DEV Community

Cover image for These 11 free APIs will take your programming projects to the next level ๐Ÿ‘‡
Elliot Brenya sarfo
Elliot Brenya sarfo

Posted on โ€ข Edited on

140

These 11 free APIs will take your programming projects to the next level ๐Ÿ‘‡

  1. DummyAPI

From fake users to fake comments and posts.

Dummy API has everything you need to make your app look like itโ€™s bustling with real user activity.

Say goodbye to hard-coded JSON data ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐Ÿ‘‰ dummyapi.io

  1. Mapbox

Building a location-based project? this is the API for you!

Used by well-known companies like Strava so you know their API is top quality.

Their free-tier threshold is very generous that you can use Mapbox without paying a cent.

๐Ÿ‘‰ mapbox.com

  1. Fake Store API

An e-commerce store is a great project to have and it just got easier with Fake Store API.

Forget about spinning up the backend and database and focus on building cart, wishlists, recommendations and other functionalities๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ‘‰ fakestoreapi.com

  1. Mailchimp

Thereโ€™s no better way to say โ€œIโ€™m a proโ€ than to have automated welcome emails sent to your users.

With Mailchimpโ€™s generous free tier, you can do just that!

๐Ÿ‘‰ mailchimp.com

  1. Sejda

Ever had to download a PDF just to read or edit it? Only to upload the changes again.

Don't let your users endure this poor UX.

With Sejda's API, you can read and edit PDFs straight from your web app.

๐Ÿ‘‰ sejda.com

  1. Serp API

The possibilities are endless when you have the power of Google and other search engines behind you.

Serp API makes this all possible.

Image what you can build with that power!

๐Ÿ‘‰ serpapi.com

  1. Auth0 API

Auth0 is a great way to implement OAuth or single-sign-on (SSO).

SSO gives the user the ability to sign up or sign via a 3rd party application like Facebook or Google.

This is a great feature to add to a larger project.

๐Ÿ‘‰ auth0.com

  1. Movie DB API (TMDB)

This API is epic!

Itโ€™s got so much data, well documented, and allows you to create incredible apps like a Netflix clone.

And itโ€™s completely free. Just attribute them in your application.

๐Ÿ‘‰ themoviedb.org/documentation/โ€ฆ

  1. Random User Data API

Stop wasting time manually creating fake user data.

Just pull through comprehensive random user data from this API.

Very handy API for projects.

And it simulates real practices much more than hardcoding data.

๐Ÿ‘‰ randomuser.me

  1. Apitoolkit

Prevent the decline in your subscribers or users.

Apitoolkit allows you to detect and anomalies before your users get to know. They offer comprehensive features that you will like to explore for free.

Visit apitoolkit: https://apitoolkit.io/

I hope this post helps ๐Ÿ˜Š

Want to thank me โ˜บ๏ธ, buy me a coffee โ˜•๏ธ here

Image of Datadog

Create and maintain end-to-end frontend tests

Learn best practices on creating frontend tests, testing on-premise apps, integrating tests into your CI/CD pipeline, and using Datadogโ€™s testing tunnel.

Download The Guide

Top comments (15)

Collapse
 
davidfree2 profile image
Humberto David Esquerra โ€ข

These are fantastic!

Collapse
 
elliot_brenya profile image
Elliot Brenya sarfo โ€ข โ€ข Edited

I am glad ๐Ÿ™‚

You can buy me a coffee โ˜•๏ธ here

Collapse
 
efecollins profile image
Efosa Collins EVBOWE โ€ข

My nose is pointing to the Dummy API and Sejda. I'm working on a project that needs these API's. THANKS.

Collapse
 
elliot_brenya profile image
Elliot Brenya sarfo โ€ข

Haha ๐Ÿ˜… I am glad I could help

Collapse
 
boopalanpichandi profile image
BOOPALAN PICHANDI โ€ข

I'm Glad

Collapse
 
ganeshaditya310 profile image
ganesh aditya โ€ข

Awesome share

Collapse
 
elliot_brenya profile image
Elliot Brenya sarfo โ€ข

Iโ€™m glad ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Collapse
 
wesborland profile image
Marcos Javier Gomez Hollger โ€ข

Very usseful, thanks!

Collapse
 
elliot_brenya profile image
Elliot Brenya sarfo โ€ข

I am glad ๐Ÿ™‚

Collapse
 
ozookevin profile image
Ozookevin โ€ข

This looks awesome thank you!

Collapse
 
elliot_brenya profile image
Elliot Brenya sarfo โ€ข

Iโ€™m glad ๐Ÿ™‚

Collapse
 
itechthemeg profile image
itechthemeg โ€ข

Very helpful

Collapse
 
alekgomes profile image
Lucas รlek โ€ข

I've just discovered about Sejda a couple days ago, really great app.

Collapse
 
elliot_brenya profile image
Elliot Brenya sarfo โ€ข

True

Collapse
 
efleurine profile image
Emmanuel โ€ข

Thank you but for some reasons all numbers are just 1.

A Workflow Copilot. Tailored to You.

Pieces.app image

Our desktop app, with its intelligent copilot, streamlines coding by generating snippets, extracting code from screenshots, and accelerating problem-solving.

Read the docs