Superhero API (akabab)

Superhero API (akabab) Characters API

Full character records and the consolidated dataset.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Superhero API (akabab) Appearance Characters API
  description: 'Open-source static REST API exposing 731 superheroes and villains from

    multiple comic universes (Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and more) as

    pre-built JSON files served from GitHub Pages and the jsDelivr CDN.

    All endpoints are unauthenticated GETs.

    '
  version: 0.3.0
  contact:
    name: akabab/superhero-api
    url: https://github.com/akabab/superhero-api
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/akabab/superhero-api/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api
  description: Primary origin (GitHub Pages)
- url: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/akabab/superhero-api@0.3.0/api
  description: jsDelivr CDN mirror
tags:
- name: Characters
  description: Full character records and the consolidated dataset.
paths:
  /all.json:
    get:
      operationId: listAllCharacters
      summary: List All Characters
      description: Returns every character record in the dataset as a single JSON array of 731 entries.
      tags:
      - Characters
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A JSON array of all character records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Character'
  /id/{id}.json:
    get:
      operationId: getCharacterById
      summary: Get Character By Id
      description: Returns the complete record for a single character keyed by numeric id (1..731).
      tags:
      - Characters
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CharacterId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A single character record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Character'
        '404':
          description: No character with the supplied id exists.
components:
  parameters:
    CharacterId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 731
  schemas:
    Powerstats:
      type: object
      description: Six-axis powerstats vector scored 0-100 (null if unknown).
      properties:
        intelligence:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        strength:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        speed:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        durability:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        power:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        combat:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
    Connections:
      type: object
      description: Group affiliations and family connections.
      properties:
        groupAffiliation:
          type: string
          description: Group/team affiliations.
        relatives:
          type: string
          description: Known relatives.
    Images:
      type: object
      description: Image URLs at four sizes.
      required:
      - xs
      - sm
      - md
      - lg
      properties:
        xs:
          type: string
          format: uri
        sm:
          type: string
          format: uri
        md:
          type: string
          format: uri
        lg:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Character:
      type: object
      description: A complete superhero or villain record.
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - slug
      - powerstats
      - appearance
      - biography
      - work
      - connections
      - images
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric identifier, 1..731.
          example: 1
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the character.
          example: A-Bomb
        slug:
          type: string
          description: URL-safe slug in `{id}-{name}` form.
          example: 1-a-bomb
        powerstats:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Powerstats'
        appearance:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Appearance'
        biography:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Biography'
        work:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Work'
        connections:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Connections'
        images:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Images'
    Appearance:
      type: object
      description: Physical appearance attributes.
      properties:
        gender:
          type: string
          description: Reported gender or "-" if unknown.
        race:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Species / race designation (e.g. Human, Kryptonian, Mutant).
        height:
          type: array
          description: Height pair — imperial then metric.
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 6'8
          - 203 cm
        weight:
          type: array
          description: Weight pair — imperial then metric.
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 980 lb
          - 441 kg
        eyeColor:
          type: string
          description: Eye color or "-" if unknown.
        hairColor:
          type: string
          description: Hair color or "-" / "No Hair" if unknown / bald.
    Biography:
      type: object
      description: Biographical information.
      properties:
        fullName:
          type: string
          description: Real name where known.
        alterEgos:
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated alter egos, or "No alter egos found.".
        aliases:
          type: array
          description: Known aliases.
          items:
            type: string
        placeOfBirth:
          type: string
        firstAppearance:
          type: string
          description: First appearance in canonical comics / media.
        publisher:
          type: string
          description: Originating publisher (Marvel Comics, DC Comics, etc.).
        alignment:
          type: string
          description: Moral alignment of the character.
          enum:
          - good
          - bad
          - neutral
          - '-'
    Work:
      type: object
      description: Occupational record.
      properties:
        occupation:
          type: string
          description: Occupation(s), or "-" if unknown.
        base:
          type: string
          description: Base of operations, or "-" if unknown.