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Free APIs With No Credit Card Required

Updated July 2026 · 81 APIs tracked · checked hourly

Entering a credit card for a "free" tier is a bad deal: one accidental overage and you're paying. Every API on this list has a genuine no-card free tier — either completely open (no key, no signup) or requiring only an email address. We set the bar at a free-tier score of 0.7 or above, which filters out any API that puts a credit card between you and the first successful API call. Results are ranked by composite uptime + speed + tier quality score.

  1. #1 PokéAPI 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Comprehensive RESTful Pokémon data API covering all 1,000+ Pokémon, moves, abilities, types, and evolution chains. A go-to for learning REST API consumption and building fan projects.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  2. #2 ip-api.com 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    Free IP geolocation API returning country, city, region, ISP, and coordinates for any IP address. No key required.

    45 calls/min (HTTP only), no key, no credit card

  3. #3 NOAA National Weather Service 🟢 Online weather No key

    Official US government weather API providing forecasts, alerts, and observations for US locations. No key required.

    Unlimited (US only), no key, no credit card

  4. #4 CoinLore 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Free cryptocurrency data API with no key required, providing prices, market cap, and supply data for 10,000+ coins.

    Unlimited (rate-limited), no key, no credit card

  5. #5 Rick and Morty API 🟢 Online public-data No key

    REST and GraphQL API for the Rick and Morty animated series, including all characters, locations, and episodes. Commonly used in React/GraphQL tutorials and hackathon projects.

    10,000 req/day, no key, no credit card

  6. #6 IPinfo 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    IP address data API providing geolocation, ASN, company, carrier, privacy detection, and abuse contact info.

    50,000 calls/month, no key (token extends limits)

  7. #7 Random User Generator 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Generates realistic random user profiles with names, addresses, photos, emails, and demographic data. Ideal for populating mockups, testing UI components, and seeding development databases.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  8. #8 REST Countries 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Detailed data on all 250 countries including names, capitals, flags, currencies, languages, calling codes, and regional groupings. No key required and widely used in geography and education apps.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  9. #9 Coinbase Advanced Trade API (Public) 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Public endpoints of Coinbase for market data including real-time prices, order books, and candles for all listed assets.

    10 calls/sec, no key for public endpoints

  10. #10 Wikipedia REST API 🟢 Online news No key

    Official Wikipedia API for retrieving article summaries, full text, featured content, and on-this-day events.

    Unlimited, no key, must set User-Agent

  11. #11 Blockchain.com Data API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Free Bitcoin blockchain data API from Blockchain.com providing prices, stats, blocks, and transaction data. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  12. #12 Lobste.rs API 🟢 Online news No key

    Simple JSON API for the Lobste.rs technology-focused news aggregator, providing stories, comments, and user data.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  13. #13 Hacker News API 🟢 Online news No key

    Official Firebase-based Hacker News API providing real-time access to stories, comments, jobs, and user data.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  14. #14 JokeAPI 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Programmer, general, and dark-category joke API with safe-mode filtering, multiple languages, and both single-delivery and two-part joke formats. A favourite for chatbot demos and fun side projects.

    120 req/min, no key, no credit card

  15. #15 Kraken Public API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Public REST API for Kraken exchange providing ticker info, OHLC data, order book depth, and recent trades.

    Unlimited public data, no key required

  16. #16 DEV Community API 🟢 Online news No key

    Official API for DEV.to providing access to articles, tags, and user profiles from the developer community platform.

    30 calls/30s unauthenticated, no key for reads

  17. #17 GeoIP-db 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    Free IP geolocation API with no key required, returning country, city, state, latitude, and longitude for any IP.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  18. #18 Coinpaprika 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Free cryptocurrency market data API with prices, volumes, market cap, and historical data for 2,000+ coins.

    25,000 calls/month, no key, no credit card

  19. #19 Spaceflight News API 🟢 Online news No key

    Free API aggregating space and astronomy news from major outlets like NASA, ESA, SpaceX, and others.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  20. #20 Star Wars API 🟢 Online public-data No key

    The definitive Star Wars data API with all films, characters, starships, vehicles, species, and planets from the canonical universe. Popular for teaching API fundamentals and hackathon demos.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  21. #21 7Timer! 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free, no-key weather forecast API focused on astronomical and civil forecasts using NOAA GFS model data.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  22. #22 MET Norway Locationforecast 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free weather forecast API from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute covering global locations. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, must set User-Agent header

  23. #23 Open-Meteo 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free weather forecast API with no key required. 10,000 calls/day for non-commercial use.

