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Welcome to DG Develops

DG — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:17:31 +0000

Hey everyone!

Welcome to DG Develops,

DG Develops is where I share the things we build, experiment with new technologies, and document our journey through coding. From AI projects and APIs to websites, tools, services and games, We are always working on something new.

I’ll be sharing:

🧠 AI experiments & projects
💻 Web development and coding
🎮 Game development
🛠️ Developer tools and APIs
🚀 Projects, updates, and things we learn along the way

This is just the beginning. I’m excited to share what we build, learn from the community, and hopefully inspire other developers to build, experiment, and create with us.

Discord Server Invite Link

Welcome to DG Develops — let’s build something awesome. 🚀

🚀 DG Develops Code Challenge: Get Exciting Rewards

DG — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:50:50 +0000

🔥 Why These Challenges?

DG AI and DG Encoder were built to break barriers and empower devs. Now it’s time to push that spirit further — by inviting you to flex your creativity, prove your skills, and earn a spot at the core of the platform.

This isn’t just another hackathon. It’s a chance to become part of the DG AI dev team and unlock tools that most people only dream of.

🎨 DG AI Code Challenge

Your mission: express pure creativity using the dgAI API. Don’t just code — make something that blows minds. The judges aren’t looking for “works fine,” they’re looking for WOW.

💡 What That Means

Push boundaries → Use endpoints in ways nobody expects

Mix features → Combine image, voice, and encoding for wild mashups

Surprise factor → Make it funny, weird, beautiful, or jaw‑dropping

Polish → Presentation matters — make it slick and demo‑ready

🔐 DG Encoder Challenge

This category is all about secure creativity. DG Encoder isn’t just about hiding strings — it’s about turning encoding into a playground.

💡 Challenge Ideas

Workflow routing → Encode webhook URLs and build a safe automation system

Domain locking → Restrict encoded tokens to specific environments

Vector matching → Embed endpoints into vector space and match similar services

Obfuscation art → Turn encoding into a creative visualization or interactive demo

The goal: make judges say “Bruh… I didn’t know encoding could do THAT.”

NOTE: Do not use this example ideas these were only for example and will not be considered as original ideas during submission.

🏆 Rewards

For DG AI Winners

2× limits → double usage capacity
2× low rate limits → smoother dev flow
*25 more encodings *→ more flexibility in handling data
Full access to image generation + video generation
Senior Dev Role → recognition, leadership, and insider privileges

For DG Encoder Winners

300 more encodings
Removal of deleting restrictions
2× low rate limits
Security Magician Role → status as the encoding wizard of security.

NOTE: THERE WILL BE 2 WINNERS FOR EACH CATEGORY.

⏳ Duration of rewards

These offerings will be with you for 5 years.
⚠️ Note: They can be revoked in case of spam or abuse.

📜 Challenge Format

Theme: Build something creative with dgAI or DG Encoder or both

Submission: GitHub repo link or a clean submission folder. Example shown below

PROJECT-NAME/
│
├── 📄 README.md 
├── 📄 SUBMISSION.md
│
├── 📁 src/
│   ├── frontend/
│   ├── backend/(optional)
│
├── 📁 docs/
│   ├── Problem-Statement.md
│   ├── Solution.md
│   ├── Architecture.md
│   ├── Features.md
│
├── 📁 demo/
│   ├── demo-video-link.txt
│   ├── screenshots/
│   │   ├── 01-home.png
│   │   ├── 02-main-feature.png
│   │   └── 03-result.png
│   └── demo.gif
│
├── 📁 presentation/
│   └── Project-Presentation.pdf (.pptx and .html will be ok too)
│
├── 📁 deployment/ (optional but recommended)
│   ├── DEPLOYMENT.md
│   └── live-link.txt
│
├── 📁 config/ (optional)
│   ├── .env.example
│   └── config.example.json
│
├── 📄 package.json (optional)
├── 📄 requirements.txt
└── 🚫 .gitignore (optional)

Judging: Creativity, efficiency, and how well platform features are used

Timeline: Announcement → coding window → submissions → judging → winner reveal

⚡ Extra Hype

Live leaderboard with real-time scoring
Winner showcase on dgAI homepage

📩 How to Join

Submission portal will be live here on 20 September and will be available for 12 hours.

