Free APIs With No Credit Card Required

Updated July 2026 · 93 APIs tracked · checked hourly

Entering a credit card for a "free" tier is a bad deal: one accidental overage and you're paying. Every API on this list has a genuine no-card free tier — either completely open (no key, no signup) or requiring only an email address. We set the bar at a free-tier score of 0.7 or above, which filters out any API that puts a credit card between you and the first successful API call. Results are ranked by composite uptime + speed + tier quality score.

1. #1 PokéAPI 🟢 Online public-data No key

   Comprehensive RESTful Pokémon data API covering all 1,000+ Pokémon, moves, abilities, types, and evolution chains. A go-to for learning REST API consumption and building fan projects.

   Unlimited, no key, no credit card

2. #2 ip-api.com 🟢 Online geocoding No key

   Free IP geolocation API returning country, city, region, ISP, and coordinates for any IP address. No key required.

   45 calls/min (HTTP only), no key, no credit card

3. #3 NOAA National Weather Service 🟢 Online weather No key

   Official US government weather API providing forecasts, alerts, and observations for US locations. No key required.

   Unlimited (US only), no key, no credit card

4. #4 Random User Generator 🟢 Online public-data No key

   Generates realistic random user profiles with names, addresses, photos, emails, and demographic data. Ideal for populating mockups, testing UI components, and seeding development databases.

   Unlimited, no key, no credit card

5. #5 Mempool.space API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

   Open-source Bitcoin mempool and blockchain explorer API with fee estimates, block data, and transaction tracking.

   Unlimited, no key, no credit card

6. #6 Rick and Morty API 🟢 Online public-data No key

   REST and GraphQL API for the Rick and Morty animated series, including all characters, locations, and episodes. Commonly used in React/GraphQL tutorials and hackathon projects.

   10,000 req/day, no key, no credit card

7. #7 REST Countries 🟢 Online public-data No key

   Detailed data on all 250 countries including names, capitals, flags, currencies, languages, calling codes, and regional groupings. No key required and widely used in geography and education apps.

   Unlimited, no key, no credit card

8. #8 Blockchain.com Data API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

   Free Bitcoin blockchain data API from Blockchain.com providing prices, stats, blocks, and transaction data. No key required.

   Unlimited, no key, no credit card

9. #9 DEV Community API 🟢 Online news No key

   Official API for DEV.to providing access to articles, tags, and user profiles from the developer community platform.

   30 calls/30s unauthenticated, no key for reads

10. #10 CoinLore 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Free cryptocurrency data API with no key required, providing prices, market cap, and supply data for 10,000+ coins.

    Unlimited (rate-limited), no key, no credit card

11. #11 JokeAPI 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Programmer, general, and dark-category joke API with safe-mode filtering, multiple languages, and both single-delivery and two-part joke formats. A favourite for chatbot demos and fun side projects.

    120 req/min, no key, no credit card

12. #12 Frankfurter 🟢 Online finance No key

    Free currency exchange rates from the European Central Bank. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

13. #13 Star Wars API 🟢 Online public-data No key

    The definitive Star Wars data API with all films, characters, starships, vehicles, species, and planets from the canonical universe. Popular for teaching API fundamentals and hackathon demos.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

14. #14 GeoIP-db 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    Free IP geolocation API with no key required, returning country, city, state, latitude, and longitude for any IP.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

15. #15 Kraken Public API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Public REST API for Kraken exchange providing ticker info, OHLC data, order book depth, and recent trades.

    Unlimited public data, no key required

16. #16 Hacker News API 🟢 Online news No key

    Official Firebase-based Hacker News API providing real-time access to stories, comments, jobs, and user data.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

17. #17 European Central Bank Rates 🟢 Online finance No key

    Official ECB foreign exchange reference rates in XML format. Covers 30+ currencies with daily updates. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

18. #18 7Timer! 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free, no-key weather forecast API focused on astronomical and civil forecasts using NOAA GFS model data.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

19. #19 Open-Meteo Air Quality 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free air quality forecast API providing PM2.5, PM10, ozone, and other pollutant data worldwide. No key required.

    10,000 calls/day, no key, no credit card

20. #20 Lobste.rs API 🟢 Online news No key

    Simple JSON API for the Lobste.rs technology-focused news aggregator, providing stories, comments, and user data.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

21. #21 Open-Meteo 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free weather forecast API with no key required. 10,000 calls/day for non-commercial use.

