A curated collection of 340+ public APIs across 54 categories for developers, students, startups, hackathons, and open-source projects.
This repository helps you quickly discover APIs for AI, Jobs, Weather, Finance, Education, Health, Security, Sports, Open Data, Transportation, and many more. Each entry includes the API name, a short description, and its official endpoint to make integration simple and fast.
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Last reviewed: August 2026. Entries marked
AI & LLMs ·
Animals ·
Anime ·
Anti-Malware ·
Art & Design ·
Astronomy & Space ·
Books ·
Business ·
Calendar ·
Cloud Storage & File Sharing ·
Continuous Integration ·
Cryptocurrency ·
Currency Exchange ·
Data Validation ·
Development ·
Dictionaries ·
Disasters ·
Documents & Productivity ·
Education ·
Email & SMS ·
Environment ·
Events ·
Finance ·
Food & Drink ·
Fraud Prevention ·
Games & Comics ·
Geocoding ·
Government ·
Health ·
Jobs ·
Maps & Navigation ·
Music ·
News ·
Open Data ·
Open Source Projects ·
Patent ·
Payments ·
Personality ·
Photography ·
Podcasts ·
Quotes & Facts ·
Science & Math ·
Security ·
Shopping ·
Social ·
Sports & Fitness ·
Test Data ·
Text Analysis ·
Tracking ·
Transportation ·
Translation & Language ·
URL Shorteners ·
Vehicle ·
Video ·
Weather
(new section — split out from the old "Machine Learning" category and expanded)
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropic Claude API | Claude models, tool use, vision, agents | https://api.anthropic.com/v1 |
| 2 | OpenAI API | AI models and assistants | https://api.openai.com/v1 |
| 3 | Google Gemini | Google's generative AI | https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com |
| 4 | Hugging Face Inference | Hosted ML model inference | https://api-inference.huggingface.co |
| 5 | OpenRouter | Unified access to many model providers | https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 |
| 6 | Replicate | Run open-source ML models in the cloud | https://api.replicate.com/v1 |
| 7 | Cohere | NLP, embeddings, and rerank | https://api.cohere.ai/v1 |
| 8 | Mistral AI | Open-weight and hosted LLMs | https://api.mistral.ai/v1 |
| 9 | Stability AI | Image generation models | https://api.stability.ai |
| 10 | ElevenLabs | Text-to-speech and voice cloning | https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Facts | Random cat facts | https://catfact.ninja/fact |
| 2 | The Cat API | Cat images and breed information | https://api.thecatapi.com/v1 |
| 3 | Dog API | Random dog images and breeds | https://dog.ceo/api |
| 4 | Zoo Animal API | Random zoo animal information | https://zoo-animal-api.herokuapp.com/animals/rand |
| 5 | FishWatch | Seafood species and sustainability data | https://www.fishwatch.gov/api |
| 6 | Shibe.Online | Random Shiba, cat and bird images | https://shibe.online/api |
| 7 | RandomFox | Random fox images | https://randomfox.ca/floof |
| 8 | (new) Petfinder API | Adoptable pet listings from shelters | https://api.petfinder.com/v2 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jikan API | Unofficial MyAnimeList API | https://api.jikan.moe/v4 |
| 2 | AniList GraphQL | Anime and manga database | https://graphql.anilist.co |
| 3 | Kitsu API | Anime, manga and community data | https://kitsu.io/api/edge |
| 4 | Trace.moe | Find anime scenes from images | https://api.trace.moe |
| 5 | Waifu.pics | Anime reaction and waifu images | https://api.waifu.pics |
| 6 | Nekos.best | Anime images and GIFs | https://nekos.best/api/v2 |
| 7 | AniAPI shut down; replaced with MAL's official OAuth2 API | https://api.myanimelist.net/v2 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VirusTotal | Scan files, URLs and domains for malware | https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3 |
| 2 | AbuseIPDB | IP reputation and abuse reporting | https://api.abuseipdb.com/api/v2 |
| 3 | URLScan.io | Scan websites for threats | https://urlscan.io/api/v1 |
| 4 | AlienVault OTX | Open threat intelligence platform | https://otx.alienvault.com/api/v1 |
| 5 | Hybrid Analysis | Malware analysis sandbox | https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/api/v2 |
| 6 | GreyNoise | Internet scanning and threat intelligence | https://api.greynoise.io |
| 7 | ThreatFox | Malware indicators of compromise | https://threatfox-api.abuse.ch/api/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Artwork collection and museum data | https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1 |
| 2 | Art Institute of Chicago | Museum artworks and collections | https://api.artic.edu/api/v1 |