Doubts? Queries?

Contact me in the official DG Develops Discord server for doubts, queries and updates.

Click here to join

🎤 Final Word

This isn’t about playing safe. It’s about making the judges lean back and say: “Bruh… that’s insane.”

Step into the challenge. Claim your role. Show us what you’ve got.

Happy Coding !!!

Free forever no key no login required -- DG AI API (Part 2)

DG — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:39:40 +0000

I have recently updated my API very much. I thought to let you guys know that what is changed. If you do not know about it then check out the original post. Here's what got added:

OpenAI Compatible

The API is now OpenAI compatible, it can take inputs and outputs in OpenAI format from the /chat/completions endpoint.

New models

Now the API has new agentic and voice models

DG Voice 1.0
DG Voice 2.0
GLM 4.7
Meta Scout 4
GLM 5.2

DG Voice 1.0 & DG Voice 2.0

These models give you text to speech and voice to voice conversations.

GLM 4.7 and GLM 5.2

These GLMs from Z.ai these feature an amazing agentic type coding. GLM 5.2 is one of the best open source coding models.

Meta Scout 4

This is a vision enabled model that will understand the images you give it.

About API

The API is completely free forever. The thing we demand is your support. To support us join our Discord Server to support us.

Links

Base URL: https://dg-develops.netlify.app/dg-ai
Documentation: https://dg-develops.netlify.app/dg-ai

DG Develops (My community)

DG — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:10:44 +0000

Hi reader, welcome to this post, let me start by introducing myself and the root cause why I made this community:

I am a person that likes to write, debug and build things with code. When I came to know about APIs and how they make our (devs) lives easier, I was like: "Lemme just use one". After seeing the paywalls imposed on these APIs, I was moved.

Then, I came to know about Cloudflare, Render, Railways etc. I thought "why not make my own APIs and make them free" this is where the foundation was set.

I was clear to make an community which makes APIs, Websites and many more things for free so that students and indie devs get a chance to make their projects better.

I founded DG Develops, launched 2 APIs you can check them out at the ending of the post links are attached. All completely free no paywalls nothing, the only thing left was support of you guys. I am actually glad after seeing the number of requests I received in 24 hours, Thank you so much.

DG Develops is still a growing community, join me on this adventure of making things free. If you enjoy free developer tools, join the DG Develops community to share feedback, suggest new APIs, and help shape future projects.

Links:

DG Develops Official Site
DG Develops Discord
DG AI API
DG Encoder API

Happy Coding !!!

FREE AI APIs IN 2026 - NO KEY, NO LOGIN REQUIRED

DG — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:37:27 +0000

Yes, there are free AI APIs in the great 2026.

Let's start:

DevToolBox

I am not referring to the Developer Console. I am referring to the official DevToolBox API, this API offers 26 different endpoints. For text generation this API uses Llama 3.2

I would say that the speed is good and the model is overall decent. This API is Free Forever, yep no fees no charges straight to the work.

Pollinations.ai

Pollinations.ai hosts large models on their servers. From Text generation to Video generation to 3D generation they got it all, you name it they got it. However, some models are locked behind paywalls.

I would say that the speed can be increased but the models are great performance wise (depends on the model you choose). Pollinations.ai has a Pollen system. Pollen is Pollinations.ai's credit system that lets users pay for AI generation (text, images, video, etc.) across supported apps. With Bring Your Own Pollen (BYOP), users spend their own Pollen credits instead of the developer paying, and developers can earn rewards when users use their apps.

DG AI API

DG AI API hosts 7 models. All are pretty decent. However, two of the models: Qwen 12B and Gemma 9B are in BETA stage and may not work but trust me others are literal beasts. They got vision models, Image Generation Models, Voice Models, Text Generation Models.

Base URLs:

DevToolBox: https://devtoolbox-api.devtoolbox-api.workers.dev

Pollinations.ai: https://gen.pollinations.ai

DG AI API: https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev

Links to Docs:

DevToolBox:https://dev.to/navneet_reddy_bcf3eb3425c/i-built-a-free-ai-api-with-26-endpoints-no-api-key-needed-2mkk

Pollinations.ai:https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations/blob/main/APIDOCS.md?