    10,000 calls/day, no key, no credit card

22. #22 Bright Sky (DWD) 🟢 Online weather No key

    Open weather API built on German Weather Service (DWD) data covering all of Germany with no key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

23. #23 MET Norway Locationforecast 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free weather forecast API from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute covering global locations. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, must set User-Agent header

24. #24 Blockchair API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Multi-blockchain explorer API supporting 17+ blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano with SQL-like queries.

    1,430 calls/day, no key (key extends limits)

25. #25 Coinbase Advanced Trade API (Public) 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Public endpoints of Coinbase for market data including real-time prices, order books, and candles for all listed assets.

    10 calls/sec, no key for public endpoints

26. #26 Spaceflight News API 🟢 Online news No key

    Free API aggregating space and astronomy news from major outlets like NASA, ESA, SpaceX, and others.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

27. #27 Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    Free forward and reverse geocoding from OpenStreetMap data. Rate-limited.

    1 req/sec, must set User-Agent, no key

28. #28 Wikipedia REST API 🟢 Online news No key

    Official Wikipedia API for retrieving article summaries, full text, featured content, and on-this-day events.

    Unlimited, no key, must set User-Agent

29. #29 Weatherstack 🟢 Online weather

    Real-time and historical weather data API powered by worldwide weather stations with JSON and XML output.

    100 calls/month, free key, no credit card

30. #30 Fixer.io 🟢 Online finance

    Foreign exchange rate API with daily rates from ECB and 170+ currencies, widely used for financial apps.

    100 calls/month, EUR base only, free key, no CC

31. #31 Etherscan API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency

    Official Ethereum blockchain explorer API for transactions, balances, contract ABI, gas prices, and token transfers.

    5 calls/sec, free key, no credit card

32. #32 Alpha Vantage 🟢 Online finance

    Stock market, forex, and cryptocurrency data API with 20+ years of historical data and real-time quotes.

    25 calls/day, free key, no credit card

33. #33 OpenCage Geocoding API 🟢 Online geocoding

    Forward and reverse geocoding API aggregating multiple open data sources including OpenStreetMap and Geonames.

    2,500 calls/day, free key, no credit card

34. #34 Twelve Data 🟢 Online finance

    Financial market data API covering stocks, forex, ETFs, and mutual funds with real-time and historical data.

    800 calls/day, free key, no credit card

35. #35 Open Trivia DB 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Community-sourced trivia question database with 4,000+ questions across 24 categories and 3 difficulty levels. Powers quiz apps and trivia games — optionally returns a session token to avoid question repeats.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

36. #36 Coinpaprika 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Free cryptocurrency market data API with prices, volumes, market cap, and historical data for 2,000+ coins.

    25,000 calls/month, no key, no credit card

37. #37 The Guardian Open Platform 🟢 Online news

    Official Guardian API providing access to over 2 million articles with full text, tags, and section filtering.

    500 calls/day, free key, no credit card (test key available)

38. #38 IPinfo 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    IP address data API providing geolocation, ASN, company, carrier, privacy detection, and abuse contact info.

    50,000 calls/month, no key (token extends limits)

39. #39 BigDataCloud Reverse Geocoding 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    Free reverse geocoding API converting coordinates to addresses with locality, city, country, and postcode data.

    Unlimited (client-side), no key for basic endpoints

40. #40 BlockCypher 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Blockchain web services API supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dogecoin with webhooks and transaction broadcasting.

    3 calls/sec, 200 calls/hr, no key (key extends limits)

41. #41 JSONPlaceholder 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Fake REST API for testing and prototyping. Six resources (posts, comments, todos, users…) with full CRUD simulation. The default API in every frontend tutorial.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

42. #42 httpbin 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    HTTP request & response testing service. Echo endpoints for every method, status code simulation, header inspection, delay simulation — the standard tool for debugging HTTP clients.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

43. #43 ipify 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    The simplest public IP address API on the internet. One endpoint, returns your caller's public IP as text, JSON, or JSONP. Unlimited and free forever.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

44. #44 Free Dictionary API 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Dictionary definitions, phonetics, synonyms, and audio pronunciation for English words (plus 12 other languages). Community-run wrapper over Wiktionary data.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

45. #45 Open Library API 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Books, authors, covers, and full-text search across 20+ million records from the Internet Archive's Open Library project. Covers API serves book cover images by ISBN.