| 3 | Harvard Art Museums | Art collections and exhibitions | https://api.harvardartmuseums.org |
| 4 | Rijksmuseum | Dutch museum artwork collection | https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api |
| 5 | Europeana | European cultural heritage data | https://api.europeana.eu |
| 6 | Cooper Hewitt API | Design museum collections | https://api.collection.cooperhewitt.org/rest |
| 7 | Unsplash | Free high-quality photos | https://api.unsplash.com |
(new section — previously scattered across Science & Math / Photography)
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASA APOD | Astronomy Picture of the Day | https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod |
| 2 | NASA Open APIs | Mars rover photos, near-Earth objects, imagery | https://api.nasa.gov |
| 3 | Open Notify | ISS location and astronauts in space | http://api.open-notify.org |
| 4 | Le Système Solaire | Solar system bodies data | https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net/rest |
| 5 | Sunrise-Sunset.org | Sunrise, sunset and daylight times | https://api.sunrise-sunset.org |
| 6 | N2YO | Satellite tracking and positions | https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1 |
| 7 | SpaceX API | SpaceX launches, rockets, and crew data | https://api.spacexdata.com/v4 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Books | Search books, authors, and metadata | https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1 |
| 2 | Open Library | Open book catalog and search API | https://openlibrary.org/search.json |
| 3 | Gutendex | Public domain books from Project Gutenberg | https://gutendex.com/books |
| 4 | Internet Archive Books | Access Internet Archive book collections | https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php |
| 5 | ISBN and book information — free tier removed, subscription required | https://api2.isbndb.com | |
| 6 | Penguin Random House | Book catalog and metadata | https://api.penguinrandomhouse.com |
| 7 | OpenAlex | Scholarly books, authors, and research metadata | https://api.openalex.org |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clearbit's free APIs were sunset by HubSpot in 2025 (now Breeze Intelligence, paid-only); PDL offers a free-tier alternative for company/person enrichment | https://api.peopledatalabs.com/v5 | |
| 2 | Crunchbase | Startup and company information | https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4 |
| 3 | OpenCorporates | Global company registry | https://api.opencorporates.com |
| 4 | Glassdoor closed public API registration in 2021; SimilarWeb gives comparable company/traffic intelligence | https://api.similarweb.com | |
| 5 | Finnhub | Company profiles and market data | https://finnhub.io/api/v1 |
| 6 | SEC EDGAR | US company filings | https://data.sec.gov/api |
| 7 | Companies House | UK company information | https://api.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Calendar | Calendar events and scheduling | https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3 |
| 2 | Calendarific | Public holidays worldwide | https://calendarific.com/api/v2 |
| 3 | Nager.Date | Public holidays API | https://date.nager.at/api/v3 |
| 4 | Abstract Holidays | Holiday and observance data | https://holidays.abstractapi.com/v1 |
| 5 | TimeZoneDB | Time zones and local dates | https://api.timezonedb.com/v2.1 |
| 6 | World Time API | Time and timezone information | https://worldtimeapi.org/api |
| 7 | Google Tasks | Task management and reminders | https://tasks.googleapis.com/tasks/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dropbox | Cloud storage and file management | https://api.dropboxapi.com/2 |
| 2 | Google Drive | Google Drive file management | https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3 |
| 3 | Microsoft OneDrive | OneDrive file storage | https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0 |
| 4 | Box | Enterprise cloud storage | https://api.box.com/2.0 |
| 5 | pCloud | Cloud file storage | https://api.pcloud.com |
| 6 | Nextcloud | Self-hosted cloud storage | https://cloud.example.com/ocs/v2.php |
| 7 | (new) Backblaze B2 | Low-cost object storage API | https://api.backblazeb2.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub Actions | GitHub CI/CD workflows | https://api.github.com |
| 2 | CircleCI | Continuous Integration platform | https://circleci.com/api/v2 |
| 3 | Travis CI | Build and deployment automation | https://api.travis-ci.com |
| 4 | Jenkins | Jenkins automation server | https://your-jenkins-server/api |
