public-api-lists/public-api-lists resource
A curated list of free public APIs — searchable, community-maintained, with a free JSON API. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2432
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 32
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
15634 stars · 1701 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A community-maintained, curated catalog of 800+ free public APIs organized into 48 categories, browsable on a website and consumable via a free JSON API. It serves as a discovery resource for developers looking for open data and free API endpoints for their projects.
Use cases
- find free public APIs for a side project
- discover open data APIs by category
- get a JSON feed of all public APIs
- find free APIs for a hackathon
- browse curated REST APIs for weather, finance, or anime
- find beginner-friendly APIs to practice with
When to choose
- you need to discover free or open APIs across many domains
- you want a machine-readable JSON list of APIs to build tooling on top of
- you want a community-vetted, actively maintained API directory
When to avoid
- you need paid or premium API listings
- you need detailed API documentation or SDKs rather than links and descriptions
- you need guaranteed uptime or SLAs for the listed APIs
Facets
dataset · maturity active
developer-tools search-engine documentation developer-tools apis awesome-lists cli awesome-list curated-list public-apis -api open-data rest-api community-maintained web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/public-api-lists/public-api-lists · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6200019a1d84
- homepage: https://public-api-lists.github.io/public-api-lists/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4ddb1ca40a2c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| public-api-lists/public-api-lists | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="public-api-lists/public-api-lists")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem