Overview

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons API gives you free access to in-game data including villagers, critters, fossils, art, music, and furniture. No API key or authentication is needed—just fetch JSON from the endpoint. It is a great first API for beginners because it is simple, reliable, and fun to work with.

Beginner Tip

No API key required—start immediately by calling https://acnhapi.com/v1/villagers to get all villager data. Combine with the included image URLs to build a visual villager browser.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

track name and artist
album metadata
audio preview URLs
popularity score
genre classification

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "name": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
  "artist": "Queen",
  "album": "A Night at the Opera",
  "duration_ms": 354000,
  "popularity": 92,
  "preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/..."
}

Field Reference

id Unique numeric ID of the villager
name.name-USen Villager name in US English
personality Villager personality type such as Lazy, Cranky, or Peppy
species Animal species of the villager, e.g. Cat, Bear, or Eagle
image_uri URL to the official villager image
birthday-string Villager's birthday as a human-readable string

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://acnhapi.com/v1/villagers";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

404 Not Found The endpoint name or resource ID is incorrect
Check the API documentation at acnhapi.com for the exact endpoint paths like /v1/fish, /v1/bugs, /v1/villagers
Large response slows the app Fetching all villagers returns a large JSON object
Fetch a single villager by ID: /v1/villagers/1 to load data on demand instead of all at once
Image URL returns 404 The icon or image URL has changed
Always use the image_uri field from the API response rather than hardcoding image URLs

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Games & Comics
Difficulty Beginner
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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