Animals — entry 019 of 20
The Dog
The Dog API is the canine counterpart to The Cat API, serving random dog images alongside account features like voting, favouriting, and uploads. Anonymous image search works at a throttled rate with no key, but voting and favouriting both return an authentication error without a free API key sent as the x-api-key header; the breeds endpoint currently returns a 403 pointing at an "AI analysis service," suggesting structured breed data has moved behind the operator's newer paid tier. That operator, That API Company, sells a custom-quote "Animal Intelligence" enterprise plan (vet-reviewed breed/health data, custom integrations) alongside the free developer tier.
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/the-dog/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/the-dog.svg" alt="Scored 61 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.
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.