Agify
Predicts age from a first name. Weirdly useful for demos.
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ✓HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ✓
Agify estimates a person’s age from their first name using aggregated census-style data. It is the canonical “my first fetch()” API: no key, instant JSON, CORS everywhere. Free tier covers 100 names a day; the paid tier is rarely needed outside batch jobs.
Uptime history
93.1%90 days
91.7%30 days
545P50 · ms
1337P95 · ms
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 133 ms, slowest 1151 ms, most recent 145 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.agify.io/?name=kwame
{
"name": "kwame",
"age": 34,
"count": 12841
}Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.agify.io/?name=kwame"const res = await fetch("https://api.agify.io/?name=kwame");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://api.agify.io/?name=kwame")
print(res.json())Monitored path responding — GET /?name=kwame545 mschecked 11h ago
GET
/?name=kwamePROBEDPredicts age from a first name. Weirdly useful for demos.
GET
/?limit=5API root or index route.
GET
/?page=1API root or index route.
Machine-readable spec
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Response-shape history
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Agify: common questions
Is Agify free to use?
Yes — Agify is a free fun API. Free tier: 100 names/day, no signup. Commercial use is allowed on the free tier.
Does Agify need an API key?
No — Agify needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (100/day per IP).
Can I call Agify from the browser?
Yes — Agify returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Agify up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Agify is healthy with 93.1% uptime over 90 days and a 545 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.