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Open5e

Open D&D 5e SRD monsters, spells and rules as JSON

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A REST API over the Dungeons & Dragons 5e System Reference Document, serving monsters, spells, classes and magic items. Records are searchable and paginated, so you can pull a single stat block or crawl the whole bestiary. Built on openly licensed SRD content, no key needed.

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Uptime history
89.2%90 days
85.0%30 days
646P50 · ms
4308P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 88 ms, slowest 2757 ms, most recent 247 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?limit=1

{
  "count": 3207,
  "next": "https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?limit=1&page=2",
  "results": [
    {
      "slug": "a-mi-kuk",
      "desc": "Crimson slime covers this ungainly creature. Its tiny black eyes sit in an abnormally large head..."
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?limit=1"
const res = await fetch("https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?limit=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?limit=1")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /v1/monsters/?limit=1646 mschecked 7h ago
GET/v1/monsters/?limit=1PROBED

Open D&D 5e SRD monsters, spells and rules as JSON

GET/v1

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/1

V1 details by ID (example: 1).

GET/v1?limit=10

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/v1/

V1 — 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.

Open5e: common questions

Is Open5e free to use?

Yes — Open5e is a free games API. Free tier: Free, no API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Open5e need an API key?

No — Open5e needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Open5e from the browser?

Yes — Open5e 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 Open5e up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Open5e is healthy with 89.2% uptime over 90 days and a 646 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.