Deck of Cards API

by deckofcardsapi.com

Fun and games Added on October 31st, 2026 Checked and working on November 8th, 2026

What it does

The Deck of Cards API simulates decks of playing cards: shuffle one or more decks, draw cards, put them into named piles, shuffle piles and return cards to the deck. Each card comes with its value, suit and an image. Handy for card games and programming exercises. Responses are JSON. Free, no key needed.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: Free, no key needed.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: deckofcardsapi.com
Last checked: Working on November 8th, 2026

More information: https://deckofcardsapi.com/

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HTML

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Markdown

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://deckofcardsapi.com/api/deck/new/draw/?count=2'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://deckofcardsapi.com/api/deck/new/draw/?count=2");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://deckofcardsapi.com/api/deck/new/draw/?count=2",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.