    10,000 calls/day, no key, no credit card

  24. #24 Open-Meteo Air Quality 🟢 Online weather No key

    Free air quality forecast API providing PM2.5, PM10, ozone, and other pollutant data worldwide. No key required.

    10,000 calls/day, no key, no credit card

  25. #25 European Central Bank Rates 🟢 Online finance No key

    Official ECB foreign exchange reference rates in XML format. Covers 30+ currencies with daily updates. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  26. #26 Bright Sky (DWD) 🟢 Online weather No key

    Open weather API built on German Weather Service (DWD) data covering all of Germany with no key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  27. #27 Blockchair API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency No key

    Multi-blockchain explorer API supporting 17+ blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano with SQL-like queries.

    1,430 calls/day, no key (key extends limits)

  28. #28 Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) 🟢 Online geocoding No key

    Free forward and reverse geocoding from OpenStreetMap data. Rate-limited.

    1 req/sec, must set User-Agent, no key

  29. #29 Open Trivia DB 🟢 Online public-data No key

    Community-sourced trivia question database with 4,000+ questions across 24 categories and 3 difficulty levels. Powers quiz apps and trivia games — optionally returns a session token to avoid question repeats.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  30. #30 Weatherstack 🟢 Online weather

    Real-time and historical weather data API powered by worldwide weather stations with JSON and XML output.

    100 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  31. #31 Etherscan API 🟢 Online cryptocurrency

    Official Ethereum blockchain explorer API for transactions, balances, contract ABI, gas prices, and token transfers.

    5 calls/sec, free key, no credit card

  32. #32 Twelve Data 🟢 Online finance

    Financial market data API covering stocks, forex, ETFs, and mutual funds with real-time and historical data.

    800 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  33. #33 Fixer.io 🟢 Online finance

    Foreign exchange rate API with daily rates from ECB and 170+ currencies, widely used for financial apps.

    100 calls/month, EUR base only, free key, no CC

  34. #34 Alpha Vantage 🟢 Online finance

    Stock market, forex, and cryptocurrency data API with 20+ years of historical data and real-time quotes.

    25 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  35. #35 OpenCage Geocoding API 🟢 Online geocoding

    Forward and reverse geocoding API aggregating multiple open data sources including OpenStreetMap and Geonames.

    2,500 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  36. #36 The Guardian Open Platform 🟢 Online news

    Official Guardian API providing access to over 2 million articles with full text, tags, and section filtering.

    500 calls/day, free key, no credit card (test key available)

  37. #37 Frankfurter 🟢 Online finance No key

    Free currency exchange rates from the European Central Bank. No key required.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  38. #38 BlockCypher 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Blockchain web services API supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dogecoin with webhooks and transaction broadcasting.

    3 calls/sec, 200 calls/hr, no key (key extends limits)

  39. #39 Binance Public API 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Public endpoints of the world's largest crypto exchange providing real-time prices, order books, and trade history.

    1,200 requests/min, no key for public data

  40. #40 Reddit JSON API 🔴 Offline news No key

    Unofficial read-only access to Reddit posts and comments by appending .json to any Reddit URL. No key required.

    60 requests/min, no key, must set User-Agent

  41. #41 ipapi.co 🔴 Offline geocoding No key

    IP address geolocation and timezone API returning country, city, region, currency, and language for any IP.

    1,000 calls/day, no key required

  42. #42 Bored API 🔴 Offline public-data No key

    Returns random activity suggestions with type, participant count, price range, and accessibility ratings. A lightweight novelty API popular in hackathons for showing off API integration basics.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  43. #43 BigDataCloud Reverse Geocoding 🔴 Offline geocoding No key

    Free reverse geocoding API converting coordinates to addresses with locality, city, country, and postcode data.

    Unlimited (client-side), no key for basic endpoints

  44. #44 Quotable 🔴 Offline public-data No key

    Free quotes API with 1,600+ curated quotes from 700+ authors, filterable by author, tag, and length. Used in daily-quote widgets, inspiration apps, and loading-screen easter eggs.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  45. #45 CoinGecko 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Free crypto price data covering 10,000+ coins and 800+ exchanges.

