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Black History Facts
Black History Facts is a community-built REST API of crowd-submitted and curated facts about Black history, letting apps search entries by keyword or pull a single fact's full detail with its source and publish date. Its real host, rest.blackhistoryapi.io, sits behind an AWS API Gateway usage plan that rejects every request without a valid key before any application logic runs.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSUnknownNot documented — test from the browser before relying on it.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score64
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/black-history-facts/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/black-history-facts.svg" alt="Scored 64 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.
Developer reference
Base URL
https://rest.blackhistoryapi.io