Riddles API
Random riddles with answers
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ✓HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?
Returns a random riddle and answer as JSON. Keyless Vercel-hosted demo API.
Uptime history
100%90 days
100%30 days
321P50 · ms
1464P95 · ms
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 152 ms, slowest 1083 ms, most recent 171 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
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())Monitored path responding — GET /random321 mschecked 8h ago
GET
/randomPROBEDRandom riddles with answers
GET
/listPaginated list of resources.
GET
/random?limit=5Paginated 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
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).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?
As of our last scheduled check, Riddles API is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 321 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.