Games & Comics — entry 040 of 77
JokeAPI
JokeAPI serves a curated set of ~1,368 jokes across categories like Programming, Miscellaneous, Dark, Pun, Spooky, and Christmas, with flags to blacklist NSFW/religious/political/racist/sexist/explicit content. No API token, registration, or payment is required, and responses can be returned as JSON, XML, YAML, or plain text; the service now also runs on its own v2.jokeapi.dev subdomain in addition to the original sv443.net path.
AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSON, XML, YAML, plain textResponses can be requested as JSON or XML or YAML or plain text.
GreatAPIs Score
Score80
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats15/15Supports 4 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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- No key needed — call it now.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.