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Categories of APIs
1. Public APIs for Open Data 🌍
- Access to global datasets and open government data for various applications.
2. Weather APIs ☁️
- APIs to fetch weather forecasts, current conditions, and historical data.
3. News APIs 📰
- APIs to get news articles, headlines, and trends from various sources.
4. Finance & Cryptocurrency APIs 💰
- APIs for accessing financial data, currency exchange, stock prices, and cryptocurrency trends.
5. AI & NLP APIs 🤖
- APIs for natural language processing, machine learning, and AI-driven tasks.
6. Health APIs 🏥
- APIs for healthcare data, health-related statistics, medical information, and fitness tracking.
7. Food & Recipe APIs 🍔
- APIs that provide access to recipe data, ingredients, and nutrition information.
8. Image & Video APIs 🖼️
- APIs for processing, editing, and searching for images and videos.
9. Social Media APIs 📱
- APIs for integrating social media features such as posting, liking, and sharing content.
10. Entertainment APIs 🎮
- APIs for gaming, movies, and other entertainment content.
11. Developer Tools APIs 🛠️
- APIs for building, testing, and debugging applications, as well as accessing programming resources.
12. Music APIs 🎵
- APIs for accessing music, playlists, tracks, and albums.
13. E-Commerce APIs 🛒
- APIs for managing online stores, products, customers, and payment systems.
14. Education APIs 🎓
- APIs for educational content, courses, quizzes, and student management.
15. Sports APIs ⚽
- APIs for sports statistics, scores, player data, and live event updates.
Public APIs for Open Data 🌍
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Data.gov |
U.S. government open data on various public sectors. |
data.gov |
Free access to datasets, no authentication required. |
| OpenWeatherMap |
Weather data, forecasts, and historical data from around the world. |
openweathermap |
60 requests/day free, limited features. |
| Europeana API |
Access millions of artworks, artifacts, and more from European museums. |
europeana |
Free tier for educational and non-commercial use. |
| World Bank API |
Economic and development data from around the world. |
worldbank |
Open access to a wide range of economic data. |
| United Nations Data |
Statistical data and information from UN sources. |
un.org |
Free access to UN data. |
| Open Data Portal (EU) |
Provides datasets from the European Union public sector. |
europa.eu |
Open access to datasets from the EU. |
| Census Bureau API |
U.S. census data on demographics, housing, and economy. |
census.gov |
Free access with limited queries per day. |
| NASA Open APIs |
Data from NASA's various space missions and Earth observation data. |
nasa.gov |
1,000 requests/day, open data sets. |
| COVID-19 Data API |
Provides global COVID-19 data including statistics, trends, and country-wise information. |
covid19api |
Free access to global COVID-19 data. |
| USGS Earthquake API |
Real-time data about earthquakes worldwide. |
usgs.gov |
Free access to earthquake data. |
Weather APIs ☁️
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| OpenWeatherMap |
Provides real-time weather data, forecasts, and historical weather data. |
openweathermap |
60 requests/day free, limited access to features. |
| WeatherAPI |
Current weather information, forecasts, and historical data. |
weatherapi.com |
1,000 free requests per month. |
| Climacell (Tomorrow.io) |
Hyper-local weather forecasts and data. |
tomorrow.io |
1,000 free requests per month. |
| Weatherbit API |
Weather forecasts, real-time data, and alerts. |
weatherbit.io |
Free tier: 1,000 requests/month. |
| AccuWeather API |
Access real-time weather, daily and hourly forecasts, and severe weather alerts. |
accuweather |
50 free calls per day. |
| Visual Crossing Weather |
Provides forecasts, current conditions, and historical weather data. |
visualcrossing |
1,000 free requests/month. |
| Weatherstack |
Provides real-time weather data and forecasts. |
weatherstack |
1,000 requests per month free. |
| Dark Sky API |
Hyperlocal weather data and forecasts for the world. |
darksky.net |
Free tier for up to 1,000 requests/month. |
| Storm Glass API |
High-quality weather data for oceanographic and marine purposes. |
stormglass.io |
1,000 free calls per month. |
News APIs 📰
