Overview
The SuperHero API aggregates data on thousands of superheroes and villains from Marvel, DC, and other universes in a single REST API. You can look up power stats, biography, appearance, and images for any character using their numeric ID. An API key is required but free to obtain at superheroapi.com.
Beginner Tip
Get your free API key at superheroapi.com/api.html, then fetch any hero by ID using /api/YOUR_API_KEY/{id}. Character IDs range from 1 to 731 — start with a few to explore the data structure.
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.
{
"id": 1,
"name": "SuperHeroes",
"data": "All SuperHeroes and Villains data from all universes under a single API",
"source": "SuperHeroes"
} Field Reference
id Unique numeric string identifier for the character name Hero or villain name as commonly known powerstats Object with intelligence, strength, speed, durability, power, and combat ratings on a 0-100 scale biography.full-name Real full name of the character biography.publisher Comic publisher such as Marvel Comics or DC Comics image.url URL to the character portrait image Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://superheroapi.com/api/YOUR_API_KEY/70";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
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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