API

API

1. Overview

   • A public API that Provides dad jokes

2. Endpoints

   • GET
     • Retrieves a random dad joke
     • Accept headers
       • JSON
       • plain
       • HTML
     • Search
       • term
       • page
       • limit

3. Request headers

   • Accept
     • Specifies the format of the response
     • JSON
     • Plain text
     • HTML
   • User-Agent

4. Response Formats

   • JSON
     • Example
       • id: R7Ufa32ru
         • Joke: why did the scarecrow get an award? Because he was outstanding in his field
   • Text
     • Example
       • Joke: why did the scarecrow get an award? Because he was outstanding in his field
   • HTML
     • Example
       • <p>
         • Joke: why did the scarecrow get an award? Because he was outstanding in his field
           • </p>
   • Error Handling
     • 200
       • Successful
     • 404
       • Error not found
     • 500
       • Internal Server error

5. Usage Examples

   • Fetching a random joke
     • Request
       • Response
   • Searching for Jokes
     • Request
       • Response

6. Rate Limits

   • General Pulic Usage
   • No strict rate limits