largest verified nutrition database | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
openFDA | Public FDA data about drugs, devices, and foods | No | Yes | Go! |
USDA Nutrients | National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
API.AI | Natural Language Processing | apikey |
Yes | Go! |
Clarifai | Computer Vision | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Cleverbot | Web chat bot | apikey |
Yes | Go! |
Unplugg | Forecasting API for timeseries data | apikey |
Yes | Go! |
Wit.ai | Natural Language Processing | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Newton | Symbolic and Arithmetic Math Calculator | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Deezer | Music | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Discogs | Music | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Genius | Crowdsourced lyrics and music knowledge | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Jamendo | Music | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
iTunes Search | Software products | No | Yes | Go! |
LastFm | Music | No | No | Go! |
Mixcloud | Music | No | Yes | Go! |
MusicBrainz | Music | No | Yes | Go! |
Musikki | Music | No | Yes | Go! |
Musixmatch | Music | apikey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Songsterr | Provides guitar, bass and drums tabs and chords | No | Yes | Go! |
Soundcloud | Music | No | Yes | Go! |
Spotify | Music | OAuth required for some parts |
Yes | Go! |
Vagalume | Crowdsourced lyrics and music knowledge | apikey query string |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
New York Times | Provides news | apikey |
Yes | Go! |
News API | headlines currently published on a range of news sources and blogs | apikey |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Countly | Countly web analytics | No | No | Go! |
Drupal.org | Drupal.org | No | Yes | Go! |
Libraries.io | Open source software libraries | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
chucknorris.io | JSON API for hand curated Chuck Norris jokes | No | Yes | Go! |
Forismatic | Inspirational Quotes | No | No | Go! |
Medium | Community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas. | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Quotes on Design | Inspirational Quotes | No | Yes | Go! |
Traitify | Assess, collect, and analyze Personality | No | Yes | Go! |
tronalddump.io | Api & web archive for the dumbest things Donald Trump has ever said | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
500px | Photography Community | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Flickr | Flickr Services | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Gfycat | Jiffier GIFs | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Giphy | Get all your gifs | No | Yes | Go! |
Imgur | Images | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
ScreenShotLayer | URL 2 Image | No | Yes | Go! |
Unsplash | Photography | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fedger.io | Query machine intelligence data | No | Yes | Go! |
inspirehep.net | High Energy Physics info. system | No | Yes | Go! |
Launch Library | Upcoming Space Launches | No | Yes | Go! |
Minor Planet Center | Asterank.com Information | No | No | Go! |
NASA | NASA data, including imagery | No | Yes | Go! |
Open Notify | ISS astronauts, current location, etc | No | No | Go! |
Sunrise and Sunset | Sunset and sunrise times for a given latitude and longitude. | No | Yes | Go! |
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program | Earthquakes data real-time | No | Yes | Go! |
World Bank | World Data | No | No | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
AXFR Database | AXFR public database | No | No | Go! |
UK Police | UK Police data | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
eBay | Sell and Buy on eBay | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Discord | Make bots for Discord, integrate Discord onto an external platform | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Facebook Login, Share on FB, Social Plugins, Analytics and more | OAuth |
Yes | Go! | |
Foursquare | Interact with Foursquare users and places (geolocation-based checkins, photos, tips, events, etc) | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Fuck Off as a Service | Asks someone to fuck off | No | Yes | Go! |
Full Contact | Get Social Media profiles and contact Information | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
HackerNews | Social news for CS and entrepreneurship | No | Yes | Go! |
Instagram Login, Share on Instagram, Social Plugins and more | OAuth |
Yes | Go! | |
The foundation of all digital integrations with LinkedIn | OAuth |
Yes | Go! | |
Telegram MTProto | Read and write Telegram data | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Telegram bot | Simplified HTTP version of the MTProto API for bots | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
The world's catalog of ideas | OAuth |
Yes | Go! | |
PWRTelegram bot | Boosted version of the Telegram bot API | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Homepage of the internet | OAuth required for some parts |
Yes | Go! | |
Slack | Team Instant Messaging | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Tumblr | Read and write Tumblr Data | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Twitch | Game Streaming API | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Read and write Twitter data | OAuth |
Yes | Go! | |
vk | Read and write vk dat | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
City Bikes | City Bikes around the world | No | No | Go! |
