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11 Powerful APIs for Your Next Project 🤯

Anmol Baranwal on October 22, 2025

Nobody wants to build things from scratch. That’s why APIs exist. So I took the time to find 11 underrated, practical APIs you can plug into your ...
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Solid list. One API category I'd add: the NPS (National Park Service) API. It's free, well-documented, and gives you access to park data across the US — alerts, campgrounds, events, visitor centers, etc.

I've been using it alongside parklookup.com which aggregates park discovery data into a searchable interface. Great for any location-based project where you want to surface outdoor activities near users.

The Geolocation + Maps combo from your list pairs really well with park/outdoor data for travel or fitness apps.

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BestCodes

Great post Anmol :)

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Anmol Baranwal

Appreciate it man! I actually wrote this a a couple of months ago and just decided to publish it now haha.

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John Pagley

These tool listicles are straight value. Thanks Anmol!

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Anmol Baranwal

Thanks John. I was working with a few of these earlier but had to pause the project because of health issues. Planning to pick it up again soon.

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John Pagley

Looking forward to it. Get well brother! The dev community needs you 💪

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Bap

Great write up!

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Javeed Ishaq

I love this article, very useful