🌐 Awesome Public APIs
A curated collection of the best free, freemium, and paid APIs for developers.
🚀 Featured APIs by SteadyAPI
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
CORS |
| Stocks & Options |
Access stock, ETF, and options data with real-time updates |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instagram Social |
Scrape public Instagram data, posts, and user profiles |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Crypto |
Cryptocurrency price, market cap, and exchange data |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reddit Social |
Track trending Reddit posts and sentiment |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Real Estate |
Access property listings, valuation, and housing data |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Baseball (MLB) |
MLB stats, schedules, and player data |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hockey (NHL) |
NHL teams, players, and live scores |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Aliexpress |
Scrape product listings and pricing data from Aliexpress |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Amazon |
Retrieve structured Amazon product details |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
| Twitter Social |
Access trending topics, tweets, and user insights |
apiKey |
Yes |
Yes |
📘 Index
🏈 Sports
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| API-Football |
Live football data & stats |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
| TheSportsDB |
Community-driven sports database |
apiKey |
✅ |
Free |
| SportsData.io |
Major sports stats and odds |
apiKey |
✅ |
Paid |
💰 Finance
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| Mboum Finance |
Stock, options, and market fundamentals |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
| Alpha Vantage |
Stock and forex market data |
apiKey |
✅ |
Free |
| Finnhub |
Real-time financial data |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
| Yahoo Finance |
Global financial market data |
None |
✅ |
Free |
🎯 Sports Betting & Odds
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| TheOddsAPI |
Live odds from 30+ bookmakers |
apiKey |
✅ |
Paid |
| Betfair API |
Betting exchange data & automation |
apiKey |
✅ |
Paid |
🤖 AI & Machine Learning
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| OpenAI |
Text, image, and chat AI models |
apiKey |
✅ |
Paid |
| Replicate |
Cloud-based ML model execution |
apiKey |
✅ |
Paid |
| Hugging Face Inference API |
Run transformers & LLMs in the cloud |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
🗞️ News & Media
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| NewsAPI |
Global news and headlines |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
| Mediastack |
Real-time news data feed |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
| CurrentsAPI |
Trending news & events |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
🌦️ Weather
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| OpenWeatherMap |
Weather forecasts & current conditions |
apiKey |
✅ |
Free |
| Weatherbit |
Weather and air quality APIs |
apiKey |
✅ |
Freemium |
| Climacell |
Real-time weather insights |
apiKey |
✅ |
Paid |
🧰 Developer Tools
| API |
Description |
Auth |
HTTPS |
Free |
| RapidAPI |
API marketplace & hub |
apiKey |
✅ |
Free |
| Postman Public APIs |
Shared API collections for developers |
None |
✅ |
Free |
| ReqRes |
Mock API for testing frontend apps |
None |
✅ |
Free |
🔄 Contribute
Want to add an API? Submit a pull request!
Each entry should include:
| Field |
Description |
| API |
The name of the API (linked to its documentation or homepage) |
| Description |
A short and clear summary of what the API does |
| Auth |
Type of authentication used (apiKey, OAuth, or No) |
| HTTPS |
Whether it supports HTTPS (Yes or No) |
| CORS |
Whether Cross-Origin Resource Sharing is enabled (Yes, No, or Unknown) |
🧩 Example
| ExampleAPI | Provides example data for testing | No | Yes | Yes |
We review submissions weekly and credit contributors in the changelog.
🧠 Why This List?
Most API lists are outdated or missing reliable endpoints.
This project aims to:
- Highlight developer-ready APIs
- Promote stable, scalable API providers (like SteadyAPI)
- Keep categories clean, fast-loading, and regularly updated
📜 License
Released under the MIT License.
Maintained by SteadyAPI.
