jService

jService Clues API

Jeopardy! questions, answers, and metadata.

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Operations 3

GET /api/random Get Random Clues #
GET /api/final Get Final Jeopardy Clues #
GET /api/clues List Clues #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://github.com/sottenad/jService#readme
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/openapi/jservice-clues-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/json-schema/jservice-clue-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/json-schema/jservice-category-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/json-structure/jservice-clue-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/json-structure/jservice-category-structure.json

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/sottenad/jService
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/json-ld/jservice-context.jsonld
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SpectralRules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/rules/jservice-rules.yml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/examples/jservice-random-example.json
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jservice/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/jservice-vocabulary.yml
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Status
https://jservice.io
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License
https://github.com/sottenad/jService/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

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OpenAPI Specification

jservice-clues-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: jService Trivia Clues API
  description: jService is an open source Ruby on Rails API that serves Jeopardy!
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Steve Ottenad
    url: https://github.com/sottenad/jService
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/sottenad/jService/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
  x-status: deprecated
  x-status-reason: Original hosted endpoint at jservice.io is offline; spec preserved from source.
  x-data-source: https://j-archive.com
servers:
- url: http://jservice.io
  description: Original hosted endpoint (historical, currently offline)
- url: http://localhost:3000
  description: Default local Rails development server
tags:
- name: Clues
  description: Jeopardy! questions, answers, and metadata.
paths:
  /api/random:
    get:
      tags:
      - Clues
      summary: Get Random Clues
      description: Returns N random clues, including the parent category. Default 1, maximum 100.
      operationId: getRandomClues
      parameters:
      - name: count
        in: query
        description: Number of clues to return (max 100).
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of random clues with category embedded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClueWithCategory'
  /api/final:
    get:
      tags:
      - Clues
      summary: Get Final Jeopardy Clues
      description: Returns N random Final Jeopardy clues (clues with no `value`). Default 1, maximum 100.
      operationId: getFinalClues
      parameters:
      - name: count
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of Final Jeopardy clues with category embedded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClueWithCategory'
  /api/clues:
    get:
      tags:
      - Clues
      summary: List Clues
      description: List clues with optional filters. Page size is fixed at 100; use `offset` for pagination.
      operationId: listClues
      parameters:
      - name: value
        in: query
        description: Filter by dollar value of the clue.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: category
        in: query
        description: Filter by category ID.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: min_date
        in: query
        description: Earliest airdate (parsed via Chronic, e.g. "2010-01-01").
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: max_date
        in: query
        description: Latest airdate (parsed via Chronic).
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Pagination offset.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          default: 0
      - name: game_id
        in: query
        description: Filter by Jeopardy! game ID.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of clues matching the filters (up to 100 per page).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClueWithCategory'
components:
  schemas:
    ClueWithCategory:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Clue'
      - type: object
        properties:
          category:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
    Clue:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        answer:
          type: string
          description: The Jeopardy "answer" (read by the host).
        question:
          type: string
          description: The Jeopardy "question" (the contestant's response).
        value:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: Dollar value of the clue. Null for Final Jeopardy clues.
        airdate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        category_id:
          type: integer
        game_id:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        invalid_count:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: Number of times users have flagged this clue as invalid.
      required:
      - id
      - answer
      - question
      - category_id
    Category:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        clues_count:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      required:
      - id
      - title