Free Social APIs

6 free APIs in Social that require no authentication. Start building immediately — no API key needed. 40 total Social APIs available.

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4chan

⭐ Beginner's Pick

95 A+

Measured

The 4chan API provides read-only, public access to boards, threads, and posts on 4chan with no authentication required.

No Auth Beginner HTTPS 336ms

Fuck Off as a Service

⭐ Beginner's Pick

77 B

Est.

Fuck Off as a Service (FOAAS) is a humorous REST API that returns creative dismissal messages in various formats.

No Auth Beginner HTTPS 741ms

HackerNews

⭐ Beginner's Pick

95 A+

Measured

The Hacker News API gives you free, real-time access to the stories, comments, jobs, and polls from the popular tech news community.

No Auth Beginner HTTPS 426ms

Hashnode

⭐ Beginner's Pick

87 A

Est.

Hashnode is a developer blogging platform whose public GraphQL API lets you query posts, publications, and author profiles without any authentication.

No Auth Beginner HTTPS 79ms

Lanyard

⭐ Beginner's Pick

92 A+

Est.

Lanyard is a free, open-source API that exposes your real-time Discord presence such as what you are playing or listening to via a simple REST API or WebSocket.

No Auth Beginner HTTPS 56ms

Open Collective

⭐ Beginner's Pick

87 A

Est.

Open Collective API gives you free access to data about open-source projects and communities that use Open Collective for transparent fundraising.

No Auth Beginner HTTPS 142ms

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