Catboy API

Beginner's Pick Anime / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS CORS
Free to Use

Overview

Catboy serves random neko (anime cat-person) images and GIFs across several mood categories with no API key required. It responds in milliseconds with a direct image URL and consistent JSON structure. It is one of the simplest image APIs available — great for a first project or for adding fun flair to a Discord bot.

Beginner Tip

Call https://api.catboys.com/img to get a random neko image URL instantly. The response always has the same fields so you can reliably read api_response.url without worrying about nulls.

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.

joke text (setup/punchline)
joke category
joke type (single/twopart)
Use case: Integrate neko images, funny gifs & more data into web and mobile applications

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
{
  "error": false,
  "category": "Programming",
  "type": "twopart",
  "setup": "Why do programmers prefer dark mode?",
  "delivery": "Because light attracts bugs.",
  "id": 42,
  "lang": "en"
}

Field Reference

url Direct HTTPS URL to the neko image — use it straight as an img src attribute
artist Name or handle of the artist who created the image
artist_url Link to the artist profile page for attribution
source_url Original source page where the image was first posted

Implementation Example

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

Request
const url = "https://api.catboys.com/img";
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.

Unexpected response format Calling the root domain catboys.com instead of the api subdomain endpoints
Use https://api.catboys.com/img for images or https://api.catboys.com/8ball for the magic 8-ball endpoint
429 Too Many Requests Sending automated requests too quickly in a loop
Add at least a 1 second delay between requests or cache the last image URL briefly
Image URL returns 404 later CDN image URLs are rotated out over time
Always fetch a fresh URL from the API rather than caching image URLs for more than a few minutes

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 YES
Category Anime
Difficulty Beginner
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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