# civicbot free API directory (keyless only) · 116 APIs · generated 2026-10-11
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open-meteo-forecast | Open-Meteo Forecast | Weather & climate | Current weather, hourly and 16-day forecasts anywhere | Global | https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&current=temperature_2m,weather_code | Free for non-commercial use, < 10,000 calls/day; CC BY 4.0 attribution
open-meteo-archive | Open-Meteo Historical Weather | Weather & climate | What the weather was on a past date (back to 1940) | Global | https://archive-api.open-meteo.com/v1/archive?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&start_date=2026-10-01&end_date=2026-10-02&daily=temperature_2m_max | Non-commercial free tier; CC BY 4.0
open-meteo-climate | Open-Meteo Climate Change | Weather & climate | Long-range climate projections for a place | Global | https://climate-api.open-meteo.com/v1/climate?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&start_date=2030-01-01&end_date=2030-01-02&models=MRI_AGCM3_2_S&daily=temperature_2m_max | Non-commercial free tier; CC BY 4.0
open-meteo-ensemble | Open-Meteo Ensemble | Weather & climate | How uncertain the forecast is (ensemble spread) | Global | https://ensemble-api.open-meteo.com/v1/ensemble?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&hourly=temperature_2m&models=icon_seamless&forecast_days=1 | Non-commercial free tier; CC BY 4.0
nws-points | US National Weather Service (forecast) | Weather & climate | Official NWS forecast for a US point | US | https://api.weather.gov/points/39.1653,-86.5264 | No key; send a User-Agent identifying your app; public domain
nws-stations-obs | NWS latest observation | Weather & climate | Latest observed conditions at a weather station | US | https://api.weather.gov/stations/KBMG/observations/latest | No key; User-Agent required
met-no | MET Norway Locationforecast | Weather & climate | Global forecast from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute | Global | https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/compact?lat=38.7223&lon=-9.1393 | No key; identifying User-Agent required; cache responses; CC BY 4.0
ipma-forecast | IPMA Portugal city forecast | Weather & climate | 5-day forecast for Portuguese cities (Lisbon = 1110600) | PT | https://api.ipma.pt/open-data/forecast/meteorology/cities/daily/1110600.json | No key; IPMA open data terms (attribution)
ipma-sea | IPMA sea state | Weather & climate | Wave height and sea temperature forecast for Portugal's coast | PT | https://api.ipma.pt/open-data/forecast/oceanography/daily/hp-daily-sea-forecast-day0.json | No key; attribution
rainviewer | RainViewer weather maps | Weather & climate | Is it raining nearby? Radar frames index | Global | https://api.rainviewer.com/public/weather-maps.json | Free for personal/non-commercial use; attribution
dwd-brightsky | Bright Sky (DWD, Germany) | Weather & climate | German Weather Service forecasts and observations | DE | https://api.brightsky.dev/current_weather?lat=52.52&lon=13.40 | No key; DWD open data
open-meteo-air | Open-Meteo Air Quality | Air quality & environment | US AQI, PM2.5, ozone, pollen (Europe) for a place | Global | https://air-quality-api.open-meteo.com/v1/air-quality?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&current=us_aqi,pm2_5 | Non-commercial free tier; CAMS data, CC BY 4.0
uk-carbon-intensity | UK Carbon Intensity | Air quality & environment | How clean the UK grid is right now (good time to run the dishwasher?) | UK | https://api.carbonintensity.org.uk/intensity | No key; CC BY 4.0
sensor-community | Sensor.Community | Air quality & environment | Citizen-science PM sensors near a point | Global | https://data.sensor.community/airrohr/v1/filter/area=38.7223,-9.1393,2 | No key; ODbL; don't poll faster than 5 min
currentuvindex | Current UV Index | Air quality & environment | UV index now and forecast for a place | Global | https://currentuvindex.com/api/v1/uvi?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264 | No key; free; fair use
nasa-power | NASA POWER | Air quality & environment | Solar radiation and climate data for a point (solar panel questions) | Global | https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/daily/point?parameters=ALLSKY_SFC_SW_DWN&community=RE&longitude=-86.5264&latitude=39.1653&start=20260901&end=20260902&format=JSON | No key; NASA open data