    Free (courtesy rate limits), no key, no credit card

46. #46 NASA Image and Video Library 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Search NASA's media archive — 140,000+ images, videos, and audio from missions, telescopes, and research centers. No API key required, unlike most NASA APIs.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

47. #47 DiceBear Avatars 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Avatar generation API — 30+ styles (identicons, pixel art, illustrated characters) generated deterministically from a seed string. Same seed always returns the same avatar.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

48. #48 QR Server (goqr.me) 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    QR code generation and decoding API. Construct a URL with your data and get a PNG/SVG QR code back — embeddable directly in img tags with no backend code.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

49. #49 Nager.Date 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Public holidays API for 100+ countries — holiday names, dates, and types, plus long-weekend calculation and 'is today a holiday' checks. Open source, no key.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

50. #50 Lorem Picsum 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Placeholder image API — construct a URL with dimensions and get a photo at exactly that size. Seeded URLs return the same image every time, perfect for stable test fixtures.

    Unlimited (fair use), no key, no credit card

51. #51 Reddit JSON API 🔴 Offline news No key

    Unofficial read-only access to Reddit posts and comments by appending .json to any Reddit URL. No key required.

    60 requests/min, no key, must set User-Agent

52. #52 ipapi.co 🔴 Offline geocoding No key

    IP address geolocation and timezone API returning country, city, region, currency, and language for any IP.

    1,000 calls/day, no key required

53. #53 Binance Public API 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Public endpoints of the world's largest crypto exchange providing real-time prices, order books, and trade history.

    1,200 requests/min, no key for public data

54. #54 Bored API 🔴 Offline public-data No key

    Returns random activity suggestions with type, participant count, price range, and accessibility ratings. A lightweight novelty API popular in hackathons for showing off API integration basics.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

55. #55 CoinGecko 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Free crypto price data covering 10,000+ coins and 800+ exchanges.

    10-30 calls/min, no key (Demo plan)

56. #56 Quotable 🔴 Offline public-data No key

    Free quotes API with 1,600+ curated quotes from 700+ authors, filterable by author, tag, and length. Used in daily-quote widgets, inspiration apps, and loading-screen easter eggs.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

57. #57 Numbers API 🔴 Offline public-data No key

    Returns interesting facts about numbers — trivia, mathematical properties, date-based facts, and year facts. Simple text or JSON responses make it easy to embed fun number trivia in any app.

    Unlimited, no key, HTTP only

58. #58 TheMealDB 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Recipe database API — 300+ meals with ingredients, instructions, images, and category/area filters. The classic API for food app tutorials and hackathon projects.

    Free test key for development; supporter key for production

59. #59 TheCocktailDB 🟡 Unknown dev-tools No key

    Cocktail and drink recipe API — 600+ drinks with ingredients, measures, glass types, and images. Sister project of TheMealDB with the same access model.

    Free test key for development; supporter key for production

60. #60 CryptoCompare 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency

    Comprehensive crypto data API with prices, historical OHLCV, social stats, mining data, and exchange info.

    100,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

61. #61 Finnhub 🔴 Offline finance

    Real-time stock prices, company fundamentals, economic data, and sentiment analysis for global markets.

    60 calls/min, free key, no credit card

62. #62 Polygon.io 🔴 Offline finance

    Real-time and historical stock, options, forex, and crypto market data with WebSocket streaming support.

    Unlimited delayed data, free key, no credit card

63. #63 Mapbox Geocoding API 🔴 Offline geocoding

    High-quality forward and reverse geocoding powered by OpenStreetMap and proprietary data with autocomplete support.

    100,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

64. #64 NewsAPI.org 🔴 Offline news

    Aggregates headlines and articles from 80,000+ news sources worldwide with keyword and source filtering.

    100 calls/day, free key, developer-only (no production)

65. #65 Open Exchange Rates 🔴 Offline finance

    Foreign exchange rates and currency conversion API with hourly updates and 200+ currencies supported.

    1,000 calls/month, USD base only, free key, no CC

66. #66 GNews 🔴 Offline news

    Real-time news search API covering 60,000+ sources in 70+ languages with full-text search and topic filtering.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card

67. #67 Financial Modeling Prep 🔴 Offline finance

    Stock fundamentals, financial statements, DCF models, and market data for 25,000+ stocks globally.

    250 calls/day, free key, no credit card

68. #68 NewsData.io 🔴 Offline news

    Global news API aggregating 50,000+ sources across 150+ countries.

