# PublicAPIs.io

> A directory of 1478+ free and public APIs for developers, with documentation summaries, code examples, uptime monitoring, and alternatives for every listing.

Every API has a detail page at `https://publicapis.io/{slug}` with description, auth requirements, code examples (JavaScript, Python, cURL), live uptime stats, and related APIs. Machine-readable full index: https://publicapis.io/llms-full.txt

## Key Pages

- [API Directory](https://publicapis.io/api-directory): browse all APIs
- [REST API Examples](https://publicapis.io/rest-api-examples): copy-paste request examples
- [Blog](https://publicapis.io/blog): guides on free APIs, auth, LLM APIs and more
- [Submit an API](https://publicapis.io/submit): add a listing to the directory

## Categories

- [Analytics APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/analytics)
- [Animals APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/animals)
- [Anime APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/anime)
- [Anti-Malware APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/anti-malware)
- [Art & Design APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/art-and-design)
- [Artificial Intelligence APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/ai)
- [Automation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/automation)
- [Automation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/continuous-integration)
- [Books APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/books)
- [Business APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/business)
- [Calendar APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/calendar)
- [Cloud Storage & File Sharing APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/cloud-storage-and-file-sharing)
- [Cryptocurrency APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/cryptocurrency)
- [Currency Exchange APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/currency-exchange)
- [Data Access APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/data-access)
- [Data Validation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/data-validation)
- [Development APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/development)
- [Dictionaries APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/dictionaries)
- [Documents & Productivity APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/documents-and-productivity)
- [Environment APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/environment)
- [Events APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/events)
- [Finance APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/finance)
- [Food & Drink APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/food-and-drink)
- [Games & Comics APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/games-and-comics)
- [Geocoding APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/geocoding)
- [Government APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/government)
- [Health APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/health)
- [IoT APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/iot)
- [Jobs APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/jobs)
- [Machine Learning APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/machine-learning)
- [Marketing APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/marketing)
- [Media APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/media)
- [Music APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/music)
- [News APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/news)
- [Open Data APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/open-data)
- [Personality APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/personality)
- [Photography APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/photography)
- [Science APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/science)
- [Security APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/security)
- [Shopping APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/shopping)
- [Social APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/social)
- [Sports & Fitness APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/sports-and-fitness)
- [Sports & Fitness APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/sports-fitness)
- [Sports & Fitness APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/sports)
- [Text Analysis APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/text-analysis)
- [Transportation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/transportation)
- [Transportation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/bike)
- [Transportation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/railway)
- [Transportation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/parcel-tracking)
- [Transportation APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/travel)
- [URL Shorteners APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/url-shorteneres)
- [URL Shorteners APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/url-shortners)
- [URL Shorteners APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/url-shorteners)
- [Utilities APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/utilities)
- [Vehicle APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/vehicle)
- [Video APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/video)
- [Weather APIs](https://publicapis.io/category/weather)

## URL Patterns

- `https://publicapis.io/{slug}`: API detail page (e.g. https://publicapis.io/open-street-map-api)
- `https://publicapis.io/alternatives/{slug}`: alternatives to an API
- `https://publicapis.io/best/{category_id}`: best APIs in a category
- `https://publicapis.io/compare/{a}-vs-{b}`: side-by-side comparisons
- `https://publicapis.io/integrations/{language}-{slug}`: language-specific integration guides