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n0shake/Public-APIs
📚 A public list of APIs from round the web.
A giant categorized markdown list of public APIs, one README with dozens of category tables linking out to third-party API docs. It's for developers hunting for an API to plug into a side project or hackathon idea and want a browsable starting point rather than a Google search.
23k+ stars and a steady stream of PRs means the list keeps growing and dead entries sometimes get flagged by contributors. The category structure with a table of contents makes it skimmable instead of one giant wall of links. Each entry marks open-source vs. trial-based, which is a small but genuinely useful signal most API lists skip.
There's zero actual code here - it's a single README, so there's nothing to clone, run, or depend on; the only 'integration' is clicking a link. Quality control is inconsistent - entries range from well-documented APIs to random personal projects (Nick Cannon baby trivia, an adult content scraper) sitting next to Stripe and Google Cloud with no distinction in reliability or trustworthiness. Link rot is inevitable at this scale and there's no automated check for dead endpoints - several URLs point to defunct or renamed services. No way to filter by auth requirements, rate limits, or pricing beyond a binary open/trial tag, so you still have to click through every candidate to know if it's usable.