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Current status, daily uptime history and troubleshooting for the PunkAPI (Food & Drink).

Possibly: PunkAPI's last check failed

Our latest daily check of PunkAPI (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) failed: its domain name doesn't resolve. One failure can be a blip; the live check below tells you whether it's still failing.

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PunkAPI uptime history

30 days agoLatest check
Uptime
2 checks so far
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC
Response
Its domain name doesn't resolve
Last up
Not seen up yet

We check PunkAPI's listed URL (https://punkapi.com/) once a day. History started when PunkAPI was first checked, so new entries show fewer than 30 days.

PunkAPI not working for you?

  1. A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header.
  2. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, PunkAPI may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.
  3. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.
  4. Check the provider's documentation, status page or social accounts for planned maintenance or a changed endpoint.

Food & Drink APIs up at their last check

  1. 1BaconMockup logo

    BaconMockup API

    Online · 908 ms

    Resizable bacon placeholder images. A free food & drink API by baconmockup.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  2. 2Daily Food Recalls logo

    Daily Food Recalls API

    Online · 780 ms

    U.S. FDA and USDA food recalls, merged and normalized, updated daily.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  3. 3ExactCup logo

    ExactCup API

    Online · 576 ms

    Cooking ingredient densities: grams per US cup, tablespoon, teaspoon and mL.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  4. 4FiberUp Fiber Database logo

    FiberUp Fiber Database API

    Online · 898 ms

    Dietary fiber per serving and per 100 g, split into soluble and insoluble, for ~200 common foods.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  5. 5Foodish logo

    Foodish API

    Online · 676 ms

    Random pictures of food dishes.

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

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PunkAPI status FAQ

Is PunkAPI down right now?

Our latest daily check of PunkAPI (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) failed: its domain name doesn't resolve. One failure can be a blip; the live check below tells you whether it's still failing. This page also runs a live check from our server when you open it, so you can see whether PunkAPI is responding at this moment.

How do you check whether PunkAPI is up?

Once a day our checker requests PunkAPI's listed URL (https://punkapi.com/) and records whether it answers within 15 seconds. Answers like 401 (needs a key), 403 (blocks bots) or 429 (rate-limited) count as up, because the server responded. The listed URL is often the documentation page, so an API endpoint can occasionally fail while its docs stay up.

What can I use if PunkAPI is down?

Free Food & Drink APIs that were up at their last check include BaconMockup, Daily Food Recalls, ExactCup. See the full list of PunkAPI alternatives for a comparison.

Why does PunkAPI work for others but not for me?

A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, PunkAPI may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.