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# Public APIs
A collective list of JSON APIs for use in web development.
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> While I appreciate the masses of pull requests and community involvement, some PRs have been specifically to market company APIs that offer paid for solutions. This API list is not a marketing tool, but a tool to help the community build applications and use free public APIs quickly and easily. Pull requests that explicitly are marketing attempts won't be accepted, thanks for understanding! :)
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### Animals
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
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| Petfinder | Adoption | No | [Go! ](https://www.petfinder.com/developers/api-docs/ ) |
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| RescueGroups | Adoption | No | [Go! ](https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/display/APIDG/API+Developers+Guide+Home ) |
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| IUCN | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | No, but a token is required | [Go!] (http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/docs) |
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### Anime
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hummingbird | Hummingbird Anime API | No | [Go! ](https://hummingbird.me/ ) |
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| AniList | AniList Anime API | Yes | [Go! ](http://anilist-api.readthedocs.org/en/latest/# ) |
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### Business
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| markerapi | Trademark Search API | No | [Go! ](http://www.markerapi.com/ ) |
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### Calendar
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Calendar API | Catholic liturgical calendar | No | [Go! ](http://calapi.inadiutorium.cz/ ) |
| Non-working days API | Database of ICS files for non working days | No | [Go! ](https://github.com/gadael/icsdb ) |
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| Date and Time | Global Date and Time | No | [Go! ](http://www.timeanddate.com/services/api/ ) |
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| Holidays | Free API for obtaining information about holidays. | No | [Go! ](http://holidayapi.com/ ) |
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### Development
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| RandomUser | Generates random user data | No | [Go! ](https://randomuser.me ) |
| UI Faces | Find and generate sample avatars for user interfaces | No | [Go! ](http://uifaces.com/api ) |
| UI Names | Generate random fake names | No | [Go! ](https://github.com/thm/uinames ) |
| Adorable Avatars | Generate random cartoon avatars | No | [Go! ](http://avatars.adorable.io ) |
| Github - User Data | Pull public information for a user's github | No | [Go! ](https://api.github.com/users/hackeryou ) |
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| Gitter | Chat for GitHub | Yes | [Go! ](https://developer.gitter.im/docs/ ) |
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| JSONPlaceholder | Fake data for testing and prototyping | No | [Go! ](http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/ ) |
| RoboHash | Generate random robot/alien avatars | No | [Go! ](https://robohash.org/ ) |
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| Plino | Spam filtering system | No | [Go! ](https://plino.herokuapp.com/ ) |
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| API Only | Several APIs free. | No | [Go! ](http://apionly.com/ ) |
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| Lorem Text | Generates Lorem Ipsum text | Yes | [Go!] (https://market.mashape.com/montanaflynn/lorem-text-generator)
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| Hipster Ipsum | Generates Hipster Ipsum text | No | [Go!] (http://hipsterjesus.com/)
| Loripsum | The "lorem ipsum" generator that doesn't suck | No | [Go!] (http://loripsum.net/)
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| ReqRes | A hosted REST-API ready to respond to your AJAX requests | No | [Go!] (http://reqres.in/)
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| StackExchange | The All-in-one API for StackExchange sites | Yes | [Go!] (https://api.stackexchange.com/)
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### Drinks and Food
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
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| Recipe Puppy | Food | No | [Go! ](http://www.recipepuppy.com/about/api/ )
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| BreweryDB | Beer | No, but apiKey query string |[Go!](http://www.brewerydb.com/developers) |
| LCBO API | Alcohol | No, but apiKey query string |[Go!](https://lcboapi.com/) |
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### Data Access
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Abbreviation API | Get abbreviations and meanings | No |[Go!](https://market.mashape.com/daxeel/abbreviations) |
| Callook.info API | United States ham radio callsigns | No |[Go!](https://callook.info) |
| Celebinfo API | Celebrity information API | No |[Go!](https://market.mashape.com/daxeel/celebinfo/) |
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| Dronestream API | Tracks United States drone strikes | No |[Go!](http://dronestre.am/) |
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| Open Government | United State Government Open Data | No |[Go!](https://www.data.gov/) |
