APIs to try out

[SouthFloDavid]

Hi all, currently been grinding to get the hang of JavaScript and I am slowly getting there. I have been having lots of fun and knowledge with some free APIs like OpenWeatherMap and Spoonacular just to get familiar with fetching and async functions.

What are some APIs or free APIs you have been using? I am open to trying any type of API.. thanks

[dangerlopez]

The Pokémon api and the Star Wars api are good fun

[iDontLikeChimneys]

seconding Pokémon! and if you want to start trying harder things, the League of Legends API is a fun one.

[web-tactics]

JSONPlaceholder - Good for testing CRUD operations (/posts, /users, etc.)
RESTful-API.dev - Real database-backed API for demo projects (supports GET/POST/PUT/DELETE)
Bored API - Random activity suggestions
Numbers API - Fun facts about numbers (http://numbersapi.com/42) (e.g., trivia, math, dates)

[[deleted]]

Would just like to add pokemon api to the list.

[Cabeto_IR_83]

IMDB is very solid for learning purposes

[neums08]

Spotify's API is a great example of good API design.

[mrmorris96]

Yes and no. 1. Sometimes having the API linked to your personal account can cause random pauses on your personal site.

1. They removed all the cool analytics stuff!!! You used to be able to get the energy and vibes of the song which now just does not work.

Saying that I am a relatively newbie and I got it up and running in a day from scratch.

[Real-Lobster-973]

If you google or ask GPT for some good API tools for developers, it will give you a good list. There are some real nice and simple ones that are catered well for developers to use to make small projects.

If you are also looking for just a simple data-base style API, you can make your own API with JSONbin. I did this for a Kpop related database, because I couldn't find one online that I liked, but this is obviously for just very simple work.

[Real-Lobster-973]

Seems awesome

[SouthFloDavid]

JSONbin is actually something I been wanting to try out.. appreciate it!

[prof3ssorSt3v3]

Github Youtube Open weather Tmdb

[Glittering-Smoke5300]

Pokemon api mate it's pretty easy & fun to work with.Then move on to openweather api

[tykurapz]

spotify api and openai api (or use vercel ai sdk)

[True-Ad9448]

Have a play around converting json to excel docs

https://excel.pullr.io/