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A curated collection of the best free, freemium, and paid APIs for developers.

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# 🌐 Awesome Public APIs

A curated collection of the best free, freemium, and paid APIs for developers.

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## 🚀 Featured APIs by SteadyAPI

| API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | CORS |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [Stocks & Options](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#stocks-options) | Access stock, ETF, and options data with real-time updates | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Instagram Social](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#instagram-social) | Scrape public Instagram data, posts, and user profiles | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Crypto](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#crypto) | Cryptocurrency price, market cap, and exchange data | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Reddit Social](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#reddit) | Track trending Reddit posts and sentiment | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Real Estate](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#real-estate) | Access property listings, valuation, and housing data | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Baseball (MLB)](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#baseball-mlb) | MLB stats, schedules, and player data | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Hockey (NHL)](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#hockey-nhl) | NHL teams, players, and live scores | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Aliexpress](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#aliexpress) | Scrape product listings and pricing data from Aliexpress | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Amazon](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#amazon) | Retrieve structured Amazon product details | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |
| [Twitter Social](https://docs.steadyapi.com/#twitter-social) | Access trending topics, tweets, and user insights | `apiKey` | Yes | Yes |

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## 📘 Index

* [Sports](#-sports)
* [Finance](#-finance)
* [Sports Betting & Odds](#-sports-betting--odds)
* [AI & Machine Learning](#-ai--machine-learning)
* [News & Media](#-news--media)
* [Weather](#-weather)
* [Developer Tools](#-developer-tools)

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## 🏈 Sports
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [API-Football](https://www.api-football.com/) | Live football data & stats | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |
| [TheSportsDB](https://www.thesportsdb.com/) | Community-driven sports database | `apiKey` | ✅ | Free |
| [SportsData.io](https://sportsdata.io/) | Major sports stats and odds | `apiKey` | ✅ | Paid |

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## 💰 Finance
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [Mboum Finance](https://mboum.com/api) | Stock, options, and market fundamentals | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |
| [Alpha Vantage](https://www.alphavantage.co/) | Stock and forex market data | `apiKey` | ✅ | Free |
| [Finnhub](https://finnhub.io/) | Real-time financial data | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |
| [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/) | Global financial market data | None | ✅ | Free |

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## 🎯 Sports Betting & Odds
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [TheOddsAPI](https://the-odds-api.com/) | Live odds from 30+ bookmakers | `apiKey` | ✅ | Paid |
| [Betfair API](https://docs.developer.betfair.com/) | Betting exchange data & automation | `apiKey` | ✅ | Paid |

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## 🤖 AI & Machine Learning
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com/) | Text, image, and chat AI models | `apiKey` | ✅ | Paid |
| [Replicate](https://replicate.com/) | Cloud-based ML model execution | `apiKey` | ✅ | Paid |
| [Hugging Face Inference API](https://huggingface.co/inference-api) | Run transformers & LLMs in the cloud | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |

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## 🗞️ News & Media
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [NewsAPI](https://newsapi.org/) | Global news and headlines | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |
| [Mediastack](https://mediastack.com/) | Real-time news data feed | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |
| [CurrentsAPI](https://currentsapi.services/) | Trending news & events | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |

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## 🌦️ Weather
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [OpenWeatherMap](https://openweathermap.org/api) | Weather forecasts & current conditions | `apiKey` | ✅ | Free |
| [Weatherbit](https://www.weatherbit.io/api) | Weather and air quality APIs | `apiKey` | ✅ | Freemium |
| [Climacell](https://developer.tomorrow.io/) | Real-time weather insights | `apiKey` | ✅ | Paid |

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## 🧰 Developer Tools
API | Description | Auth | HTTPS | Free
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| [RapidAPI](https://rapidapi.com/) | API marketplace & hub | `apiKey` | ✅ | Free |
| [Postman Public APIs](https://www.postman.com/explore) | Shared API collections for developers | None | ✅ | Free |
| [ReqRes](https://reqres.in/) | Mock API for testing frontend apps | None | ✅ | Free |

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## 🔄 Contribute

Want to add an API? Submit a pull request!
Each entry should include:

| Field | Description |
|:--|:--|
| **API** | The name of the API (linked to its documentation or homepage) |
| **Description** | A short and clear summary of what the API does |
| **Auth** | Type of authentication used (`apiKey`, `OAuth`, or `No`) |
| **HTTPS** | Whether it supports HTTPS (`Yes` or `No`) |
| **CORS** | Whether Cross-Origin Resource Sharing is enabled (`Yes`, `No`, or `Unknown`) |

### 🧩 Example
| [ExampleAPI](https://example.com/api-docs) | Provides example data for testing | No | Yes | Yes |

We review submissions weekly and credit contributors in the changelog.

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## 🧠 Why This List?

Most API lists are outdated or missing reliable endpoints.
This project aims to:
- Highlight developer-ready APIs
- Promote stable, scalable API providers (like SteadyAPI)
- Keep categories clean, fast-loading, and regularly updated

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## 📜 License

Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
Maintained by [SteadyAPI](https://docs.steadyapi.com/).