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| Data USA | US Public Data | No |[Go!](http://datausa.io/about/api/) |
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| Yelp | Find Local Business | Yes |[Go!](https://www.yelp.com/developers) |
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| Quandl API | Stock Market Data | No |[Go!](https://www.quandl.com/) |
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| Wikipedia | Mediawiki API | No |[Go!](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page) |
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### Exchange
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Currencylayer | Exchange rates and currency conversion | No | [Go! ](https://currencylayer.com/documentation ) |
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| Fixer.io | JSON API for foreign exchange rates and currency conversion | No | [Go! ](http://fixer.io ) |
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### Games & Comics
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel | Marvel Comics API | No | [Go! ](http://developer.marvel.com ) |
| SWAPI | Star Wars API | No |[Go!](https://swapi.co) |
| Pokéapi | The RESTful Pokémon API | No |[Go!](http://pokeapi.co) |
| Giant Bomb | Video Games | No |[Go!](http://www.giantbomb.com/api/documentation) |
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| Comic Vine | Comics | No | [Go! ](http://comicvine.gamespot.com/api/documentation ) |
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| Battle.net | Blizzard API | No | [Go!] (https://dev.battle.net/) |
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| Steam | Steam Client API | Yes | [Go!] (https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API) |
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| Deck of Cards | Deck of Cards API | No | [Go!] (http://deckofcardsapi.com/) |
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| Magic the gathering | Magic the gathering API | No | [Go!] (http://magicthegathering.io/) |
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### Geocoding
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCage | Forward and reverse geocoding using open data | No | [Go! ](https://geocoder.opencagedata.com ) |
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| IP 2 Country | Map an IP to a country | No | [Go! ](https://ip2country.info ) |
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### Health
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA Nutrients | National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference | No | [Go! ](https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/doc/index ) |
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### Health
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritionix | Worlds largest verified nutrition database | No, but `apiKey` query string | [Go! ](https://developer.nutritionix.com/ ) |
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### Media
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Noun Project | Icons | Yes | [Go! ](http://api.thenounproject.com/index.html ) |
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| Unsplash | Photography | Yes | [Go! ](https://unsplash.com/developers ) |
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| Giphy | Get all your gifs | No | [Go! ](https://github.com/Giphy/GiphyAPI ) |
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| TVMaze | TV Show Data | No | [Go! ](http://www.tvmaze.com/api ) |
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| OMDB | Open movie database | No | [Go! ](http://omdbapi.com ) |
| MovieDB | Movie Data | No | [Go! ](https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/api ) |
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| Netflix Roulette | Netflix database | No | [Go! ](http://netflixroulette.net/api/ ) |
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| Good Reads | Books | No | [Go! ](https://www.goodreads.com/api ) |
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| Dribbble | Design | Yes | [Go! ](http://developer.dribbble.com/v1/ ) |
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| Ron Swanson Quotes | Television | No | [Go! ](https://github.com/jamesseanwright/ron-swanson-quotes#ron-swanson-quotes-api ) |
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| Rijksmuseum| Art | No | [Go! ](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/api ) |
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| iTunes Search | Software products API | No | [Go! ](https://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api/ ) |
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| Twitch | Game Streaming API | Yes | [Go! ](https://github.com/justintv/Twitch-API ) |
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| Wordnik | Dictionary Data API | No | [Go! ](http://developer.wordnik.com ) |
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| Imgur | Images | Yes | [Go! ](https://api.imgur.com/#overview ) |
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| File.io | Files | No | [Go! ](https://file.io ) |
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| Chuck Norris Database | Jokes | No | [Go! ](http://www.icndb.com/api ) |
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| Medium | community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas. | Yes | [Go! ](https://github.com/Medium/medium-api-docs )
| Flickr | Flickr Services | Yes | [Go! ](https://www.flickr.com/services/api/ )