Ergast F1 | F1 data from the beginning of the world championships in 1950 | No | No | Go! |
Fitbit | Fitbit Information | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Football-Data.org | Football Data | No | No | Go! |
JCDecaux Bike | JCDecaux's self-service bicycles | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Cricket Live Scores | live-score | X-Mashape-Key as header |
Yes | Go! |
NFL Arrests | NFL Arrest Data | No | No | Go! |
Pro Motocross | The RESTful AMA Pro Motocross lap times for every racer on the start gate | No | No | Go! |
Strava | Connect with athletes, activities and more | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Wger | Workout manager data as exercises, muscles or equipments | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amadeus Travel Innovation Sandbox | Travel Search - Limited usage | apikey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Community Transit | Transitland API | No | Yes | Go! |
Goibibo | API for travel search | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Indian Railways | Indian Railways Information | token |
No | Go! |
The Nomad List | A list of the best places to live/work remotely | No | Yes | Go! |
Schiphol Airport | Schiphol | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
TransitLand | Transit Aggregation | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Atlanta, US | Marta | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Belgium | Belgian transport API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Boston, MA, USA | MBTA API | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Budapest | Budapest public transport API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Chicago, US | CTA | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Czech Republic | Czech transport API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Finland | Finnish transport API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Germany | Deutsche Bahn (DB) API | authKey query string |
No | Go! |
Transport for Berlin | third-party VBB API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for India | India Public Transport API | Api key | Yes | Go! |
Transport for London, England | TfL API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Minneapolis, US | NexTrip API | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Transport for New York City | MTA | api key | No | Go! |
Transport for Norway | Norwegian transport API | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Ottawa, Canada | OC Transpo next bus arrival API | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Paris, France | RATP Open Data API | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Philadelphia | SEPTA APIs | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Prefeitura do Rio (City Hall) | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Sweden | Public Transport consumer | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Transport for Switzerland | Swiss public transport API | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Switzerland | Official Swiss Public Transport Open Data | apikey |
Yes | Go! |
Transport for São Paulo, Brazil | SPTrans | OAuth |
No | Go! |
Transport for The Netherlands | NS | No | No | Go! |
Transport for Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Metro | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Transport for Toronto, Canada | TTC | No | Yes | Go! |
Transport for Vancouver, Canada | TransLink | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Transport for Victoria, AU | PTV API | authKey |
Yes | Go! |
Transport for Washington, US | Washington Metro transport API | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
Transport for Madrid, Spain | Madrid BUS transport API | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
Transport for Auckland, New Zealand | Auckland Transport API | No | Yes | Go! |
Uber | Request Uber rides, reach riders, transport things, and reward drivers | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
WhereIsMyTransport | Platform for public transport data in emerging cities | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Universities List | University names, countries and domains | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vehicles | Lot of vehicles informations | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
Brazilian Vehicles and Prices | Vehicles information from Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas - Fipe | No | Yes | Go! |
NHTSA Vehicles | NHTSA Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing | No | Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
An API of Ice And Fire | Game Of Thrones API | No | Yes | Go! |
Dailymotion | Dailymotion Developer API | OAuth required for some parts |
Yes | Go! |
MovieDB | Movie Data | apiKey |
Yes | Go! |
Netflix Roulette | Netflix database | No | No | Go! |
OMDB | Open movie database | No | Yes | Go! |
Ron Swanson Quotes | Television | No | Yes | Go! |
TVMaze | TV Show Data | No | No | Go! |
Vimeo | Vimeo Developer API | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
YouTube | Add YouTube functionality to your sites and apps. | OAuth required for some parts |
Yes | Go! |
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dark Sky | Weather | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
MetaWeather | Weather | No | Yes | Go! |
OpenWeatherMap | Weather | apiKey query string |
No | Go! |
Weatherbit | Weather | apiKey query string |
Yes | Go! |
Wunderground | Weather | No | Yes | Go! |
Yahoo! Weather | Weather | No | Yes | Go! |