7 Free Public APIs you will love as a developer💖
Tags: javascript, webdev, programming, api
Published: 2023-02-05 05:45:44

## 1. [JSON Placeholder](https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/)

![json-placeholder](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gu1plgai9bca002vkgu5.png)

**JSON Placeholder** is a service that provides you with fake online **REST APIs** for testing and prototyping. This is a go-to **API** for every developer.

## 2. [Google Translate](https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/)

![google-translate](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qga9xl5kdcnnhhd6ip81.png)

**Google** has a plethora of **APIs**, but most of them are paid. Thankfully, the **Translate API** provides free translations for **100+ languages**, up to **500k characters per month**.

## 3. [Open Weather Map](https://openweathermap.org/api)

![open-weather-map](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/s2x83apz1f253pcnsiw4.png)

Need to look into the crystal ball & predict the weather? **Open Weather Map** is a service that does just that & provides you easy access to their data via their **API**.

## 4. [REST Countries](https://restcountries.com/)

![rest-countries](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/29ntfnazd5z3v1ammrcp.png)

**REST Countries** is a service that provides you with information about countries via a **RESTful API**. It provides you with data such as country name, capital, population, area, currencies, languages, and more.

## 5. [IP API](https://ipapi.co/)

![ip-api](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mgdyoy7b4x6xmjz4grld.png)

**IP API** is a service that provides you with information about an **IP address**. It exposes country, region, city, latitude, longitude, timezone, currency, and myriad other data.

People can be seen extensively using this **API** (https://ipapi.co/json) while building anything that requires the user's country code.

## 6. [Random Data API](https://random-data-api.com/)

![random-data-api](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qjs3wda69pllr26pmrcn.png)

**Random Data API** is a service that provides you with random data. It is similar to **JSON Placeholder**, but provides random data, unlike **JSON Placeholder**, which delivers static data and has a few more data categories like Banks, Credit Cards & Beers up its sleeve.

## 7. [The Pokemon API](https://pokeapi.co/)

![pokemon-api](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7ozrldc0yuack4pp7wqx.png)

The **Pokemon API** is a simple **API** for **Pokemon** characters, abilities, moves, etc. It has numerous endpoints for various purposes, for example: fetching characters, abilities, etc.

Recently, a **GraphQL API** has also been introduced, which is an incredible addition.

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