    10-30 calls/min, no key (Demo plan)

  46. #46 Numbers API 🔴 Offline public-data No key

    Returns interesting facts about numbers — trivia, mathematical properties, date-based facts, and year facts. Simple text or JSON responses make it easy to embed fun number trivia in any app.

    Unlimited, no key, HTTP only

  47. #47 CryptoCompare 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency

    Comprehensive crypto data API with prices, historical OHLCV, social stats, mining data, and exchange info.

    100,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  48. #48 OpenWeatherMap 🔴 Offline weather

    One of the most popular weather APIs with current, forecast, and historical data for any location worldwide.

    1,000 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  49. #49 Mapbox Geocoding API 🔴 Offline geocoding

    High-quality forward and reverse geocoding powered by OpenStreetMap and proprietary data with autocomplete support.

    100,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  50. #50 Finnhub 🔴 Offline finance

    Real-time stock prices, company fundamentals, economic data, and sentiment analysis for global markets.

    60 calls/min, free key, no credit card

  51. #51 NewsAPI.org 🔴 Offline news

    Aggregates headlines and articles from 80,000+ news sources worldwide with keyword and source filtering.

    100 calls/day, free key, developer-only (no production)

  52. #52 CoinMarketCap 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency

    Industry-standard crypto market data with prices, rankings, market cap, and on-chain metrics for 30,000+ assets.

    10,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  53. #53 NewsCatcher API 🔴 Offline news

    Machine-learning-powered news search API covering 70,000+ sources with NLP-based topic classification.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card (trial)

  54. #54 ExchangeRate-API 🔴 Offline finance

    Simple and reliable currency exchange rate API with 160+ currencies and daily updates, free plan available.

    1,500 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  55. #55 Geoapify 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and places search API built on OpenStreetMap with routing and isochrone support.

    3,000 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  56. #56 GNews 🔴 Offline news

    Real-time news search API covering 60,000+ sources in 70+ languages with full-text search and topic filtering.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  57. #57 Polygon.io 🔴 Offline finance

    Real-time and historical stock, options, forex, and crypto market data with WebSocket streaming support.

    Unlimited delayed data, free key, no credit card

  58. #58 OpenUV 🔴 Offline weather

    Real-time and forecast UV index API covering global locations using NASA satellite data. Free tier available.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  59. #59 Positionstack 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Forward and reverse geocoding API built on OpenStreetMap with support for 2 billion+ places and 100+ countries.

    25,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  60. #60 New York Times APIs 🔴 Offline news

    Official NYT APIs providing access to article search, top stories, book reviews, and movie reviews content.

    500 calls/day, 10 calls/min, free key, email signup

  61. #61 NewsData.io 🔴 Offline news

    Global news API aggregating 50,000+ sources across 150+ countries.

    200 calls/day, free key, email signup

  62. #62 HERE Geocoding & Search API 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Enterprise-grade geocoding and places search API using HERE's global map data with high accuracy.

    1,000 calls/month, free key (Freemium plan), no CC

  63. #63 WeatherAPI.com 🔴 Offline weather

    Comprehensive weather API offering current, forecast, historical, marine, and astronomy data with a generous free tier.

    1,000,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  64. #64 Financial Modeling Prep 🔴 Offline finance

    Stock fundamentals, financial statements, DCF models, and market data for 25,000+ stocks globally.

    250 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  65. #65 Open Exchange Rates 🔴 Offline finance

    Foreign exchange rates and currency conversion API with hourly updates and 200+ currencies supported.

    1,000 calls/month, USD base only, free key, no CC

  66. #66 Tomorrow.io 🔴 Offline weather

    AI-powered weather API with hyperlocal forecasts, severe weather alerts, and climate intelligence for 25 locations free.

    25 locations, 500 calls/day, free key, no CC

  67. #67 Mediastack 🔴 Offline news

    Real-time news API aggregating 7,500+ global sources with filtering by country, language, category, and keyword.

    500 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  68. #68 Visual Crossing Weather 🔴 Offline weather

    Historical and forecast weather data API with CSV and JSON output, supporting 40+ years of history and 15-day forecasts.

