Bored API

Bored API Activities API

Operations for discovering and retrieving activities

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GET /random Get a random activity #

GET /filter Filter activities #

GET /activity/{key} Get activity by key #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Bored Activities API
  description: Free REST API that suggests random activities to do when bored, filterable by type, number of participants, price range, and accessibility. A teaching tool by The App Brewery. No authentication required.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: The App Brewery
    url: https://appbrewery.com/
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
- url: https://bored-api.appbrewery.com
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Activities
  description: Operations for discovering and retrieving activities
paths:
  /random:
    get:
      operationId: getRandomActivity
      summary: Get a random activity
      description: Returns a single randomly selected activity from the database.
      tags:
      - Activities
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A random activity object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Activity'
              example:
                activity: Learn Express.js
                availability: 0.25
                type: education
                participants: 1
                price: 0.1
                accessibility: Few challenges
                duration: hours
                kidFriendly: true
                link: https://expressjs.com/
                key: '3943506'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per 15 minutes)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /filter:
    get:
      operationId: filterActivities
      summary: Filter activities
      description: Returns an array of activities that match the provided filter criteria. Multiple filters can be combined. Returns an empty array if no activities match.
      tags:
      - Activities
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by activity type
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActivityType'
      - name: participants
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by number of participants
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParticipantCount'
      - name: price
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by exact price (decimal 0.0–1.0)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
      - name: minPrice
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Minimum price (decimal 0.0–1.0)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
      - name: maxPrice
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum price (decimal 0.0–1.0)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
      - name: availability
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by exact availability (decimal 0.0–1.0)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
      - name: minAvailability
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Minimum availability (decimal 0.0–1.0)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
      - name: maxAvailability
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum availability (decimal 0.0–1.0)
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of activities matching the filter criteria
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Activity'
              example:
              - activity: Contribute to open source
                availability: 0.25
                type: education
                participants: 1
                price: 0
                accessibility: Few challenges
                duration: hours
                kidFriendly: false
                link: https://github.com/explore
                key: '7687030'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per 15 minutes)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /activity/{key}:
    get:
      operationId: getActivityByKey
      summary: Get activity by key
      description: Returns a specific activity identified by its unique key.
      tags:
      - Activities
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique activity identifier
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '3943506'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The activity with the given key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Activity'
              example:
                activity: Learn Express.js
                availability: 0.25
                type: education
                participants: 1
                price: 0.1
                accessibility: Few challenges
                duration: hours
                kidFriendly: true
                link: https://expressjs.com/
                key: '3943506'
        '404':
          description: Activity not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per 15 minutes)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    ParticipantCount:
      type: integer
      description: Number of people needed for the activity
      enum:
      - 1
      - 2
      - 3
      - 4
      - 5
      - 6
      - 8
      example: 1
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
          example: Too many requests, please slow down
    ActivityType:
      type: string
      description: Category of the activity
      enum:
      - education
      - recreational
      - social
      - charity
      - cooking
      - relaxation
      - busywork
      example: education
    Activity:
      type: object
      description: An activity suggestion with metadata
      required:
      - activity
      - availability
      - type
      - participants
      - price
      - accessibility
      - duration
      - kidFriendly
      - link
      - key
      properties:
        activity:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the activity
          example: Learn Express.js
        availability:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
          description: 'Availability score from 0.0 (rare/difficult to access) to 1.0 (universally available). Represents how easy the activity is to access or set up.

            '
          example: 0.25
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActivityType'
        participants:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParticipantCount'
        price:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
          description: 'Relative cost from 0.0 (free) to 1.0 (expensive). Does not represent a specific currency amount.

            '
          example: 0.1
        accessibility:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of accessibility level
          example: Few challenges
        duration:
          type: string
          description: Rough time estimate for the activity
          enum:
          - minutes
          - hours
          - days
          - weeks
          example: hours
        kidFriendly:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the activity is appropriate for children
          example: true
        link:
          type: string
          description: Optional URL with more information about the activity (may be empty string)
          example: https://expressjs.com/
        key:
          type: string
          description: Unique numeric identifier for the activity
          example: '3943506'