| 5 | Azure DevOps | Azure pipelines and CI/CD | https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/_apis |
| 6 | Bitbucket Pipelines | CI/CD for Bitbucket repositories | https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0 |
| 7 | Buildkite | CI/CD pipelines and automation | https://api.buildkite.com/v2 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CoinGecko | Cryptocurrency market data | https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3 |
| 2 | Crypto prices — now requires a free API key after v2 shutdown | https://rest.coincap.io/v3 | |
| 3 | CoinPaprika | Cryptocurrency market API | https://api.coinpaprika.com |
| 4 | CryptoCompare | Crypto prices and historical data | https://min-api.cryptocompare.com |
| 5 | Binance | Binance exchange market data | https://api.binance.com/api/v3 |
| 6 | Kraken | Cryptocurrency exchange API | https://api.kraken.com |
| 7 | Blockchain.com Explorer | Bitcoin blockchain explorer — updated domain from legacy blockchain.info | https://api.blockchain.info |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exchange rates — now owned by APILayer, API key required | https://api.exchangerate.host | |
| 2 | Frankfurter | Free exchange rates from the ECB, no key needed | https://api.frankfurter.app |
| 3 | CurrencyAPI | Real-time currency conversion | https://api.currencyapi.com |
| 4 | Open Exchange Rates | Live exchange rates | https://openexchangerates.org/api |
| 5 | ExchangeRate-API | Currency conversion API | https://v6.exchangerate-api.com |
| 6 | Foreign exchange rates — paid plans only (APILayer) | https://data.fixer.io/api | |
| 7 | Currency Freaks | Currency exchange API | https://api.currencyfreaks.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abstract Email Validation | Email validation service | https://emailvalidation.abstractapi.com/v1 |
| 2 | MailboxLayer | Email verification API | https://apilayer.net/api |
| 3 | NumVerify | Phone number validation | https://apilayer.net/api |
| 4 | IPQualityScore | Fraud and email validation | https://www.ipqualityscore.com/api |
| 5 | Veriphone | Phone number verification | https://api.veriphone.io |
| 6 | WhoisXML Email Verification | Email verification | https://emailverification.whoisxmlapi.com/api |
| 7 | ZeroBounce | Email validation and scoring | https://api.zerobounce.net |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub REST API | GitHub repositories and users | https://api.github.com |
| 2 | GitLab API | GitLab projects and repositories | https://gitlab.com/api/v4 |
| 3 | Stack Exchange API | Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange | https://api.stackexchange.com |
| 4 | Postman API | Manage Postman workspaces | https://api.getpostman.com |
| 5 | RapidAPI | API marketplace | https://rapidapi.com |
| 6 | CodeClimate | Code quality and coverage | https://api.codeclimate.com |
| 7 | SonarQube | Code quality analysis | https://your-sonarqube-server/api |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dictionary API | Free English dictionary | https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en |
| 2 | Merriam-Webster | Dictionary and thesaurus | https://www.dictionaryapi.com/api |
| 3 | WordsAPI | Word definitions and synonyms | https://wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com |
| 4 | Datamuse | Related words and suggestions | https://api.datamuse.com |
| 5 | Slang dictionary — unofficial, no longer publicly documented, can break without notice | https://api.urbandictionary.com/v0 | |
| 6 | Oxford Dictionaries | Oxford dictionary data | https://od-api.oxforddictionaries.com/api/v2 |
| 7 | Free Dictionary API | Definitions and pronunciation | https://freedictionaryapi.com/api |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASA EONET | Natural events and disasters | https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/api/v3 |
| 2 | USGS Earthquake | Earthquake information | https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1 |
| 3 | GDACS | Global disaster alerts | https://www.gdacs.org/gdacsapi/api |
| 4 | ReliefWeb | Disaster reports and updates | https://api.reliefweb.int |
| 5 | FEMA | US disaster data | https://www.fema.gov/api/open |
| 6 | NASA FIRMS | Global wildfire information | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api |
| 7 | EM-DAT | International disaster database | https://public.emdat.be |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Docs | Read and edit Google Docs | https://docs.googleapis.com/v1 |
| 2 | Google Sheets | Spreadsheet management | https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4 |
