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APIs.guru vs Hipsum
APIs.guru maintains the largest searchable directory of OpenAPI/Swagger definitions for public APIs, normalizing specs pulled from thousands of providers into one browsable catalogue. Its own machine-readable endpoint (api.apis.guru/v2) needs no key or account and returns the full listing plus individual OpenAPI documents as JSON or YAML. The project is open-source and entirely free, run as a community effort rather than a paid product.
Hipsum is a small, keyless JSON API that generates hipster-themed lorem ipsum text — pure hipster jargon or a mix of hipster-speak and classic Latin filler, with control over paragraph or sentence counts. It's a single-maintainer WordPress-hosted side project with no published rate limit and no support commitment, but the endpoint responds reliably and sends permissive CORS headers.
| APIs.guru | Hipsum | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON, YAML | JSON |
| CORS | no | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
Hipsum supports CORS, while APIs.guru doesn't — pick Hipsum for direct browser calls.