Public APIs
A collective list of JSON APIs for use in web development.
Animals
| API | Description | OAuth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petfinder | Adoption | No | Go! |
Drinks
| API | Description | OAuth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| BreweryDB | Beer | No | Go! |
| LCBO API | Alcohol | No | Go! |
Games & Comics
| API | Description | OAuth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel | Marvel Comics API | No | Go! |
| SWAPI | Star Wars API | No | Go! |
| Pokéapi | The RESTful Pokémon API | No | Go! |
| Giant Bomb | Video Games | No | Go! |
Media
| API | Description | OAuth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noun Project | Icons | Yes | Go! |
| Unsplash | Photography | No | Go! |
| Giphy | Get all your gifs | 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! |
| Rijksmuseum | Art | No | Go! |
| iTunes Search | Software products API | No | Go! |
Music
| API | Description | OAuth | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discogs | Music | No | Go! |
| EchoNest | Music | No | Go! |
| LastFm | Music | No | Go! |
| Spotify | Music | 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! |
| World Bank | World Data | No | Go! |
| Open Notify | ISS astronauts, current location API | No | 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! |
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! |