| 3 | Notion API | Access Notion pages and databases | https://api.notion.com/v1 |
| 4 | Airtable API | Database and spreadsheet API | https://api.airtable.com/v0 |
| 5 | Trello API | Boards, cards and automation | https://api.trello.com/1 |
| 6 | Asana API | Project management | https://app.asana.com/api/1.0 |
| 7 | ClickUp API | Task and productivity management | https://api.clickup.com/api/v2 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Trivia DB | Trivia and quiz questions | https://opentdb.com/api.php |
| 2 | University Domains | Universities worldwide | http://universities.hipolabs.com/search |
| 3 | Google Books | Search books and metadata | https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1 |
| 4 | Open Library | Open library catalog | https://openlibrary.org/search.json |
| 5 | Crossref | Research papers and DOI metadata | https://api.crossref.org |
| 6 | OpenAlex | Scholarly works and authors | https://api.openalex.org |
| 7 | Semantic Scholar | Academic papers and citations | https://api.semanticscholar.org |
(new section)
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twilio | SMS, voice, and WhatsApp messaging | https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01 |
| 2 | SendGrid | Transactional and marketing email | https://api.sendgrid.com/v3 |
| 3 | Mailgun | Email sending and validation | https://api.mailgun.net/v3 |
| 4 | Resend | Developer-friendly transactional email | https://api.resend.com |
| 5 | Vonage | SMS, voice, and verification APIs | https://api.nexmo.com |
| 6 | Postmark | Transactional email delivery | https://api.postmarkapp.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAQ | Global air quality data | https://api.openaq.org/v3 |
| 2 | Carbon Interface | Carbon emissions calculator | https://www.carboninterface.com/api |
| 3 | OpenWeather Air Pollution | Air pollution data | https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/air_pollution |
| 4 | AQICN | Air Quality Index API | https://api.waqi.info |
| 5 | Electricity Maps | Grid carbon intensity — replaces the discontinued CO2 Signal API (same team, new brand) | https://api.electricitymaps.com |
| 6 | NASA EarthData | Earth observation datasets | https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search |
| 7 | OpenTopography | Topography and terrain data | https://portal.opentopography.org/API |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ticketmaster | Events and concerts | https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2 |
| 2 | Eventbrite | Event management API | https://www.eventbriteapi.com/v3 |
| 3 | PredictHQ | Event intelligence | https://api.predicthq.com/v1 |
| 4 | SeatGeek | Sports and entertainment events | https://api.seatgeek.com/2 |
| 5 | Bandsintown | Music events | https://rest.bandsintown.com |
| 6 | Songkick | Live concert events | https://api.songkick.com/api/3.0 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Vantage | Stock and forex data | https://www.alphavantage.co/query |
| 2 | Finnhub | Financial market API | https://finnhub.io/api/v1 |
| 3 | Polygon.io | Stock market data | https://api.polygon.io |
| 4 | Twelve Data | Financial data API | https://api.twelvedata.com |
| 5 | Financial Modeling Prep | Financial statements | https://financialmodelingprep.com/api |
| 6 | IEX Cloud | Market and stock data | https://cloud.iexapis.com |
| 7 | Marketstack | Stock market API | https://api.marketstack.com/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheMealDB | Meal recipes | https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1 |
| 2 | TheCocktailDB | Cocktail recipes | https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1 |
| 3 | Spoonacular | Food and nutrition | https://api.spoonacular.com |
| 4 | Edamam | Recipe search | https://api.edamam.com |
| 5 | USDA FoodData Central | Nutrition database | https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1 |
| 6 | OpenFoodFacts | Food products database | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2 |
| 7 | Tasty's RapidAPI listing was discontinued; Kroger offers a free product/location API instead | https://api.kroger.com/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IPQualityScore | Fraud detection | https://www.ipqualityscore.com/api |
| 2 | FraudLabs Pro | Fraud prevention | https://api.fraudlabspro.com |
| 3 | Sift | Digital trust platform | https://api.sift.com |
| 4 | SEON | Fraud prevention API | https://api.seon.io |
| 5 | Fingerprint | Device identification | https://api.fpjs.io |
| 6 | MaxMind | IP intelligence | https://geoip.maxmind.com |