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| NewsAPI |
Access news articles and breaking headlines from various sources. |
newsapi.org |
100 requests/day free. |
| Currents API |
Provides access to news articles and breaking stories from various sources globally. |
currentsapi |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| Guardian API |
Access articles, podcasts, blogs, and more from The Guardian. |
guardianapis |
Limited free access for non-commercial use. |
| NY Times API |
Provides access to articles, archives, and data from The New York Times. |
nytimes.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| Bing News Search API |
Search for news using Bing’s search engine with AI-powered relevance. |
bing.com |
3,000 free transactions per month. |
| ContextualWeb News API |
Get global news articles, headlines, and more. |
contextualwebsearch |
1,000 free requests/month. |
| Event Registry |
Access breaking events and news data from major global sources. |
eventregistry |
1,000 free requests/month. |
| Currents API |
Provides up-to-date news data, including global news and localized trends. |
currentsapi |
1,000 free requests/month. |
| Aylien News API |
Provides natural language processing and text analysis on news articles. |
aylien.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| GDELT API |
Provides news data along with global events and sentiment analysis. |
gdeltapi |
Free access to real-time data. |
Finance & Cryptocurrency APIs 💰
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Alpha Vantage |
Provides real-time and historical stock market data, forex, and cryptocurrency data. |
alphavantage.co |
5 requests/minute for free. |
| CoinGecko |
Cryptocurrency data API, including real-time prices, market cap, and historical data. |
coingecko.com |
50 requests/minute free. |
| Binance API |
Offers real-time trading data, account management, and price info from Binance Exchange. |
binance.com |
Free access with API key, rate limits apply. |
| Yahoo Finance API |
Provides financial data, stock quotes, historical data, and news. |
yahoo.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| IEX Cloud |
Stock market data, real-time prices, and historical data from U.S. stocks. |
iexcloud.io |
50,000 messages/month free tier. |
| CoinMarketCap API |
Cryptocurrency prices, historical data, market cap, and more from CoinMarketCap. |
coinmarketcap.com |
10,000 requests/month free. |
| Quandl |
Financial, economic, and alternative data for investment research. |
quandl.com |
50 free API calls/month. |
| Cryptocompare API |
Real-time cryptocurrency data, historical data, and news aggregation. |
cryptocompare.com |
20,000 calls/month free. |
| Tradier API |
Provides access to stock market data and trading functionalities. |
tradier.com |
1,000 calls/month free. |
| Plaid |
Financial services API that connects apps with users' bank accounts to provide insights. |
plaid.com |
100 API calls/month free. |
AI & NLP APIs 🤖
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| OpenAI GPT-3 |
Advanced natural language processing API for generating human-like text and completing tasks. |
openai.com |
100k tokens free each month. |
| Hugging Face |
Provides pre-trained AI models for NLP tasks like text generation, summarization, translation, etc. |
huggingface.co |
Free access to models with limited usage. |
| Google Cloud Natural Language API |
Analyzes text for sentiment, syntax, and entities. |
cloud.google.com |
5,000 units/month free. |
| IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding |
NLP tools for analyzing text and extracting insights. |
ibm.com |
30,000 free items/month. |
| Microsoft Text Analytics API |
Provides sentiment analysis, language detection, and entity extraction. |
azure.microsoft.com |
5,000 text records free/month. |
| Aylien |
Natural Language Processing and Text Analysis API, offering text classification, sentiment analysis, etc. |
aylien.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| DeepAI |
Provides a variety of AI tools including image recognition, text analysis, and machine learning models. |
deepai.org |
Free access to basic features. |
| MonkeyLearn |
Text analysis API for extracting insights from text such as sentiment, topics, and entities. |
monkeylearn.com |
300 queries/month free. |
| AssemblyAI |
Speech-to-text API for transcribing audio and video content. |