nws-alerts | NWS active alerts | Alerts & hazards | Weather warnings and watches for a US point | US | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?point=39.1653,-86.5264 | No key; User-Agent required
usgs-quakes-feed | USGS earthquakes (feed) | Alerts & hazards | Earthquakes M2.5+ worldwide in the last day | Global | https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/2.5_day.geojson | No key; public domain
usgs-quakes-query | USGS earthquake search | Alerts & hazards | Recent earthquakes near a place | Global | https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=geojson&latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&maxradiuskm=1000&limit=3&orderby=time | No key; public domain
emsc-quakes | EMSC Seismic Portal | Alerts & hazards | European-Mediterranean earthquakes (great for Portugal) | EU | https://www.seismicportal.eu/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=json&limit=3 | No key; fair use
nasa-eonet | NASA EONET | Alerts & hazards | Open natural events: wildfires, storms, volcanoes | Global | https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/api/v3/events?limit=3&status=open | No key; NASA open data
nhc-storms | NOAA National Hurricane Center | Alerts & hazards | Active Atlantic/Pacific tropical storms | US | https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/CurrentStorms.json | No key; public domain
fema-declarations | OpenFEMA disaster declarations | Alerts & hazards | Recent federal disaster declarations for a state | US | https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries?$top=2&$orderby=declarationDate%20desc&$filter=state%20eq%20%27IN%27 | No key; public domain
swpc-kp | NOAA Space Weather (Kp) | Alerts & hazards | Geomagnetic activity: chance of northern lights | Global | https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/products/noaa-planetary-k-index.json | No key; public domain
swpc-aurora | NOAA aurora forecast | Alerts & hazards | 30-minute aurora probability grid | Global | https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/json/ovation_aurora_latest.json | No key; public domain; large (~1 MB)
uk-floods | UK Environment Agency floods | Alerts & hazards | Current flood warnings in England | UK | https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/floods?_limit=3 | No key; Open Government Licence
noaa-tides | NOAA tide predictions | Water, tides & marine | Today's high and low tides at a US station | US | https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod/datagetter?date=today&station=8443970&product=predictions&datum=MLLW&time_zone=lst_ldt&units=english&interval=hilo&format=json&application=civicbot | No key; public domain; pass application=<your app>
noaa-water-level | NOAA water level | Water, tides & marine | Latest observed water level at a tide gauge | US | https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/api/prod/datagetter?date=latest&station=8443970&product=water_level&datum=MLLW&time_zone=lst_ldt&units=english&format=json&application=civicbot | No key; public domain
usgs-water-iv | USGS Water Services (instantaneous) | Water, tides & marine | River flow and gauge height right now | US | https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/iv/?format=json&sites=03353000&parameterCd=00060 | No key; public domain (legacy service; USGS is moving to api.waterdata.usgs.gov)
usgs-waterdata | USGS Water Data OGC API | Water, tides & marine | Monitoring locations and latest values (new USGS API) | US | https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations/items?f=json&limit=1 | No key for low volume (free key raises limits); public domain
open-meteo-marine | Open-Meteo Marine | Water, tides & marine | Wave height and swell for a coastal point | Global | https://marine-api.open-meteo.com/v1/marine?latitude=38.68&longitude=-9.35&current=wave_height | Non-commercial free tier; CC BY 4.0
open-meteo-flood | Open-Meteo Flood (GloFAS) | Water, tides & marine | River discharge forecast near a place | Global | https://flood-api.open-meteo.com/v1/flood?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264&daily=river_discharge&forecast_days=3 | Non-commercial free tier; CC BY 4.0
mbta-v3 | MBTA V3 | Transit | Boston subway/bus predictions, alerts, stops | US | https://api-v3.mbta.com/predictions?filter[stop]=place-pktrm&page[limit]=2 | No key: 20 req/min; free key: 1000 req/min