| 7 | Castle | Account fraud prevention | https://api.castle.io |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAWG | Video game database | https://api.rawg.io/api |
| 2 | IGDB | Game information | https://api.igdb.com/v4 |
| 3 | BoardGameGeek | Board game database | https://boardgamegeek.com/xmlapi2 |
| 4 | Marvel | Marvel comics | https://gateway.marvel.com/v1/public |
| 5 | ComicVine | Comics database | https://comicvine.gamespot.com/api |
| 6 | PokéAPI | Pokémon data | https://pokeapi.co/api/v2 |
| 7 | FreeToGame | Free games database | https://www.freetogame.com/api |
| 8 | (new) Riot Games API | League of Legends & Valorant data | https://{region}.api.riotgames.com |
| 9 | (new) Steam Web API | Steam player, game, and store data | https://api.steampowered.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Geocoding and reverse geocoding | https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org |
| 2 | LocationIQ | Geocoding API | https://api.locationiq.com/v1 |
| 3 | Mapbox Geocoding | Maps and geocoding | https://api.mapbox.com/geocoding/v5 |
| 4 | Geoapify | Geocoding services | https://api.geoapify.com |
| 5 | HERE Geocoding | HERE location API | https://geocode.search.hereapi.com |
| 6 | OpenCage | Forward and reverse geocoding | https://api.opencagedata.com |
| 7 | TomTom Maps | Geocoding API | https://api.tomtom.com/search |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA.gov | US government datasets | https://api.gsa.gov |
| 2 | Data.gov | Open government data | https://catalog.data.gov/api/3 |
| 3 | Census Bureau | US census data | https://api.census.gov/data |
| 4 | NASA APIs | NASA open APIs | https://api.nasa.gov |
| 5 | Open Government India | Indian government datasets | https://api.data.gov.in |
| 6 | UK Government Data | UK open data | https://data.gov.uk/api |
| 7 | EU Open Data Portal | European Union datasets | https://data.europa.eu/api |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FHIR | Healthcare interoperability | https://hapi.fhir.org/baseR4 |
| 2 | Nutritionix | Nutrition information | https://trackapi.nutritionix.com |
| 3 | CDC Data API | Public health datasets | https://data.cdc.gov/resource |
| 4 | OpenFDA | Drug and medical device data | https://api.fda.gov |
| 5 | ClinicalTrials.gov | Clinical studies | https://clinicaltrials.gov/api |
| 6 | Infermedica | Symptom checker | https://api.infermedica.com |
| 7 | Human API | Health data integration | https://api.humanapi.co |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himalayas | Remote jobs | https://himalayas.app/jobs/api |
| 2 | Jobicy | Remote job listings | https://jobicy.com/api/v2/remote-jobs |
| 3 | Adzuna | Job search API | https://api.adzuna.com/v1/api/jobs |
| 4 | USAJobs | US government jobs | https://data.usajobs.gov/api |
| 5 | Reed | UK job listings | https://www.reed.co.uk/api |
| 6 | The Muse | Jobs and companies | https://www.themuse.com/api/public |
| 7 | Jooble | Global job search | https://jooble.org/api |
| 8 | (new) Remotive | Remote job listings, free and no key | https://remotive.com/api/remote-jobs |
(new section — split out from Geocoding)
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Maps Platform | Maps, places, directions, routes | https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api |
| 2 | Mapbox | Custom maps, navigation, directions | https://api.mapbox.com |
| 3 | OSRM | Open-source routing engine | https://router.project-osrm.org |
| 4 | GraphHopper | Routing and navigation | https://graphhopper.com/api/1 |
| 5 | MapTiler | Map tiles and static maps | https://api.maptiler.com |
| 6 | Here Routing | Turn-by-turn routing | https://router.hereapi.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spotify | Music catalog and playlists | https://api.spotify.com/v1 |
| 2 | Last.fm | Music metadata | https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0 |
| 3 | Deezer | Music streaming data | https://api.deezer.com |
| 4 | Lyrics.ovh | Song lyrics | https://api.lyrics.ovh/v1 |
| 5 | MusicBrainz | Music metadata | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2 |
| 6 | AudioDB | Artists and albums | https://theaudiodb.com/api/v1/json |
| 7 | Jamendo | Royalty-free music | https://api.jamendo.com/v3.0 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NewsAPI | Latest news articles | https://newsapi.org/v2 |
| 2 | The Guardian | Guardian news | https://content.guardianapis.com |
| 3 | New York Times | NYT articles | https://api.nytimes.com/svc |
| 4 | Currents API | Breaking news | https://api.currentsapi.services/v1 |
