The Facts API provides tons of random interesting facts about science, literature, philosophy and other cool topics.
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https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/facts
Returns one (or more) random facts. Free users have access to 100 facts - premium users have access to over 125,000 facts.
limit optional premium onlyHow many results to return. Must be between 1 and 100. Default is 1.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/factsHeaders
X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key1
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[
{
"fact": "After the Eiffel Tower was built, one person was killed during the installation of the lifts. No one was killed during the actual construction of the tower"
}
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import requests
limit = 3
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/facts?limit={}'.format(limit)
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.