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| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| API-Football |
Live football data, fixtures, stats, and standings |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| TheSportsDB |
Community-driven sports database with 200k+ fans |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API-NBA |
NBA stats, live scores, and team data |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Baseball (MLB) |
MLB statistics, schedules, and player data |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Hockey (NHL) |
NHL teams, players, and live game scores |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| JokeAPI |
Programming, dark, and pun jokes API |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Spotify Web API |
Music data, playlists, and user library access |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| TMDb API |
Movies and TV show database |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Alpha Vantage |
Stock prices, forex, and crypto data |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Finnhub |
Real-time stock, forex, and crypto market data |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| CoinGecko |
Cryptocurrency prices and market data |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| CoinCap API |
Real-time crypto pricing and market data |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Crypto API |
Comprehensive crypto prices, market cap, and exchanges |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Polygon.io |
Stock market, forex, and crypto data APIs |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Exchange Rate API |
Currency conversion and exchange rates |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Plaid |
Banking and financial services integration |
apiKey |
✅ |
💰 Paid |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| OpenAI API |
GPT models for text, chat, and image generation |
apiKey |
✅ |
💰 Paid |
| Anthropic Claude |
Advanced AI assistant and language models |
apiKey |
✅ |
💰 Paid |
| Google Gemini |
Multimodal AI models from Google |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Hugging Face |
Access 100k+ ML models via API |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Replicate |
Run ML models in the cloud |
apiKey |
✅ |
💰 Paid |
| Stability AI |
Image generation with Stable Diffusion |
apiKey |
✅ |
💰 Paid |
| ElevenLabs |
AI voice generation and text-to-speech |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| AssemblyAI |
Speech-to-text and audio intelligence |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Twitter API v2 |
Tweet, search, and user data |
OAuth |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Instagram Social |
Scrape public Instagram posts and profiles |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Reddit API |
Posts, comments, and subreddit data |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Reddit Social |
Track trending Reddit posts and sentiment |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| YouTube Data API |
Videos, channels, and playlists |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| LinkedIn API |
Profile and company data |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Discord API |
Build Discord bots and integrations |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Telegram Bot API |
Create Telegram bots |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| OpenWeatherMap |
Current weather, forecasts, and historical data |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| WeatherAPI |
Real-time weather and forecast API |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Tomorrow.io |
Hyperlocal weather data and forecasting |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Google Maps API |
Maps, geocoding, and directions |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Mapbox |
Custom maps and geolocation services |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| IP Geolocation |
IP address geolocation data |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Abstract API |
IP geolocation, validation, and enrichment |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| NewsAPI |
Global news headlines and articles |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| The Guardian API |
Access Guardian articles and content |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| MediaStack |
Real-time news data from 7500+ sources |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Currents API |
Breaking news and trending articles |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| New York Times API |
NYT articles, reviews, and archives |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Wikipedia API |
Search and retrieve Wikipedia content |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Unsplash API |
High-quality free stock photos |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Pexels API |
Free stock photos and videos |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Amazon Product API |
Retrieve structured Amazon product details |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| AliExpress API |
Product listings and pricing from AliExpress |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| eBay API |
Listings, orders, and inventory management |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Shopify API |
E-commerce store management |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Stripe API |
Payment processing and financial operations |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| PayPal API |
Payment integration and transactions |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Best Buy API |
Product catalog and store information |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Twilio |
SMS, voice, video, and WhatsApp messaging |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| SendGrid |
Email delivery and marketing API |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Mailgun |
Transactional email service |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| WhatsApp Business API |
WhatsApp messaging for businesses |
OAuth |
✅ |
💰 Paid |
| Slack API |
Build apps and integrations for Slack |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging |
Push notifications for mobile and web |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| GitHub API |
Repository, user, and organization data |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| GitLab API |
Project and CI/CD management |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Stack Exchange API |
Stack Overflow questions and answers |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Postman API |
API development and testing |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Abstract API |
Email validation, VAT, phone, IP tools |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| Hunter.io |
Email finder and verification |
apiKey |
✅ |
🆓 Freemium |
| ipify |
Public IP address lookup |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| JSONPlaceholder |
Fake REST API for testing and prototyping |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Google Calendar API |
Calendar events and scheduling |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Notion API |
Access Notion databases and pages |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Todoist API |
Task management and to-do lists |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Trello API |
Board and card management |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Asana API |
Project and task management |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Zoom API |
Video conferencing integration |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Calendly API |
Scheduling and appointment booking |
OAuth |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Steam Web API |
Game stats, player data, and achievements |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Riot Games API |
League of Legends and Valorant data |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| RAWG Video Games API |
500k+ games database |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| IGDB |
Video game database and metadata |
apiKey |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| PokéAPI |
Pokémon data and sprites |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
| Fortnite API |
Fortnite stats and cosmetics |
None |
✅ |
✅ Free |
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Last Updated: December 2025
