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Useless Facts API

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Random and daily trivia facts via the open Useless Facts API — no key. The random endpoint returns a surprising, mostly-useless fact; the today endpoint returns the fact of the day; and both are available in English or German, each fact carrying its source attribution, source URL and a permalink. Real curated facts, with the daily fact cached for speed — no key. 3 endpoints. Ideal for daily-fact widgets, newsletters, chatbots, loading screens and onboarding delight.

#facts #trivia #random #fun #entertainment #multilingual
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/api/uselessfacts-api/openapi.json
/api/uselessfacts-api/llms.txt

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Uptime
100.00%
Server probes · 24h
Avg latency
184 ms
Server probes · 24h
Subscribers
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Total calls
24
last 7 days
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Pricing

Pick a tier — billed monthly, cancel anytime.

Free

Free

  • 7,200 calls / month
  • 2 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 7,200 calls/month
  • 2 req/sec
  • Random + daily, EN/DE
  • No credit card
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Basic

€5.00 /month

  • 97,500 calls / month
  • 8 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 97.5k calls/month
  • 8 req/sec
  • Both languages
  • Email support
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Pro

€21.00 /month

  • 560,500 calls / month
  • 20 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 560.5k calls/month
  • 20 req/sec
  • Widget scale
  • Priority support
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Mega

€63.00 /month

  • 2,730,000 calls / month
  • 50 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 2.73M calls/month
  • 50 req/sec
  • Platform scale
  • Dedicated SLA
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for Useless Facts API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Useless Facts API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Useless Facts API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Useless Facts API cost?
Useless Facts API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €5.00 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Useless Facts API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Useless Facts API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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Code snippets

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curl https://api.oanor.com/uselessfacts-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/uselessfacts-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/uselessfacts-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/uselessfacts-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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