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Free Animals APIs

24 free public Animals APIs for developers. 24 support HTTPS, 12 allow CORS from the browser and 20 need no API key.

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Axolotl logo

Axolotl

Collection of axolotl pictures and facts

No authHTTPSNo CORS
Breed Health Score logo

Breed Health Score

Dog breed health scores, median lifespans and conditions

No authHTTPSNo CORS
Cat Facts logo

Cat Facts

Daily cat facts

No authHTTPSNo CORS
Cat Facts logo

Cat Facts

Random cat facts

No authHTTPSCORS
Cats logo

Cats

Pictures of cats from Tumblr

apiKeyHTTPSNo CORS
Dog Facts logo

Dog Facts

Random dog facts

No authHTTPSCORS
Dog Facts logo

Dog Facts

Random facts of Dogs

No authHTTPSCORS
Dogs logo

Dogs

Based on the Stanford Dogs Dataset

No authHTTPSCORS
eBird logo

eBird

Retrieve recent or notable birding observations within a region

apiKeyHTTPSNo CORS
FishWatch logo

FishWatch

Information and pictures about individual fish species

No authHTTPSCORS
HTTP Cat logo

HTTP Cat

Cat for every HTTP Status

No authHTTPSCORS
HTTP Dog logo

HTTP Dog

Dogs for every HTTP response status code

No authHTTPSCORS
IUCN logo

IUCN

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

apiKeyHTTPSNo CORS
MeowFacts logo

MeowFacts

Get random cat facts

No authHTTPSNo CORS
Movebank logo

Movebank

Movement and Migration data of animals

No authHTTPSCORS
PlaceBear logo

PlaceBear

Placeholder bear pictures

No authHTTPSCORS
PlaceDog logo

PlaceDog

Placeholder Dog pictures

No authHTTPSCORS
RandomDog logo

RandomDog

Random pictures of dogs

No authHTTPSCORS
RandomDuck logo

RandomDuck

Random pictures of ducks

No authHTTPSNo CORS
RandomFox logo

RandomFox

Random pictures of foxes

No authHTTPSNo CORS
RescueGroups logo

RescueGroups

Adoption

No authHTTPSCORS ?
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Shibe.Online

Random pictures of Shiba Inu, cats or birds

No authHTTPSCORS
The Dog logo

The Dog

A public service all about Dogs, free to use when making your fancy new App, Website or Service

apiKeyHTTPSNo CORS
xeno-canto logo

xeno-canto

Bird recordings

No authHTTPSCORS ?

Animals API FAQ

How many free Animals APIs are there?

There are 24 free public Animals APIs in the directory. 24 support HTTPS, 12 are confirmed to allow CORS and 20 need no API key.

Which Animals APIs work without an API key?

20 Animals APIs need no authentication, including Axolotl, Breed Health Score, Cat Facts and Cat Facts. You can call them straight away without signing up.

Which Animals APIs can I call from the browser?

APIs with CORS enabled can be called directly from front-end JavaScript. In Animals, that includes Cat Facts, Dog Facts, Dog Facts and Dogs.