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Random Useless Facts

HTTP API for useless facts. Provides random useless facts and today's useless fact with language and content-type customization options. APIv1 is deprecated.

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No keyHTTPSCORSEntertainment

Verified 4 days ago: 91% uptime

API key

Not required

HTTPS

Supported

Browser calls

Yes, CORS enabled

Status

Live · 94/100

What our checks found

Health score
94/100
Reliability
91%
Average latency
1840ms

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

How to call it

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

# No authentication required.
curl -s "https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/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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Random Useless Facts — common questions

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

Is Random Useless Facts free to use?

Random Useless Facts 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 Random Useless Facts need an API key?

No. We called Random Useless Facts 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 Random Useless Facts from browser JavaScript?

Yes. Random Useless Facts 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 Random Useless Facts still working?

Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached Random Useless Facts and recorded a 91% reliability score with a median response time of 1840 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.

Is Random Useless Facts available over HTTPS?

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