Dogs API

The Dogs API provides detailed, qualitative information on over 200 different breeds of dogs.

/v1/dogs GET

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

Get a list of dog 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 (excluding offset) is required.

  • name  optional

    The name of breed.

  • min_height  optional

    Minimum height in inches.

  • max_height  optional

    Maximum height in inches.

  • 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 breed sheds. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates no shedding and 5 indicates maximum shedding.

  • barking  optional

    How vocal the breed is. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates minimal barking and 5 indicates maximum barking.

  • energy  optional

    How much energy the breed has. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates low energy and 5 indicates high energy.

  • protectiveness  optional

    How likely the breed is to alert strangers. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates minimal alerting and 5 indicates maximum alerting.

  • trainability  optional

    How easy it is to train the breed. Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where 1 indicates the breed is very difficult to train and 5 indicates the breed is very easy to train.

  • 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/dogs?name=golden retriever

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [ { "image_link": "https://api-ninjas.com/images/dogs/golden_retriever.jpg", "good_with_children": 5, "good_with_other_dogs": 5, "shedding": 4, "grooming": 2, "drooling": 2, "coat_length": 1, "good_with_strangers": 5, "playfulness": 4, "protectiveness": 3, "trainability": 5, "energy": 3, "barking": 1, "min_life_expectancy": 10, "max_life_expectancy": 12, "max_height_male": 24, "max_height_female": 24, "max_weight_male": 75, "max_weight_female": 65, "min_height_male": 23, "min_height_female": 23, "min_weight_male": 65, "min_weight_female": 55, "name": "Golden Retriever" } ]

Code Examples

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 import requests name = 'golden retriever' api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/dogs?name={}'.format(name) response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}) if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok: print(response.text) else: print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)

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.