Public APIs
A collective list of JSON APIs for use in web development.
Animals
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Petfinder |
Adoption |
No |
Go! |
Anime
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Hummingbird |
Hummingbird Anime API |
No |
Go! |
| AniList |
AniList Anime API |
Yes |
Go! |
Calendar
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Church Calendar API |
Catholic liturgical calendar |
No |
Go! |
| Non-working days API |
Database of ICS files for non working days |
No |
Go! |
| Date and Time |
Global Date and Time |
No |
Go! |
Development
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| RandomUser |
Generates random user data |
No |
Go! |
| UI Faces |
Find and generate sample avatars for user interfaces |
No |
Go! |
| UI Names |
Generate random fake names |
No |
Go! |
| Adorable Avatars |
Generate random cartoon avatars |
No |
Go! |
| Github - User Data |
Pull public information for a user's github |
No |
Go! |
| Gitter |
Chat for GitHub |
Yes |
Go! |
| JSONPlaceholder |
Fake data for testing and prototyping |
No |
Go! |
| RoboHash |
Generate random robot/alien avatars |
No |
Go! |
| API Only |
Several APIs free. |
No |
Go! |
| Lorem Text |
Generates Lorem Ipsum text |
Yes |
[Go!] (https://market.mashape.com/montanaflynn/lorem-text-generator) |
| Hipster Ipsum |
Generates Hipster Ipsum text |
No |
[Go!] (http://hipsterjesus.com/) |
| Loripsum |
The "lorem ipsum" generator that doesn't suck |
No |
[Go!] (http://loripsum.net/) |
Drinks
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| BreweryDB |
Beer |
No |
Go! |
| LCBO API |
Alcohol |
No |
Go! |
Data Access
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Abbreviation API |
Get abbreviations and meanings |
No |
Go! |
| Callook.info API |
United States ham radio callsigns |
No |
Go! |
| Celebinfo API |
Celebrity information API |
No |
Go! |
| Open Government |
United State Government Open Data |
No |
Go! |
| Yelp |
Find Local Business |
Yes |
Go! |
| Quandl API |
Stock Market Data |
No |
Go! |
Exchange
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Currencylayer |
Exchange rates and currency conversion |
No |
Go! |
Games & Comics
Geocoding
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| OpenCage |
Forward and reverse geocoding using open data |
No |
Go! |
Media
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Noun Project |
Icons |
Yes |
Go! |
| Unsplash |
Photography |
Yes |
Go! |
| Giphy |
Get all your gifs |
No |
Go! |
| TVMaze |
TV Show Data |
No |
Go! |
| OMDB |
Open movie database |
No |
Go! |
| MovieDB |
Movie Data |
No |
Go! |
| Netflix Roulette |
Netflix database |
No |
Go! |
| Good Reads |
Books |
No |
Go! |
| Dribbble |
Design |
Yes |
Go! |
| Ron Swanson Quotes |
Television |
No |
Go! |
| Rijksmuseum |
Art |
No |
Go! |
| iTunes Search |
Software products API |
No |
Go! |
| Twitch |
Game Streaming API |
Yes |
Go! |
| Wordnik |
Dictionary Data API |
No |
Go! |
| Imgur |
Images |
Yes |
Go! |
| Chuck Norris Database |
Jokes |
No |
Go! |
| Medium |
community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas. |
Yes |
Go! |
| Flickr |
Flickr Services |
Yes |
Go! |
| Reddit |
Homepage of the internet |
Parts |
Go! |
Music
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Discogs |
Music |
No |
Go! |
| EchoNest |
Music |
No |
Go! |
| Jamendo |
Music |
Yes |
Go! |
| LastFm |
Music |
No |
Go! |
| Mixcloud |
Music |
No |
Go! |
| MusicBrainz |
Music |
No |
Go! |
| Soundcloud |
Music |
No |
Go! |
| Spotify |
Music |
No |
Go! |
Open Source projects
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Drupal.org |
Drupal.org API |
No |
Go! |
| Libraries.io |
Open source software libraries |
No |
Go! |
Security
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| UK Police |
UK Police data |
No |
Go! |
Science
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| TED Talks |
TED API |
No |
Go! |
| NASA |
NASA data, including imagery |
No |
Go! |
| Wunderground |
Weather |
No |
Go! |
| OpenWeatherMap |
Weather |
No |
Go! |
| Yahoo! Weather |
Weather |
No |
Go! |
| World Bank |
World Data |
No |
Go! |
| Open Notify |
ISS astronauts, current location API |
No |
Go! |
| Fedger.io |
Query machine intelligence data |
No |
Go! |
| inspirehep.net |
High Energy Physics info. system |
No |
Go! |
Social
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Full Contact |
Get Social Media profiles and contact Information |
Yes |
Go! |
| LinkedIn REST-API |
The foundation of all digital integrations with LinkedIn |
Yes |
Go! |
| Facebook API |
Facebook Login, Share on FB, Social Plugins, Analytics and more |
Yes |
Go! |
| Twitter API |
Read and write Twitter data |
Yes |
Go! |
Sports/Fitness
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Football-Data.org |
Football Data |
No |
Go! |
| FitBit |
FitBit API |
No |
Go! |
| Stattleship |
MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL |
No, but a token is required |
Go! |
| JCDecaux Bike API |
JCDecaux's self-service bicycles |
No, but apiKey query string |
Go! |
Transportation
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Transport for London |
TFL API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Belgium |
Belgian transport API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Germany |
Deutsche Bahn (DB) API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Switzerland |
Swiss public transport API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Budapest |
Budapest public transport API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Norway |
Norwegian transport API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Toronto |
TTC |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Vancouver, Canada |
TransLink |
Yes |
Go! |
| Transport for Washington, US |
Washington Metro transport API |
Yes |
Go! |
| Transport for Paris, France |
RATP Open Data API |
No |
Go! |
| Transport for Sao Paulo, Brazil |
SPTrans |
Yes |
Go! |
| Transport for The Netherlands |
NS |
No |
Go! |
Vehicle
| API |
Description |
OAuth |
Link |
| Vehicle API |
Lot of vehicles informations |
No, but apiKey query string |
Go! |
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