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Riddles API

Random riddles with answers

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AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

Returns a random riddle and answer as JSON. Keyless Vercel-hosted demo API.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
▶ Run liveDocs ↗
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://riddles-api.vercel.app/random

{
  "riddle": "Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly; and every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap.  What is she?",
  "answer": "A needle and thread"
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://riddles-api.vercel.app/random"
const res = await fetch("https://riddles-api.vercel.app/random");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://riddles-api.vercel.app/random")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /random awaits first probe
GET/randomPROBED

Random riddles with answers

GET/list

Paginated list of resources.

GET/random?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

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

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

Riddles API: common questions

Is Riddles API free to use?

Yes — Riddles API 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 Riddles API need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Riddles API from the browser?

Yes — Riddles API 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 Riddles API up right now?

Riddles API is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.