assemblyai.com |
5 hours/month free for transcription. |
| Recast.AI (SAP) |
Conversational AI platform for building chatbots and NLP tools. |
recast.ai |
Free tier with limited bot interactions. |
Health APIs 🏥
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| OpenFDA |
Provides access to U.S. FDA data on drugs, devices, and food products. |
open.fda.gov |
Free access with rate limits. |
| Redox |
Health data integration platform, offering APIs for healthcare interoperability. |
redoxengine.com |
Free access with limited API calls. |
| Human API |
Personal health data platform that provides access to medical data from wearables, devices, and apps. |
humanapi.co |
Free access to basic personal health data. |
| Fitbit API |
Provides access to fitness data from Fitbit devices and activity trackers. |
fitbit.com |
Free tier for basic access to activity data. |
| Health Gorilla |
Provides healthcare data aggregation API for labs, wearables, and other health systems. |
healthgorilla.com |
Free access with rate limits. |
| Medicare API |
Provides access to U.S. Medicare data, including eligibility, claims, and benefits. |
medicare.gov |
Public access, free data available. |
| MyFitnessPal API |
API for tracking nutrition, fitness data, and meal plans. |
myfitnesspal.com |
Free access for nutrition tracking. |
| CareHub |
A health information platform to integrate patient and clinical data. |
carehub.io |
Free access for basic patient data. |
| HealthCare.gov API |
Provides access to U.S. health insurance data. |
healthcare.gov |
Free access to health plan data. |
| Breezometer |
Provides environmental data for health-related decision-making, such as air quality and pollen levels. |
breezometer.com |
Free access for limited environmental data. |
Food & Recipe APIs 🍔
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Spoonacular |
Provides a variety of recipe data, meal planning, and nutrition analysis for food and recipes. |
spoonacular.com |
150 requests/month free. |
| Edamam |
Recipe search and food nutrition data API with a focus on healthy eating. |
edamam.com |
500 requests/month free. |
| TheMealDB |
Offers a vast collection of meal recipes, ingredients, and meal search functionalities. |
themealdb.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| Food2Fork |
A food recipe API that aggregates recipes from food bloggers and provides ingredient data. |
food2fork.com |
50 requests/day free. |
| RecipePuppy |
Simple API providing food recipes and ingredient search capabilities. |
recipepuppy.com |
Free access with limited queries. |
| Yummly |
Recipe search API with personalized recommendations based on your preferences. |
yummly.com |
500 requests/month free. |
| Tasty |
Provides access to a collection of recipes, video tutorials, and ingredient lists from the Tasty brand. |
tasty.co |
Free access with basic recipe data. |
| Open Recipe Database |
Open-source database offering recipe and ingredient information with community-contributed data. |
openrecipeapi.com |
Free access for all users. |
Image & Video APIs 🖼️
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Unsplash |
Provides high-quality, free-to-use stock photos. |
unsplash.com |
50 requests/hour free. |
| Pexels |
Free stock photos and videos, providing easy access to their large collection of media. |
pexels.com |
200 requests/day free. |
| Pixabay |
Free image and video API with millions of media files, including photos, illustrations, and videos. |
pixabay.com |
5,000 requests/month free. |
| GIPHY |
Provides a vast library of GIFs and animations for integration. |
giphy.com |
42,000 requests/month free. |
| Cloudinary |
Cloud image and video management with features such as resizing, cropping, and transformations. |
cloudinary.com |
25GB bandwidth/month free. |
| Imgur |
Image hosting platform offering an API to upload, search, and manage images. |
imgur.com |
50,000 requests/month free. |
| Shutterstock |
Provides access to millions of stock images, videos, and music tracks for integration into projects. |
shutterstock.com |
Free tier access with limited downloads. |
| Clarifai |
AI-powered image recognition API that can identify various objects, scenes, and people in images. |
clarifai.com |
5,000 operations/month free. |
| Google Vision AI |
