Finding APIs

Where Do We Find APIs?

APIs are published everywhere. Chances are good that most major content sources you follow online publish their data in some type of serialized format. Heck, even Marvel publishes an API. Look around for a “Developers” section on major websites.


List Of Commonly Used APIs

Here is a short list of commonly used APIs for testing purposes.

API Sample URL
This for That http://itsthisforthat.com/api.php?json
Giphy http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?q=funny+cat&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC
Stocks http://dev.markitondemand.com/Api/Quote/xml?symbol=AAPL
Swapi https://swapi.co/api/people/1/

APIs Are No Longer Supported

Sometimes APIs change their data structure or support structure. This is an important consideration if you intend to build an app based on this API only to find out several weeks\months later that you can longer leverage their data in your project. OMBD was free to use but never had required license, however they changed this model and it’s required.

API Sample URL
OMDB API http://www.omdbapi.com/?t=Game%20of%20Thrones&Season=1