JokeAPI
FreeLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Curated joke database with categories, language and NSFW filters, served as JSON, XML or YAML.
Example request
curl -s 'https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Programming?type=single'
Free tier, in plain English
Free for everyone with no key; capped at 120 requests a minute, with optional tokens for higher limits.
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