Offers powerful image recognition capabilities using Google’s machine learning models. |
cloud.google.com |
1,000 images/month free. |
| DeepAI |
Provides free APIs for various image processing tasks like style transfer, image recognition, and more. |
deepai.org |
Free tier with limited requests. |
Social Media APIs 📱
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Twitter API |
Offers the ability to interact with Twitter data, including tweets, trends, user profiles, and more. |
developer.twitter.com |
500,000 tweets/month free. |
| Facebook Graph API |
Provides access to Facebook’s social graph, enabling integration with user data, posts, and photos. |
developers.facebook.com |
200 requests/day free. |
| Instagram Graph API |
Access Instagram data for user profiles, photos, hashtags, and media. |
developers.facebook.com |
200 requests/day free. |
| LinkedIn API |
Allows integration with LinkedIn to access profile data, job postings, and more. |
developer.linkedin.com |
100 calls/day free. |
| TikTok for Developers |
Provides access to TikTok's video-sharing platform, including posting and retrieving content. |
developers.tiktok.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| YouTube Data API |
Enables integration with YouTube to access video data, playlists, and channels. |
developers.google.com |
10,000 units/day free. |
| Reddit API |
Provides access to Reddit data, allowing users to access posts, comments, and subreddit information. |
www.reddit.com |
60 requests/minute free. |
| Pinterest API |
Access Pinterest’s content, including pins, boards, and user profiles. |
developers.pinterest.com |
100,000 requests/month free. |
| Snapchat API |
Snapchat’s platform for integrating augmented reality features and content sharing into apps. |
snapchat.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| WhatsApp Business API |
Enables businesses to integrate with WhatsApp to send messages to customers and receive feedback. |
facebook.com |
1,000 messages/month free. |
Entertainment APIs 🎮
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| RAWG Video Games Database |
Provides access to a huge database of video games, including detailed information about each game. |
rawg.io |
5,000 requests/month free. |
| IGDB (Internet Game Database) |
Offers a comprehensive catalog of video games, including gameplay, release dates, and reviews. |
igdb.com |
100 requests/day free. |
| OMDB API |
Provides movie data, including titles, posters, plot summaries, and more from a large collection of movies. |
omdbapi.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| The Movie Database (TMDb) |
An API that offers access to a wide range of movie, TV series, and actor information. |
themoviedb.org |
1,000 requests/day free. |
| Sports Open Data |
Provides data on various sports, including players, teams, and games across different sports. |
sportsopendata.net |
Free tier with limited requests. |
| Open Trivia Database |
A free-to-use API that provides trivia questions from a variety of categories and difficulty levels. |
opentdb.com |
1,000 requests/day free. |
| Jikan API |
A free API to get anime information such as episodes, manga details, characters, and more. |
jikan.moe |
1,000 requests/day free. |
| Kitsu |
Offers access to a collection of anime and manga information, user reviews, and recommendations. |
kitsu.io |
60 requests/minute free. |
| Twitch API |
Provides data on live streaming, Twitch users, streams, and games on the platform. |
dev.twitch.tv |
30 requests/minute free. |
| YouTube Data API |
Enables integration with YouTube to fetch data for videos, channels, playlists, and comments. |
developers.google.com |
10,000 units/day free. |
Developer Tools APIs 🛠️
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Postman |
Provides an API platform that allows you to create, test, and share APIs. |
postman.com |
Free tier with limited requests. |
| Swagger |
A framework for building APIs, with tools for documenting and testing APIs. |
swagger.io |
Free tier with limited usage. |
| RapidAPI |
A marketplace for APIs where you can discover and connect with hundreds of APIs across various categories. |
rapidapi.com |
Free tier with limited requests. |
| GitHub API |
GitHub's API for accessing repositories, commits, issues, pull requests, and more. |
developer.github.com |
5,000 requests/hour free. |
| Travis CI |
