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Cats API

The Cats API provides detailed, qualitative information on every recognized cat breed.

Available endpoints:

  • /v1/cats - Get a list of cat breeds matching specified parameters
  • /v1/allcats - Get a list of all cat breed names

API Status

Online - All Systems Operational

/v1/cats GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/cats

Get a list of cat breeds matching specified parameters. Returns at most 20 results. To access more than 20 results, use the offset parameter to offset results in multiple API calls.

Parameters

At least one of the following parameters (other than offset) must be set:

  • name  optional

    The name of cat breed.

  • min_weight  optional

    Minimum weight in pounds.

  • max_weight  optional

    Maximum weight in pounds.

  • min_life_expectancy  optional

    Minimum life expectancy in years.

  • max_life_expectancy  optional

    Maximum life expectancy in years.

  • shedding  optional

    How much hair the cat sheds. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates no shedding and 5 indicates maximum shedding.

  • family_friendly  optional

    How affectionate the cat is to family. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates minimal affection and 5 indicates maximum affection.

  • playfulness  optional

    How playful the cat is. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates serious and stern and 5 indicates maximum playfulness.

  • grooming  optional

    How much work is required to properly groom the cat. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates maximum grooming effort and 5 indicates minimum grooming effort.

  • other_pets_friendly  optional

    How well the cat gets along with other pets in the household (for example, dogs). Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates the cat isn't very friendly to other pets and 5 indicates the cat gets along very well with other pets.

  • children_friendly  optional

    How well the cat gets along with children. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates the cat does not get along well with kids and 5 indicates the cat is very kid-friendly.

  • offset  optional

    Number of results to offset for pagination.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Sample Request Live Demo!

name
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/cats?name=abyssinian

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 [ { "length": "12 to 16 inches", "origin": "Southeast Asia", "image_link": "https://api-ninjas.com/images/cats/abyssinian.jpg", "family_friendly": 3, "shedding": 3, "general_health": 2, "playfulness": 5, "children_friendly": 5, "grooming": 3, "intelligence": 5, "other_pets_friendly": 5, "min_weight": 6, "max_weight": 10, "min_life_expectancy": 9, "max_life_expectancy": 15, "name": "Abyssinian" } ]

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/cats?name=persian" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.

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/v1/allcats GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/allcats

Returns a list of all cat breed names.

Parameters

None

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Sample Request

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/allcats

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 [ "Abyssinian", "Aegean", "American Bobtail", ... ]