# Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/dad-jokes/  
**Website:** https://icanhazdadjoke.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 30.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 30.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 58.0 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

## Agent readiness — 26.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Open access — onboarding: open, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke) Integrations API** — Slack and Discord integration endpoints
- **Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke) Jokes API** — Dad joke retrieval and search

## Agentic access (1)

- **Dad Jokes Agentic Access** — 6 operations · 1 acting

## Security (1)

- **Dad Jokes Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC

## Plans (1)

- **Dad Jokes Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Dad Jokes, Humor, Comedy, Random, Jokes, Slack, Discord

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/dad-jokes/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.