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A huge community-kept list of free APIs sorted by topic, from weather to space to music. Each entry says whether you need a key, so you can quickly find one that works for your site or app.

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PublicAPIs.dev publicapis.dev Browse 1,400+ free public APIs FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9
Public API Lists public-api-lists.github.io Searchable list of 800+ free APIs FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9

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