🚀 FreeAPI

The Ultimate Collection of Free Public APIs

1,000+ APIs · 51 Categories · JSON + Markdown · Always Free

Stop wasting hours searching for APIs.

FreeAPI is a developer-first, community-curated collection of free public APIs. Structured data you can actually use — not just a giant README nobody reads.

Quick Start · Browse APIs · JSON Download · Contribute

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⚡ Quick Start

3 steps. 30 seconds.

# 1. Download the API catalog
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AIPMAndy/FreeAPI/main/apis.json

# 2. Pick a category
cat apis.json | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); [print(f'{k}: {len(v)} APIs') for k,v in d['categories'].items()]"

# 3. Start building
curl https://catfact.ninja/fact

That's it. You now have access to 1,092 free APIs.

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🎯 Why FreeAPI?

Problem	FreeAPI Solution
🔍 APIs scattered across 100s of sites	✅ One structured JSON file
📖 Giant README nobody can search	✅ Machine-readable + per-category files
💀 Dead APIs everywhere	✅ Community-maintained, PRs fix broken links
🔐 "Free" APIs that aren't really free	✅ Only APIs with genuine free tiers

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📦 JSON Download

The real power of FreeAPI is the structured JSON — use it in your apps, scripts, or tools.

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AIPMAndy/FreeAPI/main/apis.json

📋 JSON Schema

{
  "total": 1092,
  "categories": {
    "Category Name": [
      {
        "name": "API Name",
        "url": "https://docs-url.com",
        "description": "What it does",
        "auth": "No | apiKey | OAuth | token",
        "https": "Yes | No",
        "cors": "Yes | No | Unknown"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Each field:

• auth — No (free, no key), apiKey (free key required), OAuth, or token
• https — Whether the API supports HTTPS
• cors — Whether CORS is enabled (important for browser apps)

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🗂 Categories

Emoji Category Count 🐾 Animals 26 🎌 Anime 16 🛡️ Anti-Malware 13 🎨 Art & Design 20 🔐 Auth & Authorization 6 ⛓️ Blockchain 7 📚 Books 15 💼 Business 20 📅 Calendar 13 ☁️ Cloud Storage 17 🔄 Continuous Integration 6 🪙 Cryptocurrency 51 💱 Currency Exchange 12 ✅ Data Validation 7 👨‍💻 Development 72 📖 Dictionaries 13 📝 Documents & Productivity 21 📧 Email 14 🎮 Entertainment 6 🌍 Environment 12 🎉 Events 3 💰 Finance 29

Emoji Category Count 🍔 Food & Drink 21 🎲 Games & Comics 65 📍 Geocoding 58 🏛️ Government 84 ❤️ Health 23 💼 Jobs 14 🤖 Machine Learning 13 🎵 Music 23 📰 News 15 📊 Open Data 33 🔓 Open Source Projects 9 📋 Patent 2 🧠 Personality 16 📱 Phone 4 📷 Photography 27 💻 Programming 5 🔬 Science & Math 31 🔒 Security 29 🛍️ Shopping 10 👥 Social 33 ⚽ Sports & Fitness 27 🧪 Test Data 21 📝 Text Analysis 12 📌 Tracking 5 🚗 Transportation 41 🔗 URL Shorteners 16 🚘 Vehicle 6 🎬 Video 25 🌤️ Weather 25

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⭐ Top 10 APIs to Start With

API	What It Does	Auth	Try It
🐱 The Cat API	Random cat images	apiKey	curl https://api.thecatapi.com/v1/images/search
🐕 Dog CEO	Random dog images	None	curl https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random
😂 JokeAPI	Programming jokes	None	curl https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Programming
🌦️ wttr.in	Weather in terminal	None	curl wttr.in/Shanghai
🪙 CoinGecko	Crypto prices	None	curl https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=usd
🌍 REST Countries	Country data	None	curl https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/china
🎲 Bored API	Random activities	None	curl https://www.boredapi.com/api/activity
🚀 NASA	Space imagery & data	apiKey	Get free key
📰 NewsAPI	Live news	apiKey	Get free key
🐾 PokeAPI	Pokémon data	None	curl https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/pikachu

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💻 Code Examples

Python — Browse APIs Programmatically

import json, requests

# Load the catalog
with open('apis.json') as f:
    catalog = json.load(f)

# List all Weather APIs
for api in catalog['categories']['Weather']:
    print(f"  {api['name']:25} {api['auth']:10} {api['url']}")

# Find all APIs that need NO authentication
no_auth = [
    api for apis in catalog['categories'].values() 
    for api in apis if api['auth'] == 'No'
]
print(f"\n{len(no_auth)} APIs need no authentication — just call them!")

JavaScript — Fetch & Use

// Get a random programming joke
const res = await fetch('https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Programming');
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.joke || `${data.setup} ... ${data.delivery}`);

// Load the catalog and find all crypto APIs
const catalog = await fetch(
  'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AIPMAndy/FreeAPI/main/apis.json'
).then(r => r.json());

console.log(`Crypto APIs: ${catalog.categories.Cryptocurrency.length}`);

cURL — Instant Gratification

# Random cat fact
curl https://catfact.ninja/fact

# Bitcoin price in USD
curl https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=usd

# Random activity if you're bored
curl https://www.boredapi.com/api/activity

# Weather for any city (terminal-friendly)
curl wttr.in/Tokyo?format=3

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🔧 Use Cases

• 🎨 Side Projects — Find APIs for your next hackathon project
• 📚 Learning — Practice API integration with real endpoints
• 🤖 AI/ML — Feed structured API data to your LLM agents
• 📱 App Development — Discover data sources for your app
• 📊 Data Science — Access free data endpoints for analysis

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🤝 Contributing

Found a great free API? Spotted a broken link? We want your PR!

# Quick contribution
1. Fork → 2. Edit apis.json → 3. Submit PR

See CONTRIBUTING.md for full guidelines.

What makes a good API entry:

• ✅ Has a free tier (not just a free trial)
• ✅ Has documentation
• ✅ Is currently working
• ❌ No paid-only APIs
• ❌ No dead/deprecated APIs

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📜 License

MIT — Use it however you want.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Initial data from public-apis/public-apis — the OG (433k+ ⭐)
• Built by AIPMAndy

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