    200 calls/day, free key, email signup

69. #69 OpenUV 🔴 Offline weather

    Real-time and forecast UV index API covering global locations using NASA satellite data. Free tier available.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card

70. #70 New York Times APIs 🔴 Offline news

    Official NYT APIs providing access to article search, top stories, book reviews, and movie reviews content.

    500 calls/day, 10 calls/min, free key, email signup

71. #71 Mediastack 🔴 Offline news

    Real-time news API aggregating 7,500+ global sources with filtering by country, language, category, and keyword.

    500 calls/month, free key, no credit card

72. #72 Positionstack 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Forward and reverse geocoding API built on OpenStreetMap with support for 2 billion+ places and 100+ countries.

    25,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

73. #73 NewsCatcher API 🔴 Offline news

    Machine-learning-powered news search API covering 70,000+ sources with NLP-based topic classification.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card (trial)

74. #74 Marketstack 🔴 Offline finance

    Real-time and historical stock market data covering 125,000+ tickers from 70+ global stock exchanges.

    100 calls/month, free key, no credit card

75. #75 Visual Crossing Weather 🔴 Offline weather

    Historical and forecast weather data API with CSV and JSON output, supporting 40+ years of history and 15-day forecasts.

    1,000 records/day, free key, no credit card

76. #76 OpenWeatherMap 🔴 Offline weather

    One of the most popular weather APIs with current, forecast, and historical data for any location worldwide.

    1,000 calls/day, free key, no credit card

77. #77 Tomorrow.io 🔴 Offline weather

    AI-powered weather API with hyperlocal forecasts, severe weather alerts, and climate intelligence for 25 locations free.

    25 locations, 500 calls/day, free key, no CC

78. #78 ExchangeRate-API 🔴 Offline finance

    Simple and reliable currency exchange rate API with 160+ currencies and daily updates, free plan available.

    1,500 calls/month, free key, no credit card

79. #79 Geoapify 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and places search API built on OpenStreetMap with routing and isochrone support.

    3,000 calls/day, free key, no credit card

80. #80 Currency API (currencyapi.com) 🔴 Offline finance

    Currency conversion and exchange rate API with 170+ currencies and historical rates going back to 1999.

    300 calls/month, free key, no credit card

81. #81 Currents API 🔴 Offline news

    Latest news articles across 4,000+ sources in 30+ languages with topic and region filtering.

    600 calls/day, free key, no credit card

82. #82 WeatherAPI.com 🔴 Offline weather

    Comprehensive weather API offering current, forecast, historical, marine, and astronomy data with a generous free tier.

    1,000,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

83. #83 CoinMarketCap 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency

    Industry-standard crypto market data with prices, rankings, market cap, and on-chain metrics for 30,000+ assets.

    10,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

84. #84 HERE Geocoding & Search API 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Enterprise-grade geocoding and places search API using HERE's global map data with high accuracy.

    1,000 calls/month, free key (Freemium plan), no CC

85. #85 Weatherbit 🔴 Offline weather

    Global weather API offering current conditions, 16-day forecasts, hourly data, and severe weather alerts for 150+ countries.

    500 calls/day, free key, no credit card

86. #86 Abstract IP Geolocation 🔴 Offline geocoding

    IP geolocation API with city, country, timezone, currency, and threat detection data with 99.99% uptime SLA.

    20,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

87. #87 MeteoSource 🔴 Offline weather

    High-resolution weather forecast API with hourly and daily data, machine-learning corrected models for 150,000+ locations.

    400 calls/day, free key, no credit card

88. #88 MapQuest Geocoding API 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Geocoding and reverse geocoding API using OpenStreetMap data with batch support and fuzzy matching.

    15,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

89. #89 FRED Economic Data API 🔴 Offline finance

    Official Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis API with 800,000+ US and international economic time-series datasets.

    Unlimited, free key, no credit card

90. #90 CoinAPI 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency

    Unified crypto market data API covering 300+ exchanges with order books, trades, OHLCV, and metadata.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card

91. #91 Geocodify 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Geocoding API with forward and reverse lookup using OpenStreetMap data, supporting batch processing.

    25,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

92. #92 AccuWeather API 🔴 Offline weather

    Industry-leading weather API with hyperlocal MinuteCast, severe weather alerts, and 45-day forecasts.

    50 calls/day, free key, no credit card

93. #93 IEX Cloud 🔴 Offline finance

    Financial data platform with real-time stock prices, fundamentals, forex, and economic indicators.

    50,000 credits/month (Starter plan), free key, no CC