Public APIs
A curated list of free APIs for use in software and web development, enabling easy discovery of public API resources.
These open-source API tools cover GraphQL servers, backend platforms, and data pipelines. Apollo Server is a JavaScript GraphQL server for Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa, and more. Appwrite exposes REST APIs for auth, databases, and storage, and Airbyte moves data from APIs and databases into warehouses and lakes. Use the catalog to find a client, server, or integration path that matches your stack.
The most popular open-source API tool by GitHub stars is Public APIs(420.9k stars), followed by N8n(183.6k stars)and Supabase(100.7k stars). This page lists the top 30 of 106 api tools in the directory, ranked by community adoption.
| # | Tool | Stars | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public APIs A curated list of free APIs for use in software and web development, enabling easy discovery of public API resources. | 420.9k | Python | MIT License |
| 2 | N8n A powerful fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. It combines visual workflow building with the ability to include custom code. Self-host or use the cloud version with over 400+ integrations available. | 183.6k | TypeScript | Other |
| 3 | Supabase Supabase is an open-source alternative to Firebase, offering a rich Postgres database solution tailored for building efficient web, mobile, and AI applications. | 100.7k | TypeScript | Apache License 2.0 |
| 4 | Servers Model Context Protocol Servers provide a framework for managing and deploying machine learning models effortlessly across various environments. | 83.5k | TypeScript | MIT License |
| 5 | Hoppscotch Open source API development ecosystem, serving as an efficient and open-source alternative to Postman and Insomnia. | 78.9k | TypeScript | MIT License |
| 6 | RAGFlow RAGFlow is a leading open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine that combines advanced RAG methods with Agent capabilities, delivering a superior, context-rich experience for Large Language Models (LLMs). It enables efficient information retrieval and contextual augmentation, optimizing generative AI pipelines. | 77.8k | Python | Apache License 2.0 |
| 7 | OpenAI Cookbook A comprehensive guide with examples for using the OpenAI API effectively. | 72.7k | Jupyter Notebook | MIT License |
| 8 | Open Interpreter A natural language interface for computers that enhances human-computer interaction through voice and text commands. | 63.1k | Python | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| 9 | Traefik A powerful Cloud Native Application Proxy designed for ease of use and automation. It seamlessly integrates with your infrastructure components and configures itself automatically and dynamically. | 62.7k | Go | MIT License |
| 10 | Pocketbase An open-source, realtime backend system condensed into a single file. It provides instant APIs and a stylish admin UI for managing your apps effortlessly. | 57.5k | Go | MIT License |
A curated list of free APIs for use in software and web development, enabling easy discovery of public API resources.
A powerful fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. It combines visual workflow building with the ability to include custom code. Self-host or use the cloud version with over 400+ integrations available.
Supabase is an open-source alternative to Firebase, offering a rich Postgres database solution tailored for building efficient web, mobile, and AI applications.
Model Context Protocol Servers provide a framework for managing and deploying machine learning models effortlessly across various environments.
Open source API development ecosystem, serving as an efficient and open-source alternative to Postman and Insomnia.
RAGFlow is a leading open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine that combines advanced RAG methods with Agent capabilities, delivering a superior, context-rich experience for Large Language Models (LLMs). It enables efficient information retrieval and contextual augmentation, optimizing generative AI pipelines.
A comprehensive guide with examples for using the OpenAI API effectively.
A natural language interface for computers that enhances human-computer interaction through voice and text commands.
A powerful Cloud Native Application Proxy designed for ease of use and automation. It seamlessly integrates with your infrastructure components and configures itself automatically and dynamically.
An open-source, realtime backend system condensed into a single file. It provides instant APIs and a stylish admin UI for managing your apps effortlessly.
A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Appwrite is an open-source backend server for Web, Mobile, and Flutter developers. It provides a set of easy-to-use REST APIs for managing authentication, databases, storage, and more.
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A low-code platform for building business applications with a drag and drop builder, supporting integration with various databases, cloud storages, and APIs.
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Open-source live-chat, email support, and omni-channel support desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, and Salesforce Service Cloud.
A powerful JavaScript library for creating bots and applications by interacting with the Discord API.
A frontend Framework for building single-page applications on top of REST/GraphQL APIs, utilizing TypeScript, React, and Material Design.
Open Source alternative to Algolia and Pinecone, and an easier-to-use alternative to ElasticSearch. Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy search engine for building delightful search experiences.
Equips your AI agents & LLMs with over 100 high-quality integrations via function calling.
Public APIs leads by GitHub stars(420.9k). A curated list of free APIs for use in software and web development, enabling easy discovery of public API resources.
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