DG AI API: https://dg-develops.netlify.app/dg-ai

Happy Coding !!!

🚀 I Built DG Encoder — A Free Cloudflare Worker API for Storing Secrets, Webhooks, and Dynamic Configurations

DG — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:19:12 +0000

As developers, we often need to store webhook URLs, service endpoints, configuration strings, and other values that we don't want exposed directly in frontend code.

Most solutions either require setting up a backend, paying for a service, or managing API keys.

API URL (Generate your endpoint here): https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/

So I built DG Encoder.

A completely free, no-API-key service powered by Cloudflare Workers that lets developers store and retrieve text-based data through simple endpoints.

✨ What is DG Encoder?

DG Encoder is a lightweight API that allows you to:

Store any text value
Receive a unique ID
Retrieve the value later through an endpoint
Restrict access to specific domains
Edit stored entries
Delete stored entries
Use the service without API keys
Use the service completely free

💸 Free Forever

One of the main goals of DG Encoder is simplicity.

There are:

✅ No API keys

✅ No signup requirements

✅ No subscriptions

✅ No paid plans

✅ No complicated setup

Just open the website, encode your value, and start using it.

🔥 Why I Built It

While building web applications, I noticed that many developers need a simple way to hide values from frontend code without setting up a full backend system.

Common examples include:

Discord webhooks
Dynamic configuration values
Service endpoints
Internal URLs
Integration strings

DG Encoder provides a quick solution by storing those values behind randomly generated IDs.

Your application only needs the generated ID instead of the original value.

⚡ Key Features

Encode Anything

Store any string and receive a unique identifier.

{
  "id": "abc123xyz"
}

Domain Restrictions

Limit which websites can access a stored value.

For example:

example.com
myapp.pages.dev

Only approved domains can successfully use the decode endpoint.

Edit Existing Entries

Need to replace a webhook or endpoint?

Update the stored value without generating a new ID.

Delete Entries

Remove data whenever it is no longer needed.

No API Key Required

Developers can start using DG Encoder immediately.

No registration process.

No authentication setup.

No developer dashboard required.

Cloudflare-Powered

Built on Cloudflare Workers for:

Global performance
Edge execution
Low latency
High availability

🛡️ Security Notes

DG Encoder is designed to auto encode differently every time. Hence, when it stores encoded data for functioning I can also don't see your secrets.

DG Encoder is designed as a lightweight utility and not as a replacement for enterprise secret-management platforms.

It works best for:

Webhooks
Configuration values
Dynamic URLs
Frontend integrations
Small-to-medium web projects

Domain restrictions add an additional layer of control by limiting where stored values can be accessed from.

💡 Example Use Cases

Discord Projects

Store webhook URLs without exposing them directly in frontend code.

SaaS Applications

Manage configuration values and service endpoints dynamically.

Internal Tools

Keep URLs and integrations organized behind generated IDs.

No-Code Platforms

Store integration endpoints and access them through simple API calls.

Frontend-Only Applications

Reduce exposure of important URLs without maintaining a dedicated backend.

🏗️ Tech Stack

Cloudflare Workers
Cloudflare KV
JavaScript
Edge Computing

🚀 Future Plans

Features I'm considering adding:

Expiration dates
Usage analytics
Request statistics
Password-protected entries
Team workspaces
Rate limiting controls
More advanced access rules

Limits

As a free API the API has some limits but I think they are feasible, see yourself:

100,000 Requests a day
30 max encodings per user (I have made encoding deletable, refer to the last line of Limits for more information)
Value size limit: 8,000
Label characters limit: 200
Rate Limit: 18 requests per minute
You can only delete encodings if they are 7 days old
Supports English letters, numbers, and symbols like #, @, and $. Emojis and other languages are not supported.

