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icanhazdadjoke

The internet's biggest pile of dad jokes, as JSON

😄 FunUNMONITOREDchecked 14 min ago
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icanhazdadjoke serves random dad jokes from a large collection. Send an Accept: application/json header to the root URL and it returns a joke plus its id as JSON (otherwise you get plain text or HTML). Keyless and delightfully groan-worthy.

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GET https://icanhazdadjoke.com/

{
  "id": "bMus4MZDAlb",
  "joke": "Why does Waldo only wear stripes? Because he doesn't want to be spotted.",
  "status": 200
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://icanhazdadjoke.com/"
const res = await fetch("https://icanhazdadjoke.com/");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://icanhazdadjoke.com/")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
First rollup pending — GET / has been probed
GET/PROBED

The internet's biggest pile of dad jokes, as JSON

GET/?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

GET/%3C/code%3E

Code%3E — documented GET route.

GET/slack%3C/code%3E

Code%3E — documented GET route.

GET/j/<joke_id>%3C/code%3E

Code%3E — documented GET route.

GET/j/<joke_id>.png%3C/code%3E

Code%3E — documented GET 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.

icanhazdadjoke: common questions

Is icanhazdadjoke free to use?

Yes — icanhazdadjoke is a free fun API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does icanhazdadjoke need an API key?

No — icanhazdadjoke needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (100 req/window · 98 remaining · resets 1783513913).

Can I call icanhazdadjoke from the browser?

Yes — icanhazdadjoke 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 icanhazdadjoke up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, icanhazdadjoke is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.