chucknorris.io Search API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Chuck Norris Jokes Categories Search API
  description: 'Free JSON REST API for hand-curated Chuck Norris facts maintained by

    @matchilling. Supports random retrieval, category filtering, full-text

    search, and direct lookup by joke identifier. No authentication is required

    and there are no documented rate limits.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Mathias Schilling
    url: https://github.com/chucknorris-io
    email: cn-jokes-api@chucknorris.io
  license:
    name: GPL-3.0
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
  termsOfService: https://api.chucknorris.io/
servers:
- url: https://api.chucknorris.io
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Search
  description: Full-text search across the joke corpus.
paths:
  /jokes/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchJokes
      summary: Search Jokes
      description: 'Free-text search across the Chuck Norris joke corpus. Returns an array

        of jokes whose `value` matches the supplied query, along with the total

        count.

        '
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Free-text search term.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 120
          example: dev
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching jokes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
              examples:
                search:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/SearchResults'
        '400':
          description: Missing or invalid query parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Joke:
      type: object
      description: A single Chuck Norris joke (fact).
      required:
      - categories
      - created_at
      - icon_url
      - id
      - updated_at
      - url
      - value
      properties:
        categories:
          type: array
          description: Categories this joke belongs to (empty when uncategorized).
          items:
            type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          description: Timestamp the joke was created (UTC, ISO-like format).
          example: '2020-01-05 13:42:25.099703'
        icon_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the Chuck Norris avatar image.
          example: https://api.chucknorris.io/img/avatar/chuck-norris.png
        id:
          type: string
          description: Stable identifier for the joke.
          example: Yke6bi5xSdWvSq_dkCCGkA
        updated_at:
          type: string
          description: Timestamp the joke was last updated.
          example: '2020-01-05 13:42:25.099703'
        url:
          type: string
          description: Canonical URL for the joke on chucknorris.io.
        value:
          type: string
          description: The Chuck Norris fact text.
          example: Chuck Norris can see around corners.
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      description: Result envelope returned by the search endpoint.
      required:
      - total
      - result
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of jokes matching the query.
          example: 17
        result:
          type: array
          description: Matching jokes.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Joke'
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error envelope returned by the API.
      properties:
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-05-30T23:16:45.026Z'
        status:
          type: integer
          example: 404
        error:
          type: string
          example: Not Found
        path:
          type: string
          example: /jokes/missing
  examples:
    SearchResults:
      summary: Search response for "dev"
      value:
        total: 2
        result:
        - categories:
          - dev
          created_at: '2020-01-05 13:42:25.099703'
          icon_url: https://api.chucknorris.io/img/avatar/chuck-norris.png
          id: Yke6bi5xSdWvSq_dkCCGkA
          updated_at: '2020-01-05 13:42:25.099703'
          url: https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/Yke6bi5xSdWvSq_dkCCGkA
          value: Chuck Norris's code compiles before he writes it.
        - categories:
          - dev
          created_at: '2020-01-05 13:42:25.099703'
          icon_url: https://api.chucknorris.io/img/avatar/chuck-norris.png
          id: 8w3Pj9z6Q9KqgKfQ8KkLPg
          updated_at: '2020-01-05 13:42:25.099703'
          url: https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/8w3Pj9z6Q9KqgKfQ8KkLPg
          value: Chuck Norris can divide by zero.