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Purpose
GET	`/`	Web UI
POST	`/encode`	Create a new encoding
GET	`/d/:id`	Decode stored value
GET	`/r/:id`	Redirect to stored URL
GET	`/mine`	List user's encodings
PATCH	`/d/:id`	Update allowed domains
DELETE	`/d/:id`	Delete encoding

Example of API Wiring

Example of using encode and decode endpoint
(not recommended)

// Store a webhook URL once, it is recommended to encode from website otherwise your original URL will show
const create = await fetch(
  "https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/encode",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      value: "https://hooks.example.com/my-secret-webhook",
      label: "Orders Webhook",
      domains: ["myapp.com"]
    })
  }
);

const encoded = await create.json();

// Later, retrieve it
const decoded = await fetch(
  encoded.decodeUrl
);

const webhook = await decoded.json();

// Use the real URL
await fetch(webhook.value, {
  method: "POST",
  body: JSON.stringify({
    event: "order.created"
  })
});

Example of using only the decode endpoint {When encoded from website} (recommended)

const id = "YOUR_ENCODING_ID";

const res = await fetch(
  `https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/d/${id}`
);

const data = await res.json();

console.log(data.value);

Other endpoints:

I. Redirect to Stored URL:

const id = "YOUR_ENCODING_ID";

window.location.href =
  `https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/r/${id}`;

II. List Your Encodings:

const userKey = localStorage.getItem("dgUserKey");

const res = await fetch(
  "https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/mine",
  {
    headers: {
      "X-User-Key": userKey
    }
  }
);

const data = await res.json();

console.log(data.encodings);

III. Update Allowed Domains:

const userKey = localStorage.getItem("dgUserKey");
const id = "YOUR_ENCODING_ID";

await fetch(
  `https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/d/${id}`,
  {
    method: "PATCH",
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "X-User-Key": userKey
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      domains: [
        "myapp.com",
        "dashboard.myapp.com"
      ]
    })
  }
);

IV. Delete an Encoding:

const userKey = localStorage.getItem("dgUserKey");
const id = "YOUR_ENCODING_ID";

await fetch(
  `https://dg-encoder.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/d/${id}`,
  {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: {
      "X-User-Key": userKey
    }
  }
);

Final Thoughts

DG Encoder was created to make storing and managing text-based values as simple as possible.

The service is:

Free
No API key required
Fast
Easy to use
Built on Cloudflare's edge network

If you're building web applications and need a lightweight way to store webhooks, URLs, or configuration data, I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Support Me

If you want to support me because most of my projects are free-for-all, I do not demand money I just demand your time. Let's build together !!!

To build with me join my Discord Server/Community: https://discord.gg/4ApADpxGQV

Happy coding! 🚀

I built my own Chatbot Page (DG AI)

DG — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:52:27 +0000

I built this AI page that is fully frontend, yep no backend is used. The AI models are powered by AI APIs. I have used only free AI APIs which require no key and no account. I spent many hours googling to find such APIs but at least I found 3 such free AI APIs which helped me to build this page. You can check out the page at:

https://dg-ai-7616.netlify.app/

This is the beta version of the page and not the final version, I am still working on it. Full credit of working AI chat goes to the API owners.

Model list according to the APIs used:

Dragon model: Pollinations.ai

DG King: DevToolBox API

All other models (5 others): dg-ai API {I have made a post on this platform for dg-ai API explaining it, here is the link: POST-LINK.

Thanks For Reading

Leave your thoughts in the comments

I Built a Free AI API With No Login, No API Key, and 7 AI Models

DG — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:05:35 +0000

I have made a totally free for all AI API (requires no key or account) which requires no keys and no login. I made this possible by Cloudflare workers, my API offers free 60,000 requests/day and 20 requests/min. API has smart fallback system and 5 different models.

API Request URL: https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/

API Playground: https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/

Wiring example:

// Example: How to connect your app to the Free AI API
async function askAI(userPrompt) {
  const API_URL = "https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/";

  try {
    const response = await fetch(API_URL, {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        messages: [
          { 
            role: "system", 
            content: "You are a helpful assistant." 
          },
          { 
            role: "user", 
            content: userPrompt 
          }
        ]
      })
    });

    const data = await response.json();

    // Extract the text response from the model
    const reply = data.response.choices[0].message.content;
    console.log("AI Reply:", reply);
    return reply;

  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error calling the AI API:", error);
  }
}

// Usage:
askAI("Give me a 3-word motto for a programmer.");

You can also use other models. We offer 5 models:

