Dog Facts API vs Dogs API

Two free Animals APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose Dog Facts API if you want faster responses.
Choose Dogs API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with Dog Facts API.

	Dog Facts API	Dogs API
What it does	Random facts of Dogs. A free animals API by Dog API by kinduff.	Based on the Stanford Dogs Dataset.
Provider	Dog API by kinduff	Dog API
API key	Not needed	Not needed
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Yes
Status today	Online · 356 ms	Online · 523 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Random facts of Dogs. A free animals API by Dog API by kinduff.

Strengths

Based on the Stanford Dogs Dataset.

Dog CEO's Dog API. Over 20,000 images of dogs programmaticaly accessible by over 120 breeds. Image supplied by the Stanford Dogs Dataset.

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (both qualify).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.