This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by The Coding Mermaid ๐งโโ๏ธ
Are you starting a new project, learning a new technology, or building a new feature and you already have everything figured out, how you are going to implement it, what is going to do with the exception of.. the data that you are going to use?๐ค
That happens so many times right? But don't worry! I got you cover! I created a list of cool, free and easy to use APIs that I like to use, that I will share with you!
(Keynotes: API stands for โApplication Programming Interface,โ which is a way to communicate between different software services.)
Hope you like it! ๐ค
โจ1. PokรฉAPI
Yes, I still play pokemon go when I go for a walk with my dog, so this is one of my favorites! Who else relates?
PokรฉAPI aims to provide a single source that has a lot of pokemon information (moves, types, abilities)!
- Needs API key: No
โจ2. GIPHY
GIPHY is the world's largest GIF and video library and lets you customize a suite of powerful features. What are you waiting to bring more fun to your project? ๐ก๐ข๐
- Needs API key: Yes
โจ3. Open Weather
With this API, you are not allowed to not know what weather will it be tomorrow! Open Weather API collects and processes weather data from different sources such as global and local weather models, satellites, radars, and a vast network of weather stations โ๏ธ๐ฅถ๐ง
- Needs API key: No
โจ4. {JSON} Placeholder
When you need a fake API for testing and prototyping, JSON Placeholder got you cover! Also, they have a pretty good guide with examples.๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐ป
- Needs API key: No
โจ5. SWAPI
Ok.. SWAPI what? SWAPI stands for "Star Wars API" and they have all the data that you need, from all seven Star Wars films!
- Needs API key: No
โจ6. NASA
Since we are talking about stars, lets keep the theme and check the NASA API! It provides authentic data from NASA including image data gathered by NASA's Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit rovers on Mars! How cool is this? ๐งโ๐๐๐ฝ
- Needs API key: Yes
โจ7. Unsplash
This is a life savier! How many times did we need to build a gallery or a landing page and we didn't know where to get awesome and quality images? Unsplash API is here for us!๐ธ๐ณ๐ผ
- Needs API key: No
โจ8. Dev.to
Yes, Dev.to has an API! This is pretty cool if you are building a personal website and want to display your super interesting blog posts! Choose "articles" and you can request for all articles or only yours with
curl https://dev.to/api/articles?username=yourUserName ๐คฏ๐๐
- Needs API key: No
โจ9. Breaking Bad
Are you a Breaking Bad fan and one of those who knows all the quotes? Then you must check this API. It lets you get quotes, characters, episodes, deaths... ๐๐ฉ๐
- Needs API key: No
โจ10. Random Data
Do you want to be creative and use something different on your project? Maybe a game where you get a random beer or computer? Random Data API provides you that and also mimics the hash returned by omniauth resources like github! ๐ฑ๐ป๐บ
- Needs API key: No
โจ11. Rest Countries
Rest Countries lets you get information about countries via a RESTful API and when I mean information, is like, everything. You can also check the code on GitLab and sponsor the owner
- Needs API key: No
โจ12. Rick and Morty
The Ricks Must Be Crazy! No, it's a not miniature universe inside a battery but it's pretty close! This API lets you query by episode, characters, locations.. well the difficult part will be to pick what to query
- Needs API key: No
So...Which one are you going to use in your next project?๐
Tell me all about it in the comments ๐
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by The Coding Mermaid ๐งโโ๏ธ
The Coding Mermaid ๐งโโ๏ธ | Sciencx (2022-07-05T11:12:28+00:00) 12 APIs that you as a developer will love it ๐. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2022/07/05/12-apis-that-you-as-a-developer-will-love-it-%f0%9f%92%96/
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