JokeAPI

by jokeapi.dev

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

What it does

JokeAPI serves jokes in several categories, such as programming, puns and miscellaneous, in single-line or setup-and-punchline form and in several languages. Filters let you exclude unsafe topics (safe mode), search jokes and ask for several at once. Responses are JSON, XML, YAML or plain text. Free, no key needed, with a limit of about 120 requests per minute.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST
XML

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: Free, no key needed, with a limit of about 120 requests per minute.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON, XML
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: jokeapi.dev
Last checked: Working on November 8th, 2026

More information: https://jokeapi.dev/

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HTML

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Markdown

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Any?safe-mode'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Any?safe-mode");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Any?safe-mode",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

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