RescueGroups
RescueGroups — keyless JSON API
RescueGroups. Adoption
GET https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/status
{
"state": "RUNNING"
}curl "https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/status"const res = await fetch("https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/status");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/status")
print(res.json())BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET
/statusPROBEDRescueGroups — keyless JSON API
/healthHealth check — confirms the service is up.
/pingLightweight ping endpoint.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
RescueGroups: common questions
Is RescueGroups free to use?
Yes — RescueGroups is a free animals API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does RescueGroups need an API key?
No — RescueGroups needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call RescueGroups from the browser?
Not directly — RescueGroups doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.
Is RescueGroups up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, RescueGroups is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.