Superhero API (akabab)

Open-source REST API exposing 731 superheroes and villains drawn from multiple comic universes (Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and more) under a single, unauthenticated JSON surface. The dataset is rebuilt from the original superheroapi.com source, cleaned up, and republished as static JSON files served from GitHub Pages and the jsDelivr CDN. Each character includes powerstats, appearance, biography, work, connections, and a multi-resolution image set.

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Superhero API

The Superhero API is a static JSON REST surface that returns a single consolidated dataset of 731 characters or per-character / per-property records. All responses are pre-built...

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Superhero API (akabab)

OPEN

Pricing Plans

Superheroes Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Superheroes Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Semantic Vocabularies

Superheroes Context

36 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Superhero API (akabab) API Rules

9 rules · 6 errors 3 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Structure

Superheroes Character Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Superheroes Character Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Superheroes Powerstats Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

MIT License

jsDelivr CDN Mirror

superheroapi.com (Original Source)

PublicAPIsListing

PublicAPIsListing

SpectralRules

Connections

Character Example

All Characters Example

Powerstats Example

Sources

opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Superhero API (akabab)
  version: 0.3.0
items:
- info:
    name: Characters
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List All Characters
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/all.json
    docs: Returns every character record in the dataset as a single JSON array of 731 entries.
  - info:
      name: Get Character By Id
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/id/:id.json
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
    docs: Returns the complete record for a single character keyed by numeric id (1..731).
- info:
    name: Powerstats
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get Character Powerstats
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/powerstats/:id.json
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
    docs: Returns just the powerstats slice for a single character.
- info:
    name: Appearance
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get Character Appearance
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/appearance/:id.json
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
    docs: Returns just the appearance slice for a single character.
- info:
    name: Biography
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get Character Biography
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/biography/:id.json
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
    docs: Returns just the biography slice for a single character.
- info:
    name: Work
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get Character Work
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/work/:id.json
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
    docs: Returns just the work slice for a single character (occupation and base).
- info:
    name: Connections
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get Character Connections
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/connections/:id.json
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Numeric character id, 1..731.
    docs: Returns just the connections slice for a single character (group affiliations and relatives).
- info:
    name: Images
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get Character Image
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://akabab.github.io/superhero-api/api/images/:size/:filename
      params:
      - name: size
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Image size variant.
      - name: filename
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Image filename, e.g. `1-a-bomb.jpg`.
    docs: Returns a static JPG image for a character at the requested size. The filename uses the character slug pattern `{id}-{slug}.jpg`
      (e.g. `1-a-bomb.jpg`).
bundled: true