An API of Ice And Fire

aid: an-api-of-ice-and-fire
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/an-api-of-ice-and-fire.png
name: An API of Ice And Fire
description: An API of Ice And Fire is the world's greatest source for quantified and structured data from the universe of
  A Song of Ice and Fire (and the HBO series Game of Thrones). The open, read-only REST API exposes Books, Characters, and
  Houses as hypermedia resources with HAL-style URL references, RFC 5988 Link-header pagination, conditional caching, and
  version selection via custom media types. It is free, unauthenticated, and rate-limited at 20,000 requests per IP per day.
url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-30'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Video
x-type: opensource
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
tags:
- Video
- Public APIs
- Open-Source
- Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Fan API
- Hypermedia
- HAL
- REST
- Open Data
- Entertainment
tags_raw:
- Video
- Public APIs
- Open Source
- Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Fan API
- Hypermedia
- HAL
- REST
- Open Data
- Entertainment
apis:
- aid: an-api-of-ice-and-fire:an-api-of-ice-and-fire-books-api
  name: An API of Ice And Fire Books API
  description: Books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
  humanURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  baseURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/api
  tags:
  - Books
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-books-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/Documentation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/wiki
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire
  - type: SignupURL
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/anapioficeandfire-python
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/sotojuan/maester
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/afram/iceandfire-graphql
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/kberger/anapioficeandfire-haskell
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/arbazsiddiqui/A-song-of-ice-and-fire-API
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/alexwebb2/node-api-iceandfire
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/MangoTheCat/GoTr
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jzntam/game_of_thrones_api
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Yag000/asoiaf-rs
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/murphb52/IceAndFireKit
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/ujell/IceAndFireLoader
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/fitomad/WesterosKit
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/anujpradhaan/anapioficeandfire-go
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/zytron3/AnAPIofIceAndFireCpp
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/voxgig-sdk/anapioficeandfire-sdk
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-anapioficeandfire
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/stephdietzel/ConnectorOfIceAndFire
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-graphql.md
- aid: an-api-of-ice-and-fire:an-api-of-ice-and-fire-characters-api
  name: An API of Ice And Fire Characters API
  description: Characters from the A Song of Ice and Fire universe.
  humanURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  baseURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/api
  tags:
  - Characters
  properties:
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    url: openapi/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-characters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/Documentation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/wiki
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire
  - type: SignupURL
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
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    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/anapioficeandfire-python
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/sotojuan/maester
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/afram/iceandfire-graphql
  - type: SDKs
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  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/arbazsiddiqui/A-song-of-ice-and-fire-API
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/alexwebb2/node-api-iceandfire
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/MangoTheCat/GoTr
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jzntam/game_of_thrones_api
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Yag000/asoiaf-rs
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/murphb52/IceAndFireKit
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/ujell/IceAndFireLoader
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/fitomad/WesterosKit
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/anujpradhaan/anapioficeandfire-go
  - type: SDKs
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  - type: Tools
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  - type: Tools
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  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-graphql.md
- aid: an-api-of-ice-and-fire:an-api-of-ice-and-fire-houses-api
  name: An API of Ice And Fire Houses API
  description: Noble houses of Westeros and Essos.
  humanURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  baseURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/api
  tags:
  - Houses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-houses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/Documentation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/wiki
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire
  - type: SignupURL
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/anapioficeandfire-python
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/sotojuan/maester
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/afram/iceandfire-graphql
  - type: SDKs
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  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/arbazsiddiqui/A-song-of-ice-and-fire-API
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/alexwebb2/node-api-iceandfire
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/MangoTheCat/GoTr
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jzntam/game_of_thrones_api
  - type: SDKs
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  - type: SDKs
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  - type: SDKs
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  - type: Tools
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  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-graphql.md
- aid: an-api-of-ice-and-fire:an-api-of-ice-and-fire-root-api
  name: An API of Ice And Fire Root API
  description: API entry-point listing the top-level resource URLs.
  humanURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  baseURL: https://anapioficeandfire.com/api
  tags:
  - Root
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-root-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/Documentation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/wiki
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire
  - type: SignupURL
    url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/anapioficeandfire-python
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/sotojuan/maester
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/afram/iceandfire-graphql
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/kberger/anapioficeandfire-haskell
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/arbazsiddiqui/A-song-of-ice-and-fire-API
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/alexwebb2/node-api-iceandfire
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/MangoTheCat/GoTr
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jzntam/game_of_thrones_api
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/Yag000/asoiaf-rs
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/murphb52/IceAndFireKit
  - type: SDKs
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  - type: SDKs
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  - type: SDKs
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  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-anapioficeandfire
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/stephdietzel/ConnectorOfIceAndFire
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-graphql.md
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/issues
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://anapioficeandfire.com/Documentation
- type: Documentation
  title: Project Wiki
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/wiki
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire
- type: License
  title: BSD 3-Clause-like (see LICENSE.md)
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/blob/master/LICENSE.md
- type: ContributingGuide
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog/AnApiOfIceAndFire
- type: GitHubOrganization
  title: Maintainer
  url: https://github.com/joakimskoog
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/an-api-of-ice-and-fire-spectral-rules.yml
features:
- name: Hypermedia Resources
  description: Every resource is returned with absolute `url` self-links and outbound URL references to related resources
    (e.g. characters point to allegiance houses, books, and POV books).
- name: RFC 5988 Link-Header Pagination
  description: Collection endpoints paginate via Link headers with `first`, `next`, `prev`, and `last` rels — no in-body pagination
    envelope, just ready-to-follow URLs.
- name: Conditional Caching
  description: Responses include ETag and Last-Modified headers. Clients can issue conditional GETs with `If-None-Match` /
    `If-Modified-Since` and receive 304 Not Modified to save bandwidth.
- name: Media-Type Versioning
  description: Versions are selected via the Accept header, e.g. `application/vnd.anapioficeandfire+json; version=1` — resources
    can evolve independently without breaking older clients.
- name: Rich Filtering
  description: Characters can be filtered by name, gender, culture, born, died, and isAlive; Houses by region, words, hasWords,
    hasTitles, hasSeats, hasDiedOut, hasAncestralWeapons; Books by name, fromReleaseDate, toReleaseDate.
- name: No Authentication
  description: Fully open read-only API — no API key, no OAuth, no signup. GET only.
- name: Generous Rate Limit
  description: 20,000 requests per IP per 24 hours, more than enough for most hobbyist and demo workloads. 403 Forbidden after
    exhaustion until the window resets.
useCases:
- name: Learning REST and Hypermedia
  description: Used in countless tutorials, bootcamps, and university courses to teach REST clients, HAL-style hypermedia
    traversal, Link-header pagination, and conditional caching against a real, free, fun dataset.
- name: Fan Apps and Visualizations
  description: Powers fan-built web and mobile apps that browse the ASOIAF universe — character profiles, house family trees,
    book timelines, and POV explorers.
- name: API Client Library Examples
  description: The community has produced helper libraries in Python, Elixir, Haskell, Node.js, R, Ruby, Rust, Swift, and
    a GraphQL wrapper, making the API a popular target for "write your own SDK" exercises.
- name: Game of Thrones Bots and Chat Integrations
  description: Reddit and Discord bots use the API to answer canon questions about characters, houses, and books in real time.
- name: Data Journalism and Analysis
  description: Notebooks and data-science demos slice the dataset to study character mortality, house power dynamics, and
    POV distribution across the novels.
integrations:
- name: A Song of Ice and Fire Wiki (canon source)
  description: The data behind the API is curated against the A Wiki of Ice and Fire canon source, kept in sync as new material
    is published.
- name: Public APIs Catalog
  description: Listed in the `public-apis/public-apis` directory under the Video category as a free, no-auth fan API.
solutions:
- name: Self-Hosting
  description: The full source (ASP.NET / C#) is available under a BSD-style license, so teams can fork and self-host their
    own ASOIAF data API.
- name: Mirror / Backup
  description: Because the API is read-only and the dataset is bounded (~12 books, ~2,100 characters, ~450 houses), a complete
    mirror fits in a small JSON archive — ideal for offline use and CI test fixtures.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com