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
- Food & Drink
- 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! |
| 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 | No | Go! |
| pdflayer API | HTML/URL to PDF | No | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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! |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No | 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 bot | Make bots for Discord | OAuth |
Yes | Go! |
| Facebook API | 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 API | 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! |