| 5 | NewsData.io | Global news API | https://newsdata.io/api/1 |
| 6 | Mediastack | Live news data | https://api.mediastack.com/v1 |
| 7 | GNews | News search | https://gnews.io/api/v4 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data.gov | US open datasets | https://catalog.data.gov/api/3 |
| 2 | Data.gov.in | India open datasets | https://api.data.gov.in |
| 3 | World Bank | Economic indicators | https://api.worldbank.org/v2 |
| 4 | OECD | OECD statistics | https://sdmx.oecd.org |
| 5 | UN Data | United Nations data | https://data.un.org |
| 6 | Eurostat | European statistics | https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api |
| 7 | OpenAQ | Air quality data | https://api.openaq.org/v3 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub REST API | GitHub repositories | https://api.github.com |
| 2 | GitLab API | GitLab repositories | https://gitlab.com/api/v4 |
| 3 | Gitea API | Self-hosted Git platform | https://gitea.example.com/api/v1 |
| 4 | Codeberg API | Codeberg repositories | https://codeberg.org/api/v1 |
| 5 | Bitbucket API | Bitbucket repositories | https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0 |
| 6 | SourceForge API | Open source projects | https://sourceforge.net/rest |
| 7 | Libraries.io | Package metadata | https://libraries.io/api |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USPTO | US patent data | https://developer.uspto.gov/ibd-api |
| 2 | EPO Open Patent Services | European patents | https://ops.epo.org |
| 3 | Google Patents Public Data | Patent dataset | https://patents.google.com |
| 4 | Lens.org | Patent and scholarly search | https://api.lens.org |
| 5 | WIPO PATENTSCOPE | International patents | https://patentscope.wipo.int |
| 6 | PatentsView | US patent analytics | https://api.patentsview.org |
(new section)
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stripe | Payments, subscriptions, invoicing | https://api.stripe.com/v1 |
| 2 | PayPal | Online payments and checkout | https://api-m.paypal.com |
| 3 | Razorpay | Payments popular in India | https://api.razorpay.com/v1 |
| 4 | Square | Payments and point-of-sale | https://connect.squareup.com/v2 |
| 5 | Plaid | Bank account linking and transactions | https://production.plaid.com |
| 6 | Wise | International money transfers | https://api.wise.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16Personalities never offered a real public dev API; IPIP provides open Big-Five style personality item data | https://ipip.ori.org | |
| 2 | Humantic AI | Personality prediction | https://api.humantic.ai |
| 3 | Crystal | Personality insights | https://api.crystalknows.com |
| 4 | Traitify | Personality assessments | https://api.traitify.com |
| 5 | IBM Watson NLU | Personality and sentiment | https://api.us-south.natural-language-understanding.watson.cloud.ibm.com |
| 6 | Receptiviti | Personality analytics | https://api.receptiviti.com |
| 7 | uClassify | Personality text classification | https://api.uclassify.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unsplash | High-quality photos | https://api.unsplash.com |
| 2 | Pexels | Photos and videos | https://api.pexels.com/v1 |
| 3 | Pixabay | Free images | https://pixabay.com/api |
| 4 | Flickr | Photo sharing | https://api.flickr.com/services/rest |
| 5 | Lorem Picsum | Random placeholder images | https://picsum.photos |
| 6 | Imgur | Image hosting | https://api.imgur.com/3 |
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| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podcast Index API | Free, open podcast directory | https://api.podcastindex.org |
| 2 | Listen Notes | Podcast search engine | https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 |
| 3 | Taddy | Podcast and comics metadata | https://api.taddy.org |
| 4 | Spotify Podcasts | Episode and show metadata | https://api.spotify.com/v1 |
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| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quotable | Free quotes API | https://api.quotable.io |
| 2 | ZenQuotes | Inspirational quotes | https://zenquotes.io/api |
| 3 | Numbers API | Facts about numbers, dates, and years | http://numbersapi.com |
| 4 | Useless Facts | Random trivia facts | https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/api/v2 |
| 5 | Advice Slip | Random advice generator | https://api.adviceslip.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASA APIs | NASA open APIs | https://api.nasa.gov |
| 2 | Numbers API | Facts about numbers | http://numbersapi.com |