Continuous integration platform for automating builds and tests with code hosting repositories. |
travis-ci.org |
100 builds/month free. |
| GitLab API |
Provides access to GitLab's core features, including repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and more. |
gitlab.com |
5,000 requests/hour free. |
| CircleCI |
A continuous integration and delivery platform with built-in API access to manage builds. |
circleci.com |
1,000 build minutes/month free. |
| Bitbucket API |
Provides API access to Bitbucket repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests. |
bitbucket.org |
100 requests/hour free. |
| Twilio |
Cloud communication platform API for voice, text messaging, video, and email functionalities. |
twilio.com |
$15.50 free credit to start. |
| Docker API |
API for interacting with Docker, managing containers, and managing the Docker engine. |
docker.com |
Free access to Docker tools. |
Music APIs 🎵
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Spotify API |
Provides access to Spotify's music catalog, playlists, and user data. |
developer.spotify.com |
10,000 requests/month free. |
| Last.fm API |
Offers music recommendations, tracks, albums, and user data through the Last.fm database. |
last.fm |
5,000 requests/day free. |
| SoundCloud API |
Provides access to SoundCloud's audio tracks, playlists, and user information. |
soundcloud.com |
2,500 requests/hour free. |
| Deezer API |
Gives access to Deezer's catalog of music tracks, albums, playlists, and more. |
developers.deezer.com |
10,000 requests/day free. |
| Apple Music API |
Access Apple Music’s catalog, music search, and user data. |
developer.apple.com |
Free tier with access to music catalog. |
| Musixmatch API |
Offers access to music lyrics, artists, and album data from Musixmatch's vast database. |
musixmatch.com |
10,000 requests/day free. |
| Napster API |
Provides music catalog data and recommendations from the Napster music service. |
developer.napster.com |
5,000 requests/month free. |
| JioSaavn API |
Music API for JioSaavn, an Indian music streaming service, providing song data and recommendations. |
jiomusic.com |
Free tier with limited access. |
| Chosic Music API |
API for accessing various music-related data like tracks, albums, artists, and charts. |
chosic.com |
Free tier available with limited queries. |
| Bandcamp API |
Provides access to music tracks, albums, and information about artists on Bandcamp. |
bandcamp.com |
Free tier with limited access. |
E-Commerce APIs 🛒
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| Shopify API |
Provides access to Shopify's e-commerce platform, enabling store management and product handling. |
shopify.com |
2,500 requests/month free. |
| WooCommerce API |
A REST API to interact with WooCommerce stores, handling products, orders, and customers. |
woocommerce.com |
Free tier available with basic functionality. |
| BigCommerce API |
API for managing e-commerce stores, including products, customers, orders, and more. |
bigcommerce.com |
50,000 API calls/month free. |
| Etsy API |
Provides access to Etsy marketplace, enabling the creation and management of listings, shops, and orders. |
etsy.com |
5,000 requests/day free. |
| PayPal REST API |
Allows integration with PayPal for payment processing, order management, and subscription services. |
developer.paypal.com |
Free tier with 100 API calls/month. |
| Square API |
Integrates Square's point-of-sale, invoicing, and payment processing features into websites and apps. |
developer.squareup.com |
Free tier with 100 API requests/month. |
| Commerce Layer API |
API for multi-currency and multi-region e-commerce, handling checkout, pricing, and inventory. |
commercelayer.io |
2,000 requests/month free. |
| Rakuten API |
Provides access to Rakuten’s e-commerce and marketplace functionalities, such as product catalogs and search. |
rakuten.com |
5,000 requests/day free. |
| Zalando API |
API that allows integration with Zalando’s online store to fetch products, categories, and brands. |
zalando.com |
Free tier available with limited requests. |
| AliExpress API |
Enables integration with AliExpress for importing products, processing orders, and managing inventories. |
aliexpress.com |
5,000 requests/month free. |
Education APIs 🎓
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| OpenAI GPT-3 API |
