API Explorer

Free APIs for Projects

Public APIs that actually work. No auth required (or free tier available).

OpenWeatherMap

Current weather, forecasts, and historical data for any location on Earth. Free tier gives 1,000 calls/day.

GET api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=London

What to build: A weather dashboard, travel planner, or gardening app.

Complete Pokémon data — species, abilities, moves, types, and sprites. Completely free, no key needed.

GET pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/pikachu

What to build: A Pokédex app, battle simulator, or team builder.

Country data — name, capital, population, flag, currencies, languages, and more.

GET restcountries.com/v3.1/name/india

What to build: A country explorer, flag quiz game, or travel app.

Astronomy Picture of the Day, Mars Rover photos, near-earth object data, and satellite imagery.

GET api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=DEMO_KEY

What to build: A space gallery, daily space facts app, or Mars photo viewer.

Access repos, users, issues, commits, and more. 5,000 requests/hour authenticated.

GET api.github.com/users/octocat/repos

What to build: A portfolio generator, repo stats dashboard, or contribution tracker.

Programming, dark, and general jokes with optional filtering. No auth needed.

GET v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Programming?type=single

What to build: A joke generator, icebreaker app, or slack bot.

const res = await fetch("https://api.example.com/data");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Always wrap in try/catch and handle loading/error states. Free APIs can be unreliable.