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24 alternatives to API Docs

Hosted public API documentation for every OAS (Swagger) and

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. API Docs launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Swagger▲78

   The World's Most Popular Framework for APIs.

   2014 · swagger.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slate▲222

   Beautiful static documentation for your API

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Public APIs 3.0▲538

   A collection of public APIs for your next project

   2021 · public-apis.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Read the Docs▲82

   Create, host, and browse documentation.

   2014 · about.readthedocs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swagger Editor▲207

   Beautiful API references from Swagger, OpenAPI spec

   2023 · sandbox.scalar.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mitmproxy2swagger – Automagically reverse-engineer REST APIs▲691

   Automagically reverse-engineer REST APIs via capturing traffic - alufers/mitmproxy2swagger

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Apiary▲101

   Blueprint for API Development

   2013 · apiary.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Swagger Inspector▲141

   Free online tool to test APIs and autogenerate documentation

   2018 · swagger.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GraphQL Docs▲122

   One-click documentation for GraphQL APIs

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    API{Search}▲127

    APIs: Find and Be Found

    2014 · apis.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PublicAPIs▲274

    Explore the largest API directory in the galaxy

    2014 · publicapis.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Public APIs▲67

    A directory of 700+ free and public apis

    2024 · publicapis.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Words API▲104

    An API for for the English language

    2015 · wordsapi.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    JSON Api▲175

    Hosted API's to develop your app for free 🙌

    2020 · jsonapi.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    API Tester▲209

    The easiest way to test APIs

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dash▲155

    Instant offline access to 130+ API documentation sets.

    2014 · kapeli.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Chain▲125

    The Block Chain API for Developers

    2014 · chain.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swagger Codegen▲29

    Auto-generate API clients, server stubs, docs for REST APIs

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Public APIs▲144

    A collaborative list of 1400+ public APIs

    2023 · publicapis.dev · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Print.io▲109

    API to 100's of on-demand product manufacturers

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SwaggerHub▲6

    Work together to design, mock, test and document REST APIs

    2017 · swagger.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Nuxt.js OpenAPI / Swagger API Reference Documentation▲5

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Visual Swagger Editor for Teams▲89

    Link your app design to API calls

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Kiwi IRC▲73

    The open source web IRC client

    2014 · kiwiirc.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →