Overview
The Disney API provides information about Disney characters, including their names, films they appeared in, and associated media. It requires no API key and supports CORS, making it perfect for building fan projects directly in the browser. Beginners will find it easy to use, with a clean JSON response and straightforward endpoints.
Beginner Tip
This API supports CORS and requires no authentication, so you can call it directly from a browser using the fetch() function. Use the /characters endpoint to get a paginated list and filter by name to find specific characters.
Measurement Record
What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.
- Request
- GET https://api.disneyapi.dev/character?name=Mickey
- Result
- HTTP 200 · application/json · 3,862 bytes · compressed
- Response time
- 520 ms (median of 3) · fastest 361 ms
- Transport
- TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 · certificate issued by Let's Encrypt
- Browser CORS
- Allowed — Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
- Served by
- Fly/d42146e16 (2026-08-06)
- Recorded
- 2026-08-10
Fields Returned
Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.
| Field | Type | Value received |
|---|---|---|
| _id | integer | 8484 |
| films | array | [1 item] |
| shortFilms | array | [0 items] |
| tvShows | array | [0 items] |
| videoGames | array | [0 items] |
| parkAttractions | array | [0 items] |
| allies | array | [0 items] |
| enemies | array | [0 items] |
| name | string | Forest Animals (Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Th… |
| imageUrl | string (url) | https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/imag… |
| url | string (url) | https://api.disneyapi.dev/characters/8484 |
Captured Response
Captured from a real request to https://api.disneyapi.dev/character?name=Mickey on 2026-08-10. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.
{
"info": {
"count": 5,
"totalPages": 1,
"previousPage": null,
"nextPage": null
},
"data": [
{
"_id": 8484,
"films": [
"Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers"
],
"shortFilms": [],
"tvShows": [],
"videoGames": [],
"parkAttractions": [],
"allies": [],
"enemies": [],
"name": "Forest Animals (Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers)",
"imageUrl": "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/c/ce/MinnieandtheButterflies.png",
"url": "https://api.disneyapi.dev/characters/8484"
}
]
} Field Reference
_id Unique identifier for the Disney character. name Full name of the Disney character (e.g., Mickey Mouse). films List of Disney films the character appeared in. tvShows List of TV shows the character appeared in. imageUrl URL to an image of the character. url Link to the character page on disneyapi.dev. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.disneyapi.dev/character?name=Mickey";
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.
Measured Score Breakdown
Live HTTP request to the API endpoint
Fully tested on Aug 10, 2026
Technical Specifications
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