REST APIs: Endpoint examples

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REST APIs: Practice endpoints

Some examples from this list of Public APIs.

Beginner

These APIs return pretty simple data (usually a single object with a few properties).

• JSON Placeholder

  GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts
  

• Random dog:

  GET https://random.dog/woof.json
  

• Random Duck

  GET https://random-d.uk/api/random
  

• Random Anime quotes

  GET https://animechan.xyz/api/random
  

Intermediate

These APIs generally return data that often have nested data types (arrays within arrays, objects within objects, etc).

• Pokéapi

  • A list of Pokemon

    GET https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/
    

  • The Ditto pokemon

    GET https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/ditto
    

• Dungeons & Dragons 5e API

  • A list of all endpoints for this API

    GET https://www.dnd5eapi.co/api/
    

  • A list of all races in D&D 5e

    GET https://www.dnd5eapi.co/api/races
    

  • Information for the Dragonborn race

    GET https://www.dnd5eapi.co/api/races/elf
    

Advanced

These APIs generally require multiple requests and storage of data. See documentation for examples.

• Deck of Cards API: For building card-based games.