Random Useless Facts

About Random Useless Facts

Random Useless Facts is an HTTP API that returns useless facts, offered through two GET endpoints: one for a random fact and one for the fact of the day. Requests can be filtered by language using a query parameter, with English and German currently supported, and responses can be returned as JSON or plain text depending on the Accept header sent.

The service is aimed at developers looking to integrate a simple, novelty content source into applications, such as displaying a random or daily fact. It is a single-purpose API without authentication or account requirements mentioned on the page.

An earlier version of the API (v1) has been deprecated and now returns a 308 redirect pointing clients to the current v2 endpoints. The project was created by jsph.pl.

Key features

• Get a random useless fact via GET /api/v2/facts/random
• Get today's useless fact via GET /api/v2/facts/today
• Request facts in English or German using the language query parameter
• Choose response format via Accept header (application/json or text/plain)

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