Free Animals APIs with no API key

20 Animals APIs that need no API key, account or credit card. 12 of them also allow CORS, so you can call them straight from browser JavaScript. Listed by uptime and ease of use.

1. 1

   Dog Facts API

   Online · 342 ms

   Random dog facts. A free animals API by dukengn.github.io.

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 342 ms response
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   Dog Facts API

   Online · 356 ms

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

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 356 ms response
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Cat Facts API

   Online · 556 ms

   Random cat facts. A free animals API by Cat Facts API.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   Dogs API

   Online · 523 ms

   Based on the Stanford Dogs Dataset.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   HTTP Cat API

   Online · 683 ms

   Cat for every HTTP Status.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   HTTP Dog API

   Online · 779 ms

   Dogs for every HTTP response status code.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   PlaceDog API

   Online · 860 ms

   Placeholder Dog pictures. A free animals API by place.dog.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   RandomDog API

   Online · 1405 ms

   Random pictures of dogs. A free animals API by random.dog.

   • No API key needed
   • Returns JSON at its URL
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
9. 9

   Cat Facts API

   Online · 281 ms

   Daily cat facts. A free animals API by cat-facts.

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 281 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSNo CORS
10. 10

    FishWatch API

    Online · 2075 ms

    Information and pictures about individual fish species.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
11. 11

    Movebank API

    Online · 1231 ms

    Movement and Migration data of animals.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
12. 12

    PlaceBear API

    Online · 1213 ms

    Bear-themed placeholder images for developers.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
13. 13

    Axolotl API

    Online · 1056 ms

    Collection of axolotl pictures and facts.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
14. 14

    Breed Health Score API

    Online · 505 ms

    Dog breed health scores, median lifespans and conditions.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
15. 15

    RandomDuck API

    Online · 843 ms

    Random pictures of ducks. A free animals API by Random-d.uk.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
16. 16S

    Shibe.Online API

    Online · 1733 ms

    Random pictures of Shiba Inu, cats or birds.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
17. 17

    xeno-canto API

    Online · 1050 ms

    Bird recordings. A free animals API by xeno-canto.org.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
18. 18

    RandomFox API

    Online · 1546 ms

    Random pictures of foxes. A free animals API by randomfox.ca.

    • No API key needed
    • Returns JSON at its URL
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
19. 19

    RescueGroups API

    Online · 2462 ms

    Adoption. A free animals API by RescueGroups.org.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
20. 20

    MeowFacts API

    Online · 1353 ms

    🐈 a simple api which returns a catfact.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS

Keyless Animals APIs compared

Animals APIs with no API key

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
Dog Facts	No	Yes	Yes	Up	342 ms	Not rated
Dog Facts	No	Yes	Yes	Up	356 ms	Not rated
Cat Facts	No	Yes	Yes	Up	556 ms	Not rated
Dogs	No	Yes	Yes	Up	523 ms	Not rated
HTTP Cat	No	Yes	Yes	Up	683 ms	Not rated
HTTP Dog	No	Yes	Yes	Up	779 ms	Not rated
PlaceDog	No	Yes	Yes	Up	860 ms	Not rated
RandomDog	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1405 ms	Not rated
Cat Facts	No	Yes	No	Up	281 ms	Not rated
FishWatch	No	Yes	Yes	Up	2075 ms	Not rated
Movebank	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1231 ms	Not rated
PlaceBear	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1213 ms	Not rated
Axolotl	No	Yes	No	Up	1056 ms	Not rated
Breed Health Score	No	Yes	No	Up	505 ms	Not rated
RandomDuck	No	Yes	No	Up	843 ms	Not rated
SShibe.Online	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1733 ms	Not rated
xeno-canto	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1050 ms	Not rated
RandomFox	No	Yes	No	Up	1546 ms	Not rated
RescueGroups	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	2462 ms	Not rated
MeowFacts	No	Yes	No	Up	1353 ms	Not rated

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