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| Reddit | Homepage of the internet | Parts | [Go! ](https://www.reddit.com/dev/api )
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| 500px | Photography Community | Yes | [Go! ](https://github.com/500px/api-documentation )
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| HackerNews | Social news for CS and entrepreneurship | No | [Go! ](https://github.com/HackerNews/API )
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| Genius | Crowdsourced lyrics and music knowledge | Yes | [Go! ](https://docs.genius.com/ )
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### Music
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
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| Discogs | Music | No | [Go! ](https://www.discogs.com/developers/ ) |
| EchoNest | Music | No | [Go! ](http://developer.echonest.com/docs/v4 ) |
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| Jamendo | Music | Yes | [Go! ](https://developer.jamendo.com/v3.0 ) |
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| LastFm | Music | No | [Go! ](http://www.last.fm/api ) |
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| Mixcloud | Music | No | [Go! ](https://www.mixcloud.com/developers/ ) |
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| MusicBrainz | Music | No | [Go! ](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Development/XML_Web_Service/Version_2 ) |
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| Soundcloud | Music | No | [Go! ](https://developers.soundcloud.com/ ) |
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| Spotify | Music | No | [Go! ](https://developer.spotify.com/web-api/migration-guide/ ) |
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| Musixmatch | Music | No, but `apikey` query string | [Go! ](https://developer.musixmatch.com/ ) |
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| Musikki | Music | No | [Go! ](https://music-api.musikki.com/reference ) |
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| Songsterr | Provides guitar, bass and drums tabs and chords | No | [Go! ](https://www.songsterr.com/a/wa/api/ ) |
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### Open Source projects
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drupal.org | Drupal.org API | No | [Go! ](https://www.drupal.org/drupalorg/api ) |
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| Countly | Countly web analytics API | No | [Go! ](http://resources.count.ly/ ) |
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| Libraries.io | Open source software libraries | No | [Go! ](https://libraries.io/api ) |
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### Planets
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Planet Center | Asterank.com API | No | [Go! ](http://www.asterank.com/mpc ) |
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### Railway
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Railways | Indian Railways API | No, but a token is required |[Go!](http://api.erail.in/) |
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### Security
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Police | UK Police data | No | [Go! ](https://data.police.uk/docs/ ) |
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| AXFR Database | AXFR public database API | No | [Go' ](http://api.axfrcheck.com ) |
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### Science
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
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| TED Talks | TED API | No | [Go! ](http://developer.ted.com/API_Docs ) |
| NASA | NASA data, including imagery | No | [Go! ](https://api.nasa.gov ) |
| Wunderground | Weather | No | [Go! ](http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/ ) |
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| OpenWeatherMap | Weather | No | [Go! ](http://openweathermap.org/api ) |
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| Yahoo! Weather | Weather | No | [Go! ](https://developer.yahoo.com/weather/ ) |
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| Dark Sky Forecast API | Weather | No, but `apiKey` query string | [Go! ](https://developer.forecast.io/ ) |
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| World Bank | World Data | No | [Go! ](http://data.worldbank.org/developers ) |
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| Open Notify | ISS astronauts, current location API | No | [Go! ](http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ ) |
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| Fedger.io | Query machine intelligence data | No | [Go! ](https://dev.fedger.io/docs/ ) |
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| inspirehep.net | High Energy Physics info. system | No | [Go! ](https://inspirehep.net/info/hep/api?ln=en ) |
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| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program | Earthquakes data real-time | No | [Go! ](http://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/ ) |
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### Social
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Contact | Get Social Media profiles and contact Information | Yes | [Go! ](https://www.fullcontact.com/developer/docs/ ) |
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| Instagram API | Instagram Login, Share on Instagram, Social Plugins and more | Yes | [Go! ](https://www.instagram.com/developer/ ) |
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| LinkedIn REST-API | The foundation of all digital integrations with LinkedIn | Yes | [Go! ](https://developer.linkedin.com/docs/rest-api ) |
