wger Workout

Open exercise and nutrition database

AUTH NONECORS AGENT ?HTTPS COMMERCIAL ?

wger is an open-source workout manager whose REST API exposes exercises, muscles, equipment and ingredients. Read endpoints are public and keyless (append format=json); a token is only needed to write to a user account. Great for fitness-app prototypes.

HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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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://wger.de/api/v2/exercise/?format=json&limit=1

{
  "count": 818,
  "next": "https://wger.de/api/v2/exercise/?format=json&limit=1&offset=1",
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 9,
      "uuid": "1b020b3a-3732-4c7e-92fd-a0cec90ed69b",
      "created": "2023-08-06T10:17:17.422900+02:00",
      "last_update": "2024-01-17T11:39:48.517525+01:00",
      "category": 10,
      "muscles": [],
      "muscles_secondary": [],
      "equipment": [
        10
      ]
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://wger.de/api/v2/exercise/?format=json&limit=1"
const res = await fetch("https://wger.de/api/v2/exercise/?format=json&limit=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://wger.de/api/v2/exercise/?format=json&limit=1")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /exercise/?format=json&limit=1 awaits first probe
GET/exercise/?format=json&limit=1PROBED

Open exercise and nutrition database

GET/exercise/?limit=5

Exercise — documented GET route.

GET/exercise/?page=1

Exercise — documented GET route.

GET/routine/

Routine — documented GET route.

GET/templates/

Templates — documented GET route.

GET/public-templates/

Public Templates — 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

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

wger Workout: common questions

Is wger Workout free to use?

Yes — wger Workout is a free health & food API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does wger Workout need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call wger Workout from the browser?

Yes — wger Workout 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 wger Workout up right now?

wger Workout 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.