mbta-alerts | MBTA service alerts | Transit | Current Boston transit disruptions | US | https://api-v3.mbta.com/alerts?filter[activity]=BOARD&page[limit]=2 | No key: 20 req/min
tfl-status | TfL Unified API (line status) | Transit | London Tube line status | UK | https://api.tfl.gov.uk/Line/Mode/tube/Status | Works without a key at low volume; free key for 500 req/min
tfl-bikepoints | TfL BikePoints | Transit | Santander Cycles docks in London | UK | https://api.tfl.gov.uk/BikePoint/BikePoints_1 | No key at low volume
carris-metropolitana | Carris Metropolitana | Transit | Lisbon-area bus arrivals, stops, alerts | PT | https://api.carrismetropolitana.pt/v2/arrivals/by_stop/020429 | No key; fair use
carris-alerts | Carris Metropolitana alerts | Transit | Service alerts for Lisbon-area buses | PT | https://api.carrismetropolitana.pt/v2/alerts | No key
mta-subway-alerts | MTA subway alerts (JSON) | Transit | NYC subway service alerts | US | https://api-endpoint.mta.info/Dataservice/mtagtfsfeeds/camsys%2Fsubway-alerts.json | No key (since 2024)
mta-gtfs-rt | MTA subway GTFS-Realtime | Transit | NYC subway arrivals (protobuf; civicbot's gtfs-transit built-in reads it) | US | https://api-endpoint.mta.info/Dataservice/mtagtfsfeeds/nyct%2Fgtfs-ace | No key
mbta-gtfs-rt | MBTA GTFS-Realtime | Transit | Boston trip updates (protobuf) | US | https://cdn.mbta.com/realtime/TripUpdates.pb | No key
irail | iRail (Belgian railways) | Transit | Belgian train departures | EU | https://api.irail.be/v1/liveboard/?station=Gent-Sint-Pieters&format=json&lang=en | No key; 3 req/s; send User-Agent
swiss-transport | Swiss public transport (transport.opendata.ch) | Transit | Swiss departures and connections | EU | https://transport.opendata.ch/v1/stationboard?station=Zurich%20HB&limit=2 | No key; fair use
entur | Entur (Norway) | Transit | Norwegian journey planner (GraphQL, POST) | EU | https://api.entur.io/geocoder/v1/autocomplete?text=oslo&size=1 | No key; send ET-Client-Name header
adsb-lol | adsb.lol | Flights & space | Aircraft within N nautical miles of a point | Global | https://api.adsb.lol/v2/point/40.64/-73.78/5 | No key; ODbL; fair use
gbfs-citibike | Citi Bike (NYC) GBFS | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikes and docks available at each station | US | https://gbfs.citibikenyc.com/gbfs/en/station_status.json | No key; GBFS open data (operator license)
gbfs-divvy | Divvy (Chicago) GBFS | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikes and docks available at each station | US | https://gbfs.divvybikes.com/gbfs/en/station_status.json | No key; GBFS open data (operator license)
gbfs-baywheels | Bay Wheels (SF) GBFS | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikes and docks available at each station | US | https://gbfs.lyftbikes.com/gbfs/en/station_status.json | No key; GBFS open data (operator license)
gbfs-capital-bikeshare | Capital Bikeshare (DC) GBFS | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikes and docks available at each station | US | https://gbfs.capitalbikeshare.com/gbfs/en/station_status.json | No key; GBFS open data (operator license)
gbfs-bluebikes | Bluebikes (Boston) GBFS | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikes and docks available at each station | US | https://gbfs.bluebikes.com/gbfs/en/station_status.json | No key; GBFS open data (operator license)
gbfs-biketown | BIKETOWN (Portland) GBFS | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikes and docks available at each station | US | https://gbfs.biketownpdx.com/gbfs/en/station_status.json | No key; GBFS open data (operator license)
citybikes | CityBikes API | Bikeshare & micromobility | Bikeshare availability in 600+ cities (incl. Lisbon GIRA) | Global | https://api.citybik.es/v2/networks/gira | No key; fair use; AGPL project
open311-bloomington | Bloomington, IN Open311 | 311 & service requests | Which problems the city accepts (GET services); reads are keyless | US | https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/open311/v2/services.json | Reads keyless; FILING needs a city-issued key (civicbot keeps filing dry-run)
open311-boston | Boston Open311 | 311 & service requests | Which problems the city accepts (GET services); reads are keyless | US | https://311.boston.gov/open311/v2/services.json | Reads keyless; FILING needs a city-issued key (civicbot keeps filing dry-run)