| Facebook API | Facebook Login, Share on FB, Social Plugins, Analytics and more | Yes | [Go! ](https://developers.facebook.com/ ) |
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| Twitter API | Read and write Twitter data | Yes | [Go! ](https://dev.twitter.com/rest/public ) |
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| Telegram API | Read and write Telegram data | Yes | [Go! ](https://core.telegram.org/api#getting-started ) |
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| Fuck Off as a Service | Asks someone to fuck off | No | [Go! ](https://www.foaas.com ) |
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### Sports/Fitness
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| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football-Data.org | Football Data | No | [Go! ](http://api.football-data.org ) |
| FitBit | FitBit API | No | [Go! ](https://dev.fitbit.com ) |
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| Stattleship | MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL | No, but a token is required | [Go! ](https://www.stattleship.com/# ) |
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| JCDecaux Bike API | JCDecaux's self-service bicycles | No, but `apiKey` query string | [Go! ](https://developer.jcdecaux.com/ ) |
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| City Bikes API | City Bikes around the world | No | [Go! ](http://api.citybik.es/v2/ ) |
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| Ergast F1 API | F1 data from the beginning of the world championships in 1950 | No | [Go! ](http://ergast.com/mrd/ )
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### Transportation
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Transport for London | TfL API | No | [Go! ](https://api.tfl.gov.uk ) |
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| Transport for Belgium | Belgian transport API | No | [Go! ](https://hello.irail.be/api/ ) |
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| Transport for Germany | Deutsche Bahn (DB) API | No | [Go! ](http://data.deutschebahn.com/apis/fahrplan/ ) |
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| Transport for Switzerland | Swiss public transport API | No | [Go! ](https://transport.opendata.ch/ ) |
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| Transport for Budapest | Budapest public transport API | No | [Go! ](http://docs.bkkfutar.apiary.io/ ) |
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| Transport for Norway | Norwegian transport API | No | [Go! ](http://reisapi.ruter.no/help ) |
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| Transport for Toronto | TTC | No| [Go! ](https://myttc.ca/developers ) |
| Transport for Vancouver, Canada | TransLink | Yes | [Go! ](https://developer.translink.ca/ ) |
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| Transport for Chicago, US | CTA | No | [Go! ](http://www.transitchicago.com/developers/ ) |
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| Transport for Washington, US | Washington Metro transport API | Yes | [Go! ](https://developer.wmata.com/ ) |
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| Transport for Minneapolis, US | NexTrip API | Yes | [Go! ](http://svc.metrotransit.org/ ) |
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| Transport for Paris, France | RATP Open Data API | No | [Go! ](http://data.ratp.fr/api/v1/console/datasets/1.0/search/ ) |
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| Transport for São Paulo, Brazil | SPTrans | Yes | [Go! ](http://www.sptrans.com.br/desenvolvedores/APIOlhoVivo/Documentacao.aspx ) |
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| Transport for The Netherlands | NS | No | [Go! ](http://www.ns.nl/reisinformatie/ns-api ) |
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| Transport for Sweden | Public Transport consumer | Yes | [Go! ](https://www.trafiklab.se/api ) |
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| Schiphol Airport API | Schiphol | Yes | [Go! ](https://flight-info.3scale.net/ )
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| Transport for Boston, MA, USA | MBTA API | No | [Go! ](http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents )
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| TransitLand | Transit Aggregation | No | [Go! ](https://transit.land/documentation/datastore/api-endpoints.html )
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### University
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| University API | University names, countries and domains| No| [Go! ](https://github.com/Hipo/university-domains-list ) |
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### Vehicle
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle API | Lot of vehicles informations | No, but `apiKey` query string | [Go! ](http://developer.edmunds.com/api-documentation/overview/ ) |
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### Video
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Vimeo | Vimeo Developer API | Yes | [Go! ](https://developer.vimeo.com/ )
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| YouTube | Add YouTube functionality to your sites and apps. | Yes / No | [Go! ](https://developers.google.com/youtube/ )
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### Weather
| API | Description | OAuth |Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenWeatherMap | Weather and Forecast API | No | [Go! ](http://openweathermap.org/api ) |
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