Evil Insult Generator API
Overview
The Evil Insult Generator API returns randomly generated humorous (fictional) insults in multiple languages — no API key required. It is a fun, beginner-friendly API ideal for learning how to make HTTP requests and handle JSON responses. Perfect for joke bots, party apps, or just experimenting with REST APIs for the first time.
Beginner Tip
Add the "lang" query parameter to get insults in different languages (e.g., ?lang=de for German). By default the API returns JSON, but you can also request plain text with ?type=text.
Measurement Record
What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.
- Request
- GET https://evilinsult.com/generate_insult.php?lang=en&type=json
- Result
- HTTP 200 · application/json · 205 bytes · compressed
- Response time
- 762 ms (median of 3) · fastest 316 ms
- Transport
- TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 · certificate issued by Google Trust Services
- Browser CORS
- No Access-Control-Allow-Origin header — call it from a server, not the browser
- Served by
- cloudflare
- Answered
- 3 of 8 weekly checks (38%, since 2026-07-31)
- Recorded
- 2026-09-21
Fields Returned
Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.
| Field | Type | Value received |
|---|---|---|
| number | string | 621 |
| language | string | en |
| insult | string | The world would have been better off if your … |
| created | string (date) | 2026-09-21 18:31:08 |
| shown | string | 315528 |
| createdby | string | 9GAG |
| active | string | 1 |
| comment | string |
Captured Response
Captured from a real request to https://evilinsult.com/generate_insult.php?lang=en&type=json on 2026-09-21. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.
{
"number": "621",
"language": "en",
"insult": "The world would have been better off if your father had pulled out.",
"created": "2026-09-21 18:31:08",
"shown": "315528",
"createdby": "9GAG",
"active": "1",
"comment": ""
} Field Reference
insult The generated insult text in the requested language number A sequential identifier for the insult (not always present in all response modes) language The language code of the returned insult (e.g., "en", "de") created Timestamp when this particular insult was generated shown How many times this insult has been returned by the API Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://evilinsult.com/generate_insult.php?lang=en&type=json";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Measured Score Breakdown
Live HTTP request to the API endpoint
Fully tested on Sep 21, 2026
Technical Specifications
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