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api-ninjas-com Jokes API

The Jokes API provides funny jokes from the Internet about pop culture, science, history, and other awesome topics.

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Operations 2

GET /v1/jokes Get a random joke #

GET /v1/jokeoftheday Get the joke of the day #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ninjas Jokes API
  description: 'Combined OpenAPI specification for every API Ninjas endpoint. Requests go to https://api.api-ninjas.com with an `X-Api-Key` header; get a free key at https://api-ninjas.com/register. Human-readable docs: https://api-ninjas.com/api. Index for LLMs: https://api-ninjas.com/llms.txt.'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Ninjas
    url: https://api-ninjas.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.api-ninjas.com
  description: API Ninjas Production
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Jokes
  description: The Jokes API provides funny jokes from the Internet about pop culture, science, history, and other awesome topics.
paths:
  /v1/jokes:
    get:
      summary: Get a random joke
      description: Returns random jokes about pop culture, science, history and other topics. Set `limit` to return between 1 and 100 jokes; the default is 1.
      operationId: getJoke
      tags:
      - Jokes
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: How many jokes to return. Must be between 1 and 100. Default is 1.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokeResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokesOpenapi_BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokesOpenapi_Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokesOpenapi_InternalServerError'
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
  /v1/jokeoftheday:
    get:
      summary: Get the joke of the day
      description: Returns a single joke for the current day. The same joke is returned for all requests on the same day, and changes each day. No parameters are available for this endpoint, so everyone sees the same joke of the day.
      operationId: getJokeOfTheDay
      tags:
      - Jokes
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokeResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokesOpenapi_BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokesOpenapi_Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JokesOpenapi_InternalServerError'
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  responses:
    JokesOpenapi_BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JokesOpenapi_Error'
    JokesOpenapi_Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JokesOpenapi_Error'
    JokeResponse:
      description: A list of random jokes
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Joke'
    JokesOpenapi_InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JokesOpenapi_Error'
  schemas:
    JokesOpenapi_Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
    Joke:
      type: object
      properties:
        joke:
          type: string
          example: When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
externalDocs:
  description: API Ninjas documentation
  url: https://api-ninjas.com/api