Animal Crossing: New Horizons API
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.
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.
{
"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.
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
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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