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A comprehensive, curated collection of the best APIs for developers

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ibrahimpelumi6142/awesome-developer-apis
• Owner: ibrahimpelumi6142
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-12-15T16:04:02.000Z (6 months ago)
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• Topics: aliexpress-api, amazon-api, finance-api, football-api, free-apis, graphql, instagram-api, options-api, payments-api, public-apis, real-estate-api, reddit-api, rest-api, stock-api, twitter-api, web-scraping
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# 🌐 Awesome Developer APIs

A comprehensive, curated collection of the best free, freemium, and paid APIs for developers. Build faster with reliable, well-documented APIs.

[![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

[![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg)](CONTRIBUTING.md)

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![Awesome Developer APIs](banner.png)

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## 📋 Table of Contents

- [Sports & Entertainment](#-sports--entertainment)

- [Finance & Crypto](#-finance--crypto)

- [AI & Machine Learning](#-ai--machine-learning)

- [Social Media](#-social-media)

- [Weather & Geolocation](#-weather--geolocation)

- [News & Content](#-news--content)

- [E-commerce & Shopping](#-e-commerce--shopping)

- [Communication](#-communication)

- [Data & Analytics](#-data--analytics)

- [Developer Tools](#-developer-tools)

- [Productivity](#-productivity)

- [Gaming](#-gaming)

- [Contributing](#-contributing)

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## 🏆 Sports & Entertainment

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [API-Football](https://www.api-football.com/) | Live football data, fixtures, stats, and standings | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [TheSportsDB](https://www.thesportsdb.com/) | Community-driven sports database with 200k+ fans | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [API-NBA](https://www.api-basketball.com/) | NBA stats, live scores, and team data | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Baseball (MLB)](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#baseball-mlb) | MLB statistics, schedules, and player data | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Hockey (NHL)](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#hockey-nhl) | NHL teams, players, and live game scores | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [JokeAPI](https://jokeapi.dev/) | Programming, dark, and pun jokes API | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Spotify Web API](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/) | Music data, playlists, and user library access | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [TMDb API](https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/api) | Movies and TV show database | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 💰 Finance & Crypto

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Alpha Vantage](https://www.alphavantage.co/) | Stock prices, forex, and crypto data | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Finnhub](https://finnhub.io/) | Real-time stock, forex, and crypto market data | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/api) | Cryptocurrency prices and market data | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [CoinCap API](https://docs.coincap.io/) | Real-time crypto pricing and market data | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Crypto API](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#crypto) | Comprehensive crypto prices, market cap, and exchanges | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Polygon.io](https://polygon.io/) | Stock market, forex, and crypto data APIs | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Exchange Rate API](https://www.exchangerate-api.com/) | Currency conversion and exchange rates | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Plaid](https://plaid.com/) | Banking and financial services integration | `apiKey` | ✅ | 💰 Paid |

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## 🤖 AI & Machine Learning

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [OpenAI API](https://platform.openai.com/) | GPT models for text, chat, and image generation | `apiKey` | ✅ | 💰 Paid |

| [Anthropic Claude](https://www.anthropic.com/api) | Advanced AI assistant and language models | `apiKey` | ✅ | 💰 Paid |

| [Google Gemini](https://ai.google.dev/) | Multimodal AI models from Google | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/inference-api) | Access 100k+ ML models via API | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Replicate](https://replicate.com/) | Run ML models in the cloud | `apiKey` | ✅ | 💰 Paid |

| [Stability AI](https://platform.stability.ai/) | Image generation with Stable Diffusion | `apiKey` | ✅ | 💰 Paid |

| [ElevenLabs](https://elevenlabs.io/) | AI voice generation and text-to-speech | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [AssemblyAI](https://www.assemblyai.com/) | Speech-to-text and audio intelligence | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

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## 📱 Social Media

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Twitter API v2](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api) | Tweet, search, and user data | `OAuth` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Instagram Social](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#instagram-social) | Scrape public Instagram posts and profiles | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Reddit API](https://www.reddit.com/dev/api/) | Posts, comments, and subreddit data | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Reddit Social](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#reddit) | Track trending Reddit posts and sentiment | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [YouTube Data API](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3) | Videos, channels, and playlists | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [LinkedIn API](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/) | Profile and company data | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Discord API](https://discord.com/developers/docs/intro) | Build Discord bots and integrations | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api) | Create Telegram bots | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 🌦️ Weather & Geolocation

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [OpenWeatherMap](https://openweathermap.org/api) | Current weather, forecasts, and historical data | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [WeatherAPI](https://www.weatherapi.com/) | Real-time weather and forecast API | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Tomorrow.io](https://www.tomorrow.io/weather-api/) | Hyperlocal weather data and forecasting | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Google Maps API](https://developers.google.com/maps) | Maps, geocoding, and directions | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/) | Custom maps and geolocation services | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [IP Geolocation](https://ipgeolocation.io/) | IP address geolocation data | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Abstract API](https://www.abstractapi.com/ip-geolocation-api) | IP geolocation, validation, and enrichment | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