open311-austin | Austin Open311 | 311 & service requests | Which problems the city accepts (GET services); reads are keyless | US | https://311.austintexas.gov/open311/v2/services.json | Reads keyless; FILING needs a city-issued key (civicbot keeps filing dry-run)
open311-brookline | Brookline, MA Open311 | 311 & service requests | Which problems the city accepts (GET services); reads are keyless | US | https://spot.brooklinema.gov/open311/v2/services.json | Reads keyless; FILING needs a city-issued key (civicbot keeps filing dry-run)
seeclickfix | SeeClickFix API v2 | 311 & service requests | Recent issues reported near a point (hundreds of US towns) | US | https://seeclickfix.com/api/v2/issues?lat=41.3083&lng=-72.9259&per_page=2 | No key for reads; fair use
nyc-311 | NYC 311 requests (Socrata) | 311 & service requests | Recent NYC 311 complaints near a place | US | https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/erm2-nwe9.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled per IP; free app token raises limits
chicago-311 | Chicago 311 requests (Socrata) | 311 & service requests | Recent Chicago 311 requests near a place | US | https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/v6vf-nfxy.json?$select=sr_type,status,created_date&$where=within_circle(location,41.8837,-87.6319,400)&$order=created_date%20DESC&$limit=2 | No key: throttled; free app token raises limits
sf-311 | San Francisco 311 cases (Socrata) | 311 & service requests | Recent SF 311 cases near a place | US | https://data.sf.gov/resource/vw6y-z8j6.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
seattle-csr | Seattle customer service requests (Socrata) | 311 & service requests | Recent Seattle service requests | US | https://data.seattle.gov/resource/5ngg-rpne.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
austin-311 | Austin 311 (Transportation & Public Works) | 311 & service requests | Recent Austin street/traffic 311 requests | US | https://data.austintexas.gov/resource/38mr-dwji.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
nola-311 | New Orleans 311 (Socrata) | 311 & service requests | Recent New Orleans 311 calls | US | https://data.nola.gov/resource/2jgv-pqrq.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
kc-311 | Kansas City 311 (Socrata) | 311 & service requests | Kansas City 311 reported issues | US | https://data.kcmo.org/resource/d4px-6rwg.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
boston-311-ckan | Boston 311 (CKAN datastore) | 311 & service requests | Boston 311 requests, new system | US | https://data.boston.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=254adca6-64ab-4c5c-9fc0-a6da622be185&limit=1 | No key; ODC PDDL
nyc-restaurants | NYC restaurant inspections | City open data | Latest health grade for a NYC restaurant | US | https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/43nn-pn8j.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
chicago-food | Chicago food inspections | City open data | Food inspection results by restaurant | US | https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/4ijn-s7e5.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
chicago-crimes | Chicago crimes | City open data | Reported crimes near a place (last 7 days lag) | US | https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/ijzp-q8t2.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
sf-fire-calls | SF fire department calls | City open data | Recent SF fire/EMS calls for service | US | https://data.sf.gov/resource/nuek-vuh3.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
seattle-911-fire | Seattle Real-Time Fire 911 | City open data | Fire/EMS dispatches in Seattle, near real time | US | https://data.seattle.gov/resource/kzjm-xkqj.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
la-crime | Los Angeles NIBRS offenses | City open data | Reported offenses in LA | US | https://data.lacity.org/resource/k7nn-b2ep.json?$limit=1 | No key: throttled
socrata-discovery | Socrata Discovery API | City open data | Find datasets on 100s of city portals | US | https://api.us.socrata.com/api/catalog/v1?q=311&limit=1 | No key
dados-gov-pt | dados.gov.pt | Portugal & EU | Portugal's national open data portal | PT | https://dados.gov.pt/api/1/datasets/?q=transportes&page_size=1 | No key
geoapi-pt | GeoAPI.pt | Portugal & EU | Which Portuguese parish/municipality a point is in | PT | https://json.geoapi.pt/gps/38.7223,-9.1393 | No key; fair use
