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PotterDB

Harry Potter characters, spells and potions as JSON:API

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PotterDB is an open database of the Harry Potter universe — characters, spells, potions, books and movies — served over a paginated JSON:API. Each character record carries house, species, blood status, wands and more. No key needed; page through with page[size] and page[number].

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GET https://api.potterdb.com/v1/characters?page[size]=1

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "6ce92f2b-2bca-49e6-a696-ddde6f555066",
      "type": "character",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "1980s Hogwarts Gobstones Tournament champion",
        "house": "Hufflepuff",
        "species": "Human",
        "gender": "Male",
        "blood_status": "Pure-blood or half-blood"
      }
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.potterdb.com/v1/characters?page[size]=1"
const res = await fetch("https://api.potterdb.com/v1/characters?page[size]=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.potterdb.com/v1/characters?page[size]=1")
print(res.json())
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Harry Potter characters, spells and potions as JSON:API

GET/characters?limit=5

Character listing.

GET/characters?page=1

Character listing.

GET/v1/books

Retrieves a list of books

GET/v1/books/{id}

Retrieves a book

GET/v1/books/{id}/chapters

Retrieves a list of chapters of a given book

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.

PotterDB: common questions

Is PotterDB free to use?

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

Does PotterDB need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call PotterDB from the browser?

Yes — PotterDB 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 PotterDB up right now?

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