Dog CEO Dog API

by dog.ceo

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

What it does

The Dog API by Dog CEO serves thousands of dog photos sorted by breed and sub-breed: get a random dog image, random images of one breed, or the full list of breeds. Responses are JSON with image URLs. A fun, simple API that is often used in tutorials and demo apps. Free and open source, no key needed.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST

At a glance

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

More information: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/

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HTML

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Markdown

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

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