ChatGPT (gpt-oss-120b)
DeepSeek (r1-distill-32b)
Qwen 12B (qwen-2.5-7b)
Gemma (3-12b-it)
Qwen Coder (2.5-32b)

ChatGPT wiring example (gpt-oss-120b):

// Example: How to connect your app specifically to the ChatGPT model
async function askChatGPT(userPrompt) {
  // Your specific ChatGPT model endpoint path
  const API_URL = "https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/v1/chat/gpt-oss-120b";

  try {
    const response = await fetch(API_URL, {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        messages: [
          { 
            role: "system", 
            content: "You are a helpful assistant." 
          },
          { 
            role: "user", 
            content: userPrompt 
          }
        ]
      })
    });

    const data = await response.json();

    // Extract the text response from the model
    const reply = data.response.choices[0].message.content;
    console.log("ChatGPT Reply:", reply);
    return reply;

  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error calling ChatGPT:", error);
  }
}

// Usage:
askChatGPT("Write a funny 1-line error message for a broken server connection.");

DeepSeek wiring example (r1-distill-32b):

// Example: How to connect your app specifically to the DeepSeek model
async function askDeepSeek(userPrompt) {
  // Your specific DeepSeek model endpoint path
  const API_URL = "https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/v1/chat/r1-distill-32b";

  try {
    const response = await fetch(API_URL, {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        messages: [
          { 
            role: "system", 
            content: "You are a helpful assistant." 
          },
          { 
            role: "user", 
            content: userPrompt 
          }
        ]
      })
    });

    const data = await response.json();

    // Extract the text response from the model
    const reply = data.response.choices[0].message.content;
    console.log("DeepSeek Reply:", reply);
    return reply;

  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error calling DeepSeek:", error);
  }
}

// Usage:
askDeepSeek("Explain the concept of serverless computing in one simple sentence.");

Qwen 12B (qwen-2.5-7b):

// Example: How to connect your app specifically to the Qwen 12B model
async function askQwen(userPrompt) {
  // Your specific Qwen 12B model endpoint path
  const API_URL = "https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/v1/chat/qwen-2.5-7b";

  try {
    const response = await fetch(API_URL, {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        messages: [
          { 
            role: "system", 
            content: "You are a helpful assistant." 
          },
          { 
            role: "user", 
            content: userPrompt 
          }
        ]
      })
    });

    const data = await response.json();

    // Extract the text response from the model
    const reply = data.response.choices[0].message.content;
    console.log("Qwen Reply:", reply);
    return reply;

  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error calling Qwen 12B:", error);
  }
}

// Usage:
askQwen("Give me a quick recipe idea using just eggs, tomatoes, and bread.");

Qwen Coder (2.5-32b):

// Example: How to connect your app specifically to the Qwen Coder model
async function askQwenCoder(userPrompt) {
  // Your specific Qwen Coder model endpoint path
  const API_URL = "https://dg-ai.scriptsnsenses.workers.dev/v1/chat/2.5-32b";

  try {
    const response = await fetch(API_URL, {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        messages: [
          { 
            role: "system", 
            content: "You are an expert software engineer assistant." 
          },
          { 
            role: "user", 
            content: userPrompt 
          }
        ]
      })
    });

    const data = await response.json();

    // Extract the text response from the model
    const reply = data.response.choices[0].message.content;
    console.log("Qwen Coder Reply:", reply);
    return reply;

  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error calling Qwen Coder:", error);
  }
}

// Usage:
askQwenCoder("Write a quick JavaScript function to reverse a string.");

Newer Model examples on the official website

Support Me

If you want to support me because most of my projects are free-for-all, I do not demand money I just demand your time. Let's build together !!!

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

I have built a website for this and other APIs containing how to use them etc.

Click here to go to the website

PERKS YOU WILL GET AFTER JOINING THE DISCORD:

Extended limits: +22,000 requests
Rate Limit: 16 requests/10 sec (2x)
Access to the Image Generation feature (10 per day)

To build with me join my Discord Server/Community: https://discord.gg/4ApADpxGQV

Happy coding! 🚀

Comment down which AI model or new feature you would like to see next !!

Official Website (Embed)