Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke)

aid: dad-jokes
name: Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke)
description: icanhazdadjoke is a free REST API providing access to the internet's largest selection of dad jokes. It offers
  random joke retrieval, a searchable joke database, Slack slash command integration, Discord bot support, and plain-text
  or JSON responses — all with no authentication required.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dad-jokes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Dad Jokes
- Humor
- Comedy
- Random
- Jokes
- Slack
- Discord
apis:
- aid: dad-jokes:dad-jokes-api
  name: icanhazdadjoke API
  description: Free REST API for retrieving random dad jokes, fetching jokes by ID, searching jokes by keyword, and integrating
    dad jokes into Slack and Discord bots. Supports JSON, plain-text, and HTML responses via Accept headers. No API key or
    authentication required.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api
  baseURL: https://icanhazdadjoke.com
  tags:
  - Dad Jokes
  - Humor
  - Random
  - Search
  - Slack
  - Discord
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dad-jokes/refs/heads/main/openapi/dad-jokes-openapi.json
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/brettlangdon
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/icanhazdadjoke
- type: Plans
  url: plans/dad-jokes-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/dad-jokes-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/dad-jokes-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com