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## 📰 News & Content

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [NewsAPI](https://newsapi.org/) | Global news headlines and articles | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [The Guardian API](https://open-platform.theguardian.com/) | Access Guardian articles and content | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [MediaStack](https://mediastack.com/) | Real-time news data from 7500+ sources | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Currents API](https://currentsapi.services/) | Breaking news and trending articles | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [New York Times API](https://developer.nytimes.com/) | NYT articles, reviews, and archives | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Wikipedia API](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page) | Search and retrieve Wikipedia content | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Unsplash API](https://unsplash.com/developers) | High-quality free stock photos | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Pexels API](https://www.pexels.com/api/) | Free stock photos and videos | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 🛒 E-commerce & Shopping

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Amazon Product API](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#amazon) | Retrieve structured Amazon product details | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [AliExpress API](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#aliexpress) | Product listings and pricing from AliExpress | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [eBay API](https://developer.ebay.com/develop/apis) | Listings, orders, and inventory management | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Shopify API](https://shopify.dev/api) | E-commerce store management | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Stripe API](https://stripe.com/docs/api) | Payment processing and financial operations | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [PayPal API](https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/overview/) | Payment integration and transactions | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Best Buy API](https://developer.bestbuy.com/) | Product catalog and store information | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 💬 Communication

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/docs/usage/api) | SMS, voice, video, and WhatsApp messaging | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [SendGrid](https://sendgrid.com/solutions/email-api/) | Email delivery and marketing API | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com/) | Transactional email service | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [WhatsApp Business API](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp) | WhatsApp messaging for businesses | `OAuth` | ✅ | 💰 Paid |

| [Slack API](https://api.slack.com/) | Build apps and integrations for Slack | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Firebase Cloud Messaging](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging) | Push notifications for mobile and web | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 📊 Data & Analytics

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Google Analytics API](https://developers.google.com/analytics) | Website and app analytics data | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Mixpanel API](https://developer.mixpanel.com/docs) | Product analytics and user tracking | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Amplitude API](https://www.docs.developers.amplitude.com/) | Product analytics and behavioral data | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Segment API](https://segment.com/docs/connections/sources/catalog/libraries/server/) | Customer data platform and routing | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [World Bank API](https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/topics/125589) | Global development and economic data | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [US Census Bureau API](https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets.html) | Demographic and economic US data | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 🛠️ Developer Tools

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [GitHub API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest) | Repository, user, and organization data | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [GitLab API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/) | Project and CI/CD management | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Stack Exchange API](https://api.stackexchange.com/) | Stack Overflow questions and answers | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Postman API](https://www.postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-public-workspace/documentation/12959542-c8142d51-e97c-46b6-bd77-52bb66712c9a) | API development and testing | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Abstract API](https://www.abstractapi.com/) | Email validation, VAT, phone, IP tools | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [Hunter.io](https://hunter.io/api-documentation) | Email finder and verification | `apiKey` | ✅ | 🆓 Freemium |

| [ipify](https://www.ipify.org/) | Public IP address lookup | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [JSONPlaceholder](https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/) | Fake REST API for testing and prototyping | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## ⚡ Productivity

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Google Calendar API](https://developers.google.com/calendar) | Calendar events and scheduling | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Notion API](https://developers.notion.com/) | Access Notion databases and pages | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Todoist API](https://developer.todoist.com/) | Task management and to-do lists | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Trello API](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/trello/) | Board and card management | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Asana API](https://developers.asana.com/docs) | Project and task management | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Zoom API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/introduction/) | Video conferencing integration | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Calendly API](https://developer.calendly.com/) | Scheduling and appointment booking | `OAuth` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 🎮 Gaming

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free |

|-----|-------------|------|-------|------|

| [Steam Web API](https://steamcommunity.com/dev) | Game stats, player data, and achievements | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Riot Games API](https://developer.riotgames.com/) | League of Legends and Valorant data | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [RAWG Video Games API](https://rawg.io/apidocs) | 500k+ games database | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [IGDB](https://api-docs.igdb.com/) | Video game database and metadata | `apiKey` | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co/) | Pokémon data and sprites | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

| [Fortnite API](https://fortnite-api.com/) | Fortnite stats and cosmetics | None | ✅ | ✅ Free |

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## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) first.

### Quick Contribution Guide

1. **Fork** this repository

2. **Add** your API in the appropriate category

3. Follow the format: `| [API Name](link) | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free Status |`

4. **Submit** a pull request

### Quality Criteria

- ✅ Active and maintained

- ✅ Well-documented

- ✅ Stable and reliable

- ✅ Adds value to developers

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## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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## ⭐ Show Your Support

If you find this list helpful, please consider:

- ⭐ **Starring** this repository

- 🔄 **Sharing** with other developers

- 🤝 **Contributing** new APIs

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## 🙏 Acknowledgments

- Inspired by the [awesome lists](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) movement

- Thanks to all [contributors](../../graphs/contributors)

- Special thanks to the API providers who keep their documentation updated

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**Maintained with ❤️ by Ibrahim Lasisi, for developers**

Last Updated: December 2025