Provides access to GPT-3 for natural language understanding and text generation. |
openai.com |
Free tier available with limited usage. |
| Khan Academy API |
Access Khan Academy’s vast library of educational content, lessons, and exercises. |
khanacademy.org |
Free access to educational resources. |
| Edmodo API |
Offers educational tools for teachers and students, including assignments, grades, and content sharing. |
edmodo.com |
Free tier for educational institutions. |
| Google Classroom API |
Allows access to Google Classroom, enabling assignment creation, grading, and student management. |
developers.google.com |
50,000 requests/day free. |
| Coursera API |
Provides access to Coursera’s course offerings, allowing the search and enrollment in courses. |
coursera.org |
Free tier for limited access to courses. |
| Duolingo API |
Offers language-learning content through Duolingo’s language courses, exercises, and progress tracking. |
duolingo.com |
Free tier with limited access. |
| EdTech API |
A tool for providing access to educational content, including videos, resources, and assessments. |
edtechapi.com |
Free tier with limited features. |
| Quizlet API |
Allows users to create and study flashcards for various subjects. |
quizlet.com |
1,000 requests/day free. |
| Socrative API |
Provides a platform for teachers to create quizzes, surveys, and review student performance. |
socrative.com |
Free tier for small classes and usage. |
| MIT OpenCourseWare API |
Provides access to MIT’s free course materials for students and educators. |
ocw.mit.edu |
Free access to all course materials. |
Sports APIs ⚽
| API Name |
Description |
Endpoint |
Free Tier |
| SportsRadar API |
Provides sports data for major leagues, including football, basketball, and baseball. |
sportsradar.com |
Free tier with limited access to data. |
| TheSportsDB API |
Offers sports data such as team information, player stats, scores, and more for a variety of sports. |
thesportsdb.com |
50 API calls/day free. |
| Football-Data.org API |
Provides football data including leagues, teams, and match results across multiple countries. |
football-data.org |
10,000 requests/month free. |
| API-Football |
Offers detailed football data like fixtures, leagues, and statistics. |
api-football.com |
10,000 requests/month free. |
| Basketball-Data API |
API offering basketball data such as player stats, teams, and scores for various basketball leagues. |
basketball-data.com |
100 requests/hour free. |
| Cricket API |
Provides access to cricket match data, player stats, and live updates. |
cricketapi.com |
500 requests/month free. |
| Rugby API |
Access rugby match data, team details, player stats, and league information. |
rugbyapi.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
| UFC API |
Provides data on UFC events, fighters, and results. |
ufcapi.com |
100 requests/day free. |
| Soccer-Data API |
Offers football statistics, match results, and data on players, coaches, and teams. |
soccer-data.com |
Free tier with limited data access. |
| MMA-API |
Provides MMA stats, fight results, and event data for UFC and other MMA organizations. |
mma-api.com |
1,000 requests/month free. |
Conclusion
In today's fast-paced development environment, having access to free and reliable APIs is a game changer for developers. The wide range of APIs we've covered across 15 diverse categories offers the ability to enhance applications with everything from weather forecasts, financial data, and social media integration to AI-driven features, health monitoring, and real-time sports scores. By leveraging these APIs, developers can save time, reduce costs, and focus more on delivering value to their users rather than reinventing the wheel.
With many of these APIs offering free tiers, they provide an excellent starting point for personal projects, MVPs (Minimum Viable Products), and even large-scale applications without the need for expensive infrastructure. Additionally, as new APIs and services continue to emerge, developers are increasingly empowered to create innovative solutions across all industries.
By exploring these APIs and integrating them into your projects, you’ll have the tools to supercharge your development efforts in 2025 and beyond! Happy coding!
~Trixsec
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