# public-apis/public-apis

A collective list of free APIs

Repository: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/public-apis
Homepage: https://APILayer.com/?utm_source=Github&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Public-apis-repo
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: api, public-apis, free, apis, list, development, software, public, resources, dataset, open-source, public-api, lists
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:19:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3818, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 471046, forks 51946 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:28.823744+00:00)

## What it is
A community-curated catalog of free, publicly available APIs across many domains such as weather, finance, geolocation, and entertainment. It serves as a discovery resource for developers looking for third-party APIs to integrate into their projects.

## Use cases
- find a free weather api for my app
- looking for public stock market data apis
- where can i find free geolocation apis
- need a list of free apis for a side project
- find flight data api without paying
- discover public apis by category

## When to choose
- you want to browse a large, community-vetted directory of free APIs before building an integration
- you need inspiration or options across many API domains in one place

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained SDK or client library rather than a listing of APIs
- you require guaranteed uptime or SLA-backed API services
- you need machine-readable, frequently refreshed API metadata

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: apis, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, api-directory, curated-list, free-apis, reference

## Member repositories
- public-apis/public-apis (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:28.823744+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:10:18.783316+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:28.823744+00:00, sha 24ba3b28f9a4)
  - homepage: https://APILayer.com/?utm_source=Github&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Public-apis-repo (fetched 2026-08-28T17:20:39.257874+00:00, sha 0bb4639d7004)
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  - site_page: https://docs.apilayer.com/apilayer/docs/api-layer-hub?utm_source=apilayer_footer&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=footer_navigation&utm_content=documentation (fetched 2026-08-28T17:20:39.271551+00:00, sha 39528f3bfa99)
  - site_page: https://APILayer.com/faqs/ (fetched 2026-08-28T17:20:39.264913+00:00, sha 3eb11c250f1c)
  - site_page: https://APILayer.com/why-choose-apilayer (fetched 2026-08-28T17:20:39.269867+00:00, sha 6b05d3a70f16)
  - site_page: https://APILayer.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-28T17:20:39.273336+00:00, sha b07262740ced)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.