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JokeAPI

A REST API serving uniformly and well formatted jokes without the need for API token, membership, registration or payment. Supports various filters for customized joke retrieval.

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No keyHTTPSCORSEntertainment

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

API key

Not required

HTTPS

Supported

Browser calls

Yes, CORS enabled

Status

Live · 100/100

What our checks found

Health score
100/100
Reliability
100%
Average latency
985ms

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

How to call it

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

# No authentication required.
curl -s "https://v2.jokeapi.dev/ENDPOINT" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Where this listing comes from

Aggregated from 2 public sources (freepublicapis, public-apis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.

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JokeAPI — common questions

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

Is JokeAPI free to use?

JokeAPI is listed in our free catalogue and required no credential when we called it. It needs no authentication at all, so you can send a request without signing up. Free tiers can still carry rate limits or non-commercial terms, so check the provider's own terms before shipping.

Does JokeAPI need an API key?

No. We called JokeAPI on 2026-09-18 with no key, no token and no Authorization header, and it responded. That is what puts it in our no-key collection.

Can I call JokeAPI from browser JavaScript?

Yes. JokeAPI 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 JokeAPI still working?

Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached JokeAPI and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 985 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.

Is JokeAPI available over HTTPS?

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