data-europa | data.europa.eu search | Portugal & EU | Search EU open datasets | EU | https://data.europa.eu/api/hub/search/search?q=bicycle&limit=1 | No key
eurostat | Eurostat statistics | Portugal & EU | EU statistics (population, prices) by country | EU | https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/demo_pjan?geo=PT&sex=T&age=TOTAL&lastTimePeriod=1 | No key
ecb-fx | ECB exchange rates (SDMX) | Money | Official euro reference rates | EU | https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/EXR/D.USD.EUR.SP00.A?lastNObservations=1&format=jsondata | No key
uk-police | UK Police data | City open data | Street-level crimes near a UK point | UK | https://data.police.uk/api/crimes-street/all-crime?lat=51.5074&lng=-0.1278 | No key; 15 req/s; OGL
postcodes-io | Postcodes.io | Geocoding & places | UK postcode lookup | UK | https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/SW1A1AA | No key; MIT; OGL data
census-geocoder | US Census Geocoder | Geocoding & places | US street address to coordinates (+ districts) | US | https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=401%20N%20Morton%20St%2C%20Bloomington%2C%20IN&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json | No key; public domain
census-geographies | Census geographies by point | Geocoding & places | Which county, tract and congressional district a point is in | US | https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/coordinates?x=-86.5264&y=39.1653&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&format=json | No key; public domain
nominatim | OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Geocoding & places | Address/place search worldwide | Global | https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=Rossio%2C%20Lisboa&format=jsonv2&limit=1 | Max 1 req/s, identifying User-Agent, no bulk geocoding, attribution (ODbL)
photon | Photon (komoot) | Geocoding & places | Fast OSM place search / autocomplete | Global | https://photon.komoot.io/api/?q=lisboa&limit=1 | No key; fair use; ODbL
open-meteo-geocoding | Open-Meteo Geocoding | Geocoding & places | City name to coordinates (great for chat) | Global | https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/v1/search?name=Lisbon&count=1 | Non-commercial free tier
fcc-area | FCC Area API | Geocoding & places | County and FIPS code for a US point | US | https://geo.fcc.gov/api/census/area?lat=39.1653&lon=-86.5264&format=json | No key
zippopotam | Zippopotam.us | Geocoding & places | Postal code to place name (60+ countries) | Global | https://api.zippopotam.us/us/47401 | No key
open-meteo-elevation | Open-Meteo Elevation | Geocoding & places | Elevation of a point | Global | https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/elevation?latitude=39.1653&longitude=-86.5264 | Non-commercial free tier
wikipedia-geosearch | Wikipedia nearby | Geocoding & places | Wikipedia articles about places near a point | Global | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=geosearch&gscoord=39.1653%7C-86.5264&gsradius=2000&gslimit=3&format=json&origin=* | No key; send User-Agent; CC BY-SA
sunrise-sunset | Sunrise-Sunset.org | Sun, time & holidays | Sunrise, sunset and twilight for a place/date | Global | https://api.sunrise-sunset.org/json?lat=39.1653&lng=-86.5264&formatted=0 | No key; attribution requested
usno-rstt | US Naval Observatory sun & moon | Sun, time & holidays | Sun/moon rise and set, moon phase | US | https://aa.usno.navy.mil/api/rstt/oneday?date=2026-10-10&coords=39.1653,-86.5264&tz=-4 | No key; public domain
usno-moon | USNO moon phases | Sun, time & holidays | Upcoming moon phases | US | https://aa.usno.navy.mil/api/moon/phases/date?date=2026-10-10&nump=4 | No key
nager-date | Nager.Date public holidays | Sun, time & holidays | Public holidays for 100+ countries | Global | https://date.nager.at/api/v3/PublicHolidays/2026/US | No key; fair use; MIT
nager-next | Nager.Date next holidays | Sun, time & holidays | Next public holidays in a country | Global | https://date.nager.at/api/v3/NextPublicHolidays/PT | No key
openholidays | OpenHolidays API | Sun, time & holidays | Public and school holidays in Europe (by region) | EU | https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=PT&languageIsoCode=EN&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31 | No key; fair use
