Breaking Bad Episodes API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Breaking Bad Episodes API
  description: Community-built REST API exposing characters, quotes, episodes, and deaths from the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul television universe.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Tim Biles (original maintainer)
    url: https://github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API/blob/master/LICENSE.rst
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-29'
  x-status: deprecated
  x-deprecation-note: The hosted service at breakingbadapi.com is unreachable as of 2026-05-29 (DNS does not resolve). Schema and operations are preserved here for historical reference and to support nostalgic/educational re-implementations.
servers:
- url: https://www.breakingbadapi.com/api
  description: Original community-hosted endpoint (unreachable as of 2026)
tags:
- name: Episodes
  description: Episodes from the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul series.
paths:
  /episodes:
    get:
      operationId: listEpisodes
      summary: List Episodes
      description: Returns every episode across Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
      tags:
      - Episodes
      parameters:
      - name: series
        in: query
        description: Filter episodes by series — `Breaking+Bad` or `Better+Call+Saul`.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Breaking+Bad
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of episode records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
              examples:
                ListEpisodes200Example:
                  summary: Default listEpisodes 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - episode_id: 1
                    title: Pilot
                    season: '1'
                    air_date: 01-20-2008
                    characters:
                    - Walter White
                    - Jesse Pinkman
                    - Skyler White
                    - Hank Schrader
                    - Marie Schrader
                    - Walter White Jr.
                    episode: '1'
                    series: Breaking Bad
                  - episode_id: 62
                    title: Felina
                    season: '5'
                    air_date: 09-29-2013
                    characters:
                    - Walter White
                    - Jesse Pinkman
                    - Skyler White
                    - Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
                    - Todd Alquist
                    episode: '16'
                    series: Breaking Bad
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /episodes/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getEpisodeById
      summary: Get Episode By Id
      description: Returns one episode by numeric id.
      tags:
      - Episodes
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Numeric episode id.
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Episode record, wrapped in an array.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
              examples:
                GetEpisodeById200Example:
                  summary: Default getEpisodeById 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - episode_id: 1
                    title: Pilot
                    season: '1'
                    air_date: 01-20-2008
                    characters:
                    - Walter White
                    - Jesse Pinkman
                    - Skyler White
                    - Hank Schrader
                    episode: '1'
                    series: Breaking Bad
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            NotFoundExample:
              summary: Default 404 response
              x-microcks-default: true
              value:
                message: Not Found
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. The original upstream enforced 10,000 requests per day per IP and returned 429 until the 24-hour window rolled over.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            RateLimitedExample:
              summary: Default 429 response
              x-microcks-default: true
              value:
                message: Rate limit exceeded. Try again in 24 hours.
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Generic error envelope.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
          example: Not Found
    Episode:
      type: object
      description: An episode of Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul.
      x-schema-source: documentation
      x-source-url: https://github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API
      properties:
        episode_id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique numeric id for the episode.
          example: 1
        title:
          type: string
          description: Episode title.
          example: Pilot
        season:
          type: string
          description: Season number as a string (zero-padded by upstream).
          example: '1'
        air_date:
          type: string
          description: Original air date in M-D-YYYY format.
          example: 01-20-2008
        characters:
          type: array
          description: Characters appearing in the episode.
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - Walter White
          - Jesse Pinkman
        episode:
          type: string
          description: Episode number within the season (zero-padded by upstream).
          example: '1'
        series:
          type: string
          description: Series the episode belongs to — `Breaking Bad` or `Better Call Saul`.
          example: Breaking Bad