EmojiHub
Get emojis by categories and groups.
About EmojiHub
EmojiHub is an HTTP API that returns emoji data, sourced from a database of 1791 emoji objects organized into categories and groups such as smileys-and-people, animals-and-nature, food-and-drink, travel-and-places, activities, objects, symbols, and flags. Each emoji record includes its name, category, group, HTML code, and Unicode value. Endpoints support fetching a random emoji, a full list of all emojis, all available categories or groups, searching emojis by name, finding similar emojis by name, and filtering random or full results by a specific category or group.
The project is a Go server (with a Docker image provided for containerized deployment) and is intended for developers who want to integrate emoji data or random emoji generation into their own applications via API calls rather than maintaining their own emoji dataset.
Key features
- Get a random emoji from 1791 categorized emojis
- Get the entire emoji database as a JSON array
- Search emojis by name
- Get similar emojis by name
- Filter random or full emoji lists by category or group
- Returns HTML codes and unicode for each emoji
Frequently asked questions
Is EmojiHub free to use?
Yes, it is described as a simple and free HTTP API for emojis.
How large is the emoji database?
It consists of 1791 emoji objects.
Can I filter emojis by category or group?
Yes, endpoints support filtering by category or group, such as /random/category/{category-name} or /all/group/{group-name}.
What format does the API return data in?
It returns JSON objects containing the emoji name, category, group, HTML code, and unicode.
How do I run the server locally?
Clone the repository and run it with Go using 'go run cmd/main.go', or build and run it with Docker.
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