timeapi | TimeAPI.io | Sun, time & holidays | Current time in a time zone | Global | https://timeapi.io/api/time/current/zone?timeZone=Europe%2FLisbon | No key; fair use
frankfurter | Frankfurter | Money | Currency conversion (ECB reference rates) | Global | https://api.frankfurter.dev/v1/latest?base=USD&symbols=EUR | No key; no limits stated; ECB data
treasury-fiscal | US Treasury Fiscal Data | Money | Debt to the penny, interest rates, exchange rates | US | https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny?sort=-record_date&page%5Bsize%5D=1 | No key
bls-v1 | BLS Public Data API v1 | Money | Consumer price index (inflation) and jobs data | US | https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v1/timeseries/data/CUUR0000SA0 | v1 needs no key: 25 queries/day; free v2 key: 500/day
coinbase-spot | Coinbase spot price | Money | Spot price of BTC/ETH in a currency | Global | https://api.coinbase.com/v2/prices/BTC-USD/spot | No key for public prices
wikipedia-summary | Wikipedia page summary | Books, words & knowledge | Short summary of any topic | Global | https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/Lisbon | No key; 200 req/s; send User-Agent; CC BY-SA
wikipedia-onthisday | Wikipedia On this day | Books, words & knowledge | Historical events on today's date | Global | https://api.wikimedia.org/feed/v1/wikipedia/en/onthisday/selected/10/10 | No key at low volume; CC BY-SA
open-library | Open Library search | Books, words & knowledge | Find a book, author, first published year | Global | https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q=the+power+broker&limit=1 | No key; send User-Agent; be gentle
gutendex | Gutendex (Project Gutenberg) | Books, words & knowledge | Free public-domain e-books | Global | https://gutendex.com/books/?search=dickens | No key
loc | Library of Congress | Books, words & knowledge | Search Library of Congress collections | US | https://www.loc.gov/search/?q=bloomington&fo=json&c=1 | No key; rate limited (~20 req/10 s)
datamuse | Datamuse | Books, words & knowledge | Words that mean/rhyme/sound like | Global | https://api.datamuse.com/words?ml=city&max=3 | No key; 100,000 req/day
artic | Art Institute of Chicago | Books, words & knowledge | Artworks, artists and exhibitions | US | https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks?limit=1&fields=id,title | No key; 60 req/min; CC0 data
met-museum | The Met Collection | Books, words & knowledge | Objects in The Metropolitan Museum of Art | US | https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/436535 | No key; 80 req/s; CC0
federal-register | Federal Register | Government & safety | New federal rules and notices | US | https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1 | No key
usaspending | USAspending.gov | Government & safety | Federal spending by agency or place | US | https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/references/toptier_agencies/ | No key
openfda-food | openFDA food recalls | Government & safety | Recent food recalls (by state or product) | US | https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?limit=1 | No key: 240 req/min, 1,000/day per IP; free key: 120,000/day
nhtsa-recalls | NHTSA vehicle recalls | Government & safety | Recalls for a car make/model/year | US | https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/recallsByVehicle?make=honda&model=accord&modelYear=2012 | No key
nhtsa-vpic | NHTSA vPIC VIN decoder | Government & safety | Decode a VIN | US | https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/decodevinvalues/1HGCM82633A004352?format=json | No key
cpsc-recalls | CPSC product recalls | Government & safety | Consumer product recalls | US | https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/Recall?format=json&RecallDateStart=2026-09-01 | No key
open-food-facts | Open Food Facts | Government & safety | Ingredients, allergens and Nutri-Score by barcode | Global | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/737628064502.json?fields=product_name,brands | No key; 100 req/min for product reads; send User-Agent; ODbL
wheretheiss | Where the ISS at? | Flights & space | Where the space station is right now | Global | https://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544 | No key; ~1 req/s
launch-library | Launch Library 2 | Flights & space | Next rocket launches | Global | https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/upcoming/?limit=1&mode=list | No key: 15 req/hour