Star Wars Databank

Star Wars Databank — Info and data from the Star Wars databank in the form o…

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Star Wars Databank exposes info and data from the Star Wars databank in the form of an API We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Video). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

55HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 55 · dying
Uptime history
28.4%90 days
26.7%30 days
260P50 · ms
880P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 106 ms, slowest 624 ms, most recent 338 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://starwars-databank-server.onrender.com/api/v1/creatures/

{
  "info": {
    "total": 75,
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 10,
    "next": "/api/v1/creatures?page=2&limit=10",
    "prev": null
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "640b2f06b6a2a8104f0a0d6d",
      "name": "Acklay",
      "description": "A surprisingly agile fury of sharp claws and pointed fangs, the vicious acklay was one of the three arena creatures unleashed in the Geonosian execution arena, dispatched to kill Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Geonosian picadors steered the acklay toward Obi-Wan, who was able to outmaneuver the beast. A clumsy yet powerful strike from one of its claws sheered the chains that bound Kenobi. The beast continued to pursue the Jedi Knight, rending large holes in the hard-packed sand with its vicious stabs. It even shrugged off a pike attack, chomping through the offending polearm with bestial rage.",
      "image": "https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/databank_acklay_01_169_e544124f.jpeg",
      "__v": 0
    },
    {
      "_id": "640b2f06b6a2a8104f0a0d6e",
      "name": "Anooba",
      "description": "These vicious creatures lived throughout the Outer Rim. They had pronounced lower jaws and sharp teeth, fearsome growls and thick patches of fur across their spines. They were trainable animals and during the Clone Wars, the bounty hunter Embo took one named Marrok as a working pet. A stylized Anooba also appears on the armor of Sabine Wren.",
      "image": "https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/anooba_deaed00b.jpeg",
      "__v": 0
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://starwars-databank-server.onrender.com/api/v1/creatures/"
const res = await fetch("https://starwars-databank-server.onrender.com/api/v1/creatures/");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://starwars-databank-server.onrender.com/api/v1/creatures/")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6DyingFULL DOCS ↗
Dying — error rate climbing on GET /api/v1/creatures/260 mschecked 7h ago
GET/api/v1/creatures/PROBED

Star Wars Databank — Info and data from the Star Wars databank in the form o…

GET/api

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/1

Api details by ID (example: 1).

GET/api?limit=10

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/api/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.

Star Wars Databank: common questions

Is Star Wars Databank free to use?

Yes — Star Wars Databank is a free media API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Star Wars Databank need an API key?

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

Can I call Star Wars Databank from the browser?

Yes — Star Wars Databank 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 Star Wars Databank up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Star Wars Databank is dying with 28.4% uptime over 90 days and a 260 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.