Stats

The state of public APIs

Numbers for every API on the wall, from the community catalog and ApiWall's own weekly checks. Updated with each catalog sync; last import October 19, 2026.

APIs on the wall2,1842,163 HTTP APIs · 21 MCP servers
Categories53
Need no key48%1,033 HTTP APIs list no auth
Serve over HTTPS96%87 do not
CORS enabled40%48% not stated
Dead docs links2059% · checked October 19, 2026
Biggest categoriesAPIs per category, top 15 (cross-listed APIs count in each)
Development: 216Development216Government: 126Government126Geocoding: 110Geocoding110Games & Comics: 109Games & Comics109Finance: 96Finance96Cryptocurrency: 95Cryptocurrency95Transportation: 94Transportation94Open Data: 77Open Data77Sports & Fitness: 66Sports & Fitness66Security: 60Security60Science & Math: 59Science & Math59Social: 58Social58Video: 58Video58Machine Learning: 54Machine Learning54Documents & Productivity: 53Documents & Productivity53
Show as a table
APIs per category
CategoryAPIs
Development216
Government126
Geocoding110
Games & Comics109
Finance96
Cryptocurrency95
Transportation94
Open Data77
Sports & Fitness66
Security60
Science & Math59
Social58
Video58
Machine Learning54
Documents & Productivity53
Do I need a key?Authentication for 2,163 HTTP APIs
No auth listed: 1,033 APIs (48%)48%API key: 972 APIs (45%)45%OAuth: 149 APIs (7%)Other: 9 APIs (0%)
  • No auth listed 1,033
  • API key 972
  • OAuth 149
  • Other 9
HTTPSAs listed in the catalog
Yes: 2,076 APIs (96%)96%No: 87 APIs (4%)Not stated: 0 APIs (0%)
  • Yes 2,076
  • No 87
  • Not stated 0
CORS (call it from a web page?)As listed in the catalog
Yes: 870 APIs (40%)40%No: 253 APIs (12%)12%Not stated: 1,040 APIs (48%)48%
  • Yes 870
  • No 253
  • Not stated 1,040
Dead docs links over timeUnreachable links at each weekly check where the set changed
Oct 18: 201 unreachable links201Oct 18Oct 19: 205 unreachable links205Oct 19
Show as a table
Unreachable docs links
Dateunreachable links
Oct 18201
Oct 19205
APIs added per syncFrom the What's new log
Oct 17: 6 APIs added6Oct 17Oct 19: 12 APIs added12Oct 19
Show as a table
APIs added per sync
DateAPIs added
Oct 176
Oct 1912

Auth, HTTPS and CORS come from the public-apis catalog as listed; "dead" means the docs link failed twice in ApiWall's weekly check. Get these numbers as JSON: /api/v1/stats.json · Starter packs · What's new