Numbers API Random API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Numbers Date Random API
  description: 'Free REST API providing interesting mathematical facts, trivia, dates, and year facts about numbers for educational and fun applications. Returns short, readable facts about any number or date across four categories: trivia, mathematical properties, notable years, and day-of-year historical events. No authentication or API key required.

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  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    url: http://numbersapi.com
  license:
    name: MIT
servers:
- url: http://numbersapi.com
  description: Numbers API production server
tags:
- name: Random
paths:
  /random/trivia:
    get:
      operationId: getRandomTriviaFact
      summary: Get a random trivia fact
      description: Returns an interesting trivia fact about a randomly selected number.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/json'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fragment'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/notfound'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/default'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/min'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/max'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callback'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A trivia fact about a random number (plain text or JSON)
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NumberFact'
      tags:
      - Random
  /random/math:
    get:
      operationId: getRandomMathFact
      summary: Get a random mathematical fact
      description: Returns an interesting mathematical fact about a randomly selected number.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/json'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fragment'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/notfound'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/default'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/min'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/max'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callback'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A math fact about a random number (plain text or JSON)
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NumberFact'
      tags:
      - Random
  /random/year:
    get:
      operationId: getRandomYearFact
      summary: Get a random year fact
      description: Returns an interesting fact about a randomly selected year.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/json'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fragment'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/notfound'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/default'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/min'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/max'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callback'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A year fact about a random year (plain text or JSON)
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/YearFact'
      tags:
      - Random
  /random/date:
    get:
      operationId: getRandomDateFact
      summary: Get a random date fact
      description: Returns an interesting historical fact about a randomly selected date.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/json'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fragment'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/notfound'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/default'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callback'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A date fact about a random date (plain text or JSON)
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateFact'
      tags:
      - Random
components:
  parameters:
    callback:
      name: callback
      in: query
      required: false
      description: '(Deprecated) JSONP callback function name. The response will be wrapped in a call to this function.

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      schema:
        type: string
      deprecated: true
    min:
      name: min
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'Minimum value for random number generation. Used with `random` number to constrain the range.

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      schema:
        type: integer
    max:
      name: max
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'Maximum value for random number generation. Used with `random` number to constrain the range.

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      schema:
        type: integer
    fragment:
      name: fragment
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'Return the fact as a sentence fragment that can be easily included as part of a larger sentence. The first word is lowercase and ending punctuation is omitted.

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      schema:
        type: boolean
    json:
      name: json
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'Return the fact and associated metadata as a JSON object instead of plain text. Can also be triggered by setting the Accept or Content-Type header to application/json.

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      schema:
        type: boolean
    notfound:
      name: notfound
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'What to do if the number is not found. Options: `default` (return a pre-written missing message), `floor` (round down to the largest number with a fact), `ceil` (round up to the smallest number with a fact).

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      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - default
        - floor
        - ceil
        default: default
    default:
      name: default
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'A custom message to return if no fact is found for the requested number. Used in conjunction with `notfound=default`.

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      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    NumberFact:
      type: object
      description: A fact about a number with associated metadata
      required:
      - text
      - found
      - number
      - type
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: The fact text itself
          example: 42 is the result given by Google and Bing for the query "the answer to life the universe and everything".
        found:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether a fact was found for the requested number
          example: true
        number:
          type: number
          description: The number that the fact pertains to
          example: 42
        type:
          type: string
          description: The category of the returned fact
          enum:
          - trivia
          - math
          - year
          - date
          example: trivia
    YearFact:
      type: object
      description: A fact about a year with associated metadata
      required:
      - text
      - found
      - number
      - type
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: The fact text itself
          example: 2012 is the year that the century's second and last solar transit of Venus occurs on June 6.
        found:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether a fact was found for the requested year
          example: true
        number:
          type: number
          description: The year that the fact pertains to
          example: 2012
        type:
          type: string
          description: The category of the returned fact
          example: year
        date:
          type: string
          description: A day of year associated with some year facts
          example: June 6
    DateFact:
      type: object
      description: A fact about a calendar date with associated metadata
      required:
      - text
      - found
      - number
      - type
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: The fact text itself
          example: February 29 is the day in 1504 that Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.
        found:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether a fact was found for the requested date
          example: true
        number:
          type: number
          description: 'The 1-indexed day of a leap year (e.g., 61 would be March 1st)

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          example: 60
        type:
          type: string
          description: The category of the returned fact
          example: date
        year:
          type: string
          description: A year associated with some date facts
          example: '1504'