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Extinct Animals API

This API provides information about animals that became extinct in the last 11,650 years, known as the Holocene extinction. It gathers data from Wikipedia and individual animal pages, allowing users to retrieve information about these extinct species, including their names and last recorded sightings.

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AuthHTTPSCORSAnimals

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

API key

Unconfirmed

HTTPS

Supported

Browser calls

Yes, CORS enabled

Status

Live · 98/100

What our checks found

Health score
98/100
Reliability
100%
Average latency
827ms

Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.

How to call it

A starting template for Extinct Animals API. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.

# Authentication requirement is unconfirmed. Check the documentation before relying on this.
curl -s "https://cheba-apis.vercel.app/ENDPOINT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Where this listing comes from

Aggregated from one public source (freepublicapis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.

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Extinct Animals API — common questions

Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.

Is Extinct Animals API free to use?

Extinct Animals API is listed in our free catalogue, but it requires some form of authentication, so you will need to register before your first call. Providers frequently reserve higher limits and commercial use for paid plans.

Does Extinct Animals API need an API key?

Extinct Animals API requires some form of authentication. Check the provider's documentation for which scheme it expects.

Can I call Extinct Animals API from browser JavaScript?

Yes. Extinct Animals API returned CORS headers when we checked it, so a browser will let your page read the response. You can fetch it directly from client-side JavaScript with no proxy and no backend.

Is Extinct Animals API still working?

Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached Extinct Animals API and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 827 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.

Is Extinct Animals API available over HTTPS?

Yes. Extinct Animals API serves over HTTPS, so you can call it from a secure page without triggering a mixed-content block.