    1,000 records/day, free key, no credit card

  69. #69 Currents API 🔴 Offline news

    Latest news articles across 4,000+ sources in 30+ languages with topic and region filtering.

    600 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  70. #70 MapQuest Geocoding API 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Geocoding and reverse geocoding API using OpenStreetMap data with batch support and fuzzy matching.

    15,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  71. #71 Marketstack 🔴 Offline finance

    Real-time and historical stock market data covering 125,000+ tickers from 70+ global stock exchanges.

    100 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  72. #72 Currency API (currencyapi.com) 🔴 Offline finance

    Currency conversion and exchange rate API with 170+ currencies and historical rates going back to 1999.

    300 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  73. #73 Abstract IP Geolocation 🔴 Offline geocoding

    IP geolocation API with city, country, timezone, currency, and threat detection data with 99.99% uptime SLA.

    20,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  74. #74 Geocodify 🔴 Offline geocoding

    Geocoding API with forward and reverse lookup using OpenStreetMap data, supporting batch processing.

    25,000 calls/month, free key, no credit card

  75. #75 MeteoSource 🔴 Offline weather

    High-resolution weather forecast API with hourly and daily data, machine-learning corrected models for 150,000+ locations.

    400 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  76. #76 Weatherbit 🔴 Offline weather

    Global weather API offering current conditions, 16-day forecasts, hourly data, and severe weather alerts for 150+ countries.

    500 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  77. #77 FRED Economic Data API 🔴 Offline finance

    Official Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis API with 800,000+ US and international economic time-series datasets.

    Unlimited, free key, no credit card

  78. #78 AccuWeather API 🔴 Offline weather

    Industry-leading weather API with hyperlocal MinuteCast, severe weather alerts, and 45-day forecasts.

    50 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  79. #79 CoinAPI 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency

    Unified crypto market data API covering 300+ exchanges with order books, trades, OHLCV, and metadata.

    100 calls/day, free key, no credit card

  80. #80 Mempool.space API 🔴 Offline cryptocurrency No key

    Open-source Bitcoin mempool and blockchain explorer API with fee estimates, block data, and transaction tracking.

    Unlimited, no key, no credit card

  81. #81 IEX Cloud 🔴 Offline finance

    Financial data platform with real-time stock prices, fundamentals, forex, and economic indicators.

    50,000 credits/month (Starter plan), free key, no CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do some free APIs ask for a credit card?

Credit card requirements on free tiers are mostly about fraud prevention and identity verification, not about charging you. Large-scale API abuse (scraping, bot traffic, DDoS) is expensive for providers. A card on file dramatically reduces abuse because it ties the account to a real person. The risk to you is auto-upgrade: if you don't read the fine print, a usage spike could trigger a charge. Our filter here (free_tier_score ≥ 0.7) excludes any API where a card is required to access the free tier — you get a genuine free tier or just an email signup.

What's the actual risk of entering a credit card for a 'free' API?

The main risks are: (1) automatic upgrades if you exceed limits — most providers do warn you, but alerts can be missed; (2) forgetting to cancel if you stop using the API; (3) the provider changing its pricing model. If you do use an API that requires a card for its free tier, set a billing alert and calendar reminder to review your account monthly. The APIs on this page avoid this entirely — none require payment information to get started.

Is a 'free key, no credit card' API truly free forever?

For most providers, yes — within the stated limits. Open-Meteo, Hacker News, and Wikipedia have been free for years with no sign of change. For VC-backed startups offering free tiers, there's always a risk of policy changes. We track status changes in our events feed — if an API moves from free to requiring a card, it shows up in our graveyard section. The safest bets are APIs backed by governments (NOAA, ECB rates), academic institutions, or open-source foundations.

How do I find which APIs on this list fit my volume needs?

The free tier text on each card shows the call limit. For a hobby project making a few hundred calls a day, almost any API here works. For a side project getting moderate traffic (a few thousand calls/day), filter for 'no key' APIs (Open-Meteo at 10,000/day, Binance at 1,200/min, etc.) or high-limit key APIs (Mapbox at 100,000/month, CryptoCompare at 100,000/month). For production at scale, most of these free tiers will be insufficient and a paid plan is the right answer.