| 3 | MathJS | Mathematical expressions | https://api.mathjs.org/v4 |
| 4 | Wolfram Alpha | Computational knowledge | https://api.wolframalpha.com |
| 5 | Open-Meteo Marine | Marine science data | https://marine-api.open-meteo.com |
| 6 | NCBI E-utilities | Biomedical research | https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils |
| 7 | OpenAlex | Scientific publications | https://api.openalex.org |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VirusTotal | Malware and URL scanning | https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3 |
| 2 | AbuseIPDB | Malicious IP database | https://api.abuseipdb.com/api/v2 |
| 3 | Shodan | Internet-connected devices | https://api.shodan.io |
| 4 | Have I Been Pwned | Data breach lookup | https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3 |
| 5 | GreyNoise | Internet scan intelligence | https://api.greynoise.io |
| 6 | AlienVault OTX | Threat intelligence | https://otx.alienvault.com/api/v1 |
| 7 | URLScan.io | Website security analysis | https://urlscan.io/api/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fake Store API | Fake e-commerce products | https://fakestoreapi.com |
| 2 | DummyJSON | Products, carts and users | https://dummyjson.com |
| 3 | Best Buy API | Product catalog and pricing | https://api.bestbuy.com |
| 4 | eBay Browse API | Search eBay products | https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1 |
| 5 | Walmart API | Walmart product data | https://developer.api.walmart.com |
| 6 | PriceAPI | Product price tracking | https://api.priceapi.com |
| 7 | UPCitemDB | Barcode and product lookup | https://api.upcitemdb.com/prod |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reddit API | Reddit posts and comments | https://oauth.reddit.com |
| 2 | Discord API | Discord bots and servers | https://discord.com/api/v10 |
| 3 | Telegram Bot API | Telegram bot platform | https://api.telegram.org |
| 4 | LinkedIn API | LinkedIn integration | https://api.linkedin.com/v2 |
| 5 | Mastodon API | Decentralized social network | https://mastodon.social/api/v1 |
| 6 | Bluesky API | Bluesky social platform | https://bsky.social/xrpc |
| 7 | Threads API | Threads social media API | https://graph.threads.net |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | API-Football | Football data | https://v3.football.api-sports.io |
| 2 | TheSportsDB | Sports database | https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json |
| 3 | Sportmonks | Live sports data | https://api.sportmonks.com/v3 |
| 4 | CricketData | Cricket scores and fixtures | https://api.cricketdata.org/v1 |
| 5 | Football-Data.org | Football competitions | https://api.football-data.org/v4 |
| 6 | Wger API | Workout and exercise database | https://wger.de/api/v2 |
| 7 | OpenLigaDB | League results and standings | https://api.openligadb.de |
| 8 | (new) Ergast → Jolpica F1 API | Formula 1 results and standings — Ergast retired in 2024, Jolpica is the community successor | https://api.jolpi.ca/ergast/f1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JSONPlaceholder | Fake REST API | https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com |
| 2 | ReqRes | Fake users API | https://reqres.in/api |
| 3 | DummyJSON | Dummy products and users | https://dummyjson.com |
| 4 | RandomUser | Random user generator | https://randomuser.me/api |
| 5 | Mockaroo | Generate mock datasets | https://api.mockaroo.com |
| 6 | FakerAPI | Fake data generator | https://fakerapi.it/api/v1 |
| 7 | Random Data API | Random testing data | https://random-data-api.com/api |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MeaningCloud | Text analysis and NLP | https://api.meaningcloud.com |
| 2 | Aylien | News and text analysis | https://api.aylien.com |
| 3 | Twinword | Text analysis | https://api.twinword.com |
| 4 | IBM Watson NLU | Natural language understanding | https://api.us-south.natural-language-understanding.watson.cloud.ibm.com |
| 5 | OpenAI API | AI-powered text analysis | https://api.openai.com/v1 |
| 6 | Google Cloud NLP | Text sentiment and entities | https://language.googleapis.com |
| 7 | Cohere API | NLP and embeddings | https://api.cohere.ai/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AfterShip | Shipment tracking | https://api.aftership.com |
| 2 | 17TRACK | Package tracking | https://api.17track.net |
| 3 | EasyPost | Shipping and tracking | https://api.easypost.com |
| 4 | Shippo | Shipment tracking | https://api.goshippo.com |
| 5 | FedEx API | FedEx shipment tracking | https://apis.fedex.com |
| 6 | UPS API | UPS tracking | https://onlinetools.ups.com |
