Drinks APIs

Q: Is there a free Drinks API?

Yes. Open Brewery DB and Coffee API are free to use, and TheCocktailDB, grapeminds Wine API and WhiskyHunter have a free tier alongside paid plans.

Q: Which Drinks APIs work without an API key?

Open Brewery DB, Coffee API and WhiskyHunter need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.

Q: Can I call a Drinks API from front-end JavaScript?

Open Brewery DB allows cross-origin requests and needs no key, so it works straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.

Q: Can I use Drinks APIs in a commercial project?

TheCocktailDB and grapeminds Wine API restrict it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.

Q: Which Drinks APIs work with AI agents?

WhiskyHunter has an MCP server, so an AI agent can call it directly. TheCocktailDB publishes an OpenAPI spec for generating clients and tools.

Drink APIs here split by beverage. TheCocktailDB has cocktail and mocktail recipes with measures and glassware, filterable by spirit. Open Brewery DB is a free, keyless directory of breweries, cideries and bottle shops with location details. grapeminds covers wines with regions, grape varieties and multilingual tasting notes, and WhiskyHunter aggregates online whisky auction results and prices.

5 listings of 26 in catalogue

Table Rows

API	Pricing	Auth	Format	Free tier	Status
Coffee APIReturns a random coffee stock photo, as raw image bytes or a JSON URL. Food & Drink › Drinks	Free	None	JSON	Unlimited	Live
grapeminds Wine API311,000+ wines with producers, regions, grape varieties, drinking windows and multilingual tasting notes. Food & Drink › Drinks	Freemium	API key	JSON	<100/day	Live
Open Brewery DBDirectory of breweries, cideries, brewpubs and bottle shops with location and contact details. Food & Drink › Drinks	Free	None	JSON	Unlimited	Live
TheCocktailDBCocktail and mocktail recipes with measures, glassware, ingredient details and photos, filterable by spirit. Food & Drink › Drinks	Freemium	API key	JSON	Unlimited	Live
UntappdBeer, brewery and user check-in data from the Untappd social beer-logging platform. Food & Drink › Drinks	Free	OAuth	JSON	1k–10k/day	Down
WhiskyHunterAggregates past and live online whisky auction results, prices, fees, and distillery statistics. Food & Drink › Drinks	Freemium	None	JSON	Unlimited	Live

Choosing a Drinks API

Is there a free Drinks API?

Yes. Open Brewery DB and Coffee API are free to use, and TheCocktailDB, grapeminds Wine API and WhiskyHunter have a free tier alongside paid plans.

Which Drinks APIs work without an API key?

Open Brewery DB, Coffee API and WhiskyHunter need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.

Can I call a Drinks API from front-end JavaScript?

Open Brewery DB allows cross-origin requests and needs no key, so it works straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.

Can I use Drinks APIs in a commercial project?

TheCocktailDB and grapeminds Wine API restrict it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.

Which Drinks APIs work with AI agents?

WhiskyHunter has an MCP server, so an AI agent can call it directly. TheCocktailDB publishes an OpenAPI spec for generating clients and tools.

More in Food & Drink: Recipes APIs · Restaurants APIs · Nutrition APIs