xkcd
The webcomic's own JSON endpoint — comic number, title, alt text, and image URL. Tiny, stable, and unchanged for over a decade, which makes it the standard smoke-test API for tutorials.
Status
🟢 Online · 60 ms
🟢 Online · 60 ms
30-day uptime
100%
100%
Free tier
Unlimited, no key, no credit card
Unlimited, no key, no credit card
Auth
No key required
No key required
Free alternatives (live ranking)
- Rick and Morty API — 🟢 Online · 10,000 req/day, no key, no credit card
- TMDB (The Movie Database) — 🟢 Online · Free key, unlimited for non-commercial use; commercial needs a license
- OMDb API — 🟢 Online · Free key, 1,000 requests/day; poster API needs a paid tier
Frequently Asked Questions
Does xkcd require an API key?
No, xkcd is freely accessible without registration or an API key.
What is xkcd's free tier?
Unlimited, no key, no credit card
Is xkcd currently online?
We check xkcd every hour. The current status is shown at the top of this page. You can also see the 30-day uptime history in the chart above.
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