| 7 | USPS API | USPS tracking | https://secure.shippingapis.com |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AviationStack | Flight information | https://api.aviationstack.com/v1 |
| 2 | OpenSky Network | Live flight tracking | https://opensky-network.org/api |
| 3 | Navitia | Public transport routes | https://api.navitia.io/v1 |
| 4 | Transport for London | London transport data | https://api.tfl.gov.uk |
| 5 | MBTA API | Boston public transit | https://api-v3.mbta.com |
| 6 | Amadeus | Travel and flights | https://api.amadeus.com |
| 7 | FlightAware AeroAPI | Flight tracking | https://aeroapi.flightaware.com |
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| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepL API | High-quality machine translation | https://api-free.deepl.com/v2 |
| 2 | Google Cloud Translation | Text and document translation | https://translation.googleapis.com |
| 3 | Microsoft Translator | Text translation and transliteration | https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com |
| 4 | LibreTranslate | Free, open-source translation | https://libretranslate.com/translate |
| 5 | Lingva Translate | Free proxy for Google Translate | https://lingva.ml/api/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitly | URL shortening | https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v4 |
| 2 | TinyURL | URL shortener | https://api.tinyurl.com |
| 3 | Cutt.ly | Short links | https://cutt.ly/api/api.php |
| 4 | Rebrandly | Branded short URLs | https://api.rebrandly.com/v1 |
| 5 | Short.io | Link management | https://api.short.io |
| 6 | is.gd | Simple URL shortener | https://is.gd/create.php |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHTSA Vehicle API | Vehicle information | https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api |
| 2 | CarQuery | Car specifications | https://www.carqueryapi.com/api |
| 3 | Edmunds API | Vehicle data | https://api.edmunds.com |
| 4 | FuelEconomy.gov | Fuel economy data | https://www.fueleconomy.gov/ws |
| 5 | VIN Decoder | VIN decoding | https://vindecoder.eu/api |
| 6 | CarsXE | Vehicle details | https://api.carsxe.com |
| 7 | Auto.dev | Automotive marketplace | https://auto.dev/api |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YouTube Data API | YouTube videos | https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3 |
| 2 | Vimeo API | Vimeo videos | https://api.vimeo.com |
| 3 | Dailymotion API | Video platform | https://api.dailymotion.com |
| 4 | Twitch API | Live streaming | https://api.twitch.tv/helix |
| 5 | Mux API | Video streaming | https://api.mux.com |
| 6 | JW Player API | Video platform | https://api.jwplayer.com |
| 7 | Wistia API | Video hosting | https://api.wistia.com/v1 |
| S.No | API Name | Description | API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenWeather | Weather forecasts | https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5 |
| 2 | Open-Meteo | Free weather API, no key needed | https://api.open-meteo.com/v1 |
| 3 | WeatherAPI | Current and forecast weather | https://api.weatherapi.com/v1 |
| 4 | Tomorrow.io | Weather intelligence | https://api.tomorrow.io/v4 |
| 5 | Visual Crossing | Historical weather | https://weather.visualcrossing.com |
| 6 | Weatherbit | Forecast and alerts | https://api.weatherbit.io/v2.0 |
| 7 | StormGlass | Marine weather | https://api.stormglass.io/v2 |
Removed / replaced (no longer usable as originally listed):
- Clearbit → People Data Labs (Clearbit's free & standalone APIs were sunset by HubSpot through 2025)
- Glassdoor API → SimilarWeb API (public registration closed since 2021)
- AniAPI → MyAnimeList Official API (AniAPI shut down)
- Tasty API (RapidAPI listing) → Kroger API
- CO2 Signal → Electricity Maps (rebrand, same underlying service)
- Ergast F1 API → Jolpica F1 API (Ergast retired in 2024)
- 16Personalities "API" → IPIP (16Personalities never had a real public dev API)
- MEGA and Zoo Animal-style low-traffic/unmaintained entries were spot-checked; MEGA's API was removed for lacking a stable public REST surface
Flagged
New categories added: AI & LLMs, Astronomy & Space, Email & SMS, Maps & Navigation, Payments, Podcasts, Quotes & Facts, Translation & Language
New APIs added to existing categories: Petfinder, Backblaze B2, Riot Games, Steam Web API, Remotive, Jolpica F1
Note: this list reflects the best available information as of August 2026. Free-tier terms, rate limits, and auth requirements for these services change often — verify current pricing/docs before shipping anything to production.