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24 alternatives to HTTP Cats

An API for the awesome HTTP Cats!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HTTP Cats launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
HTTP Status Cats▲90
A cat image for every HTTP status code
2023 · httpcats.com · its alternatives →
2
HTTP Status Dogs▲87
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Response status codes, and dogs
2021 · httpstatusdogs.com · its alternatives →
3
Hey API Listt▲277
1000+ APIs in one place
2020 · its alternatives →
4
Anything API▲656
Hey HN! We built Notte, a browser infrastructure and agents platform. Many of our users automate UI workflows or extract data from sites that don’t have APIs. In practice, we noticed that once an agent understands how a site works, parts of the task can often run without a browser by interacting with the same network requests the site uses. So we built Anything API: describe a browser task, and our agent explores the site, builds a function, tests it against your description, and deploys a callable REST endpoint. No infra to manage. How the build works: - Describe the task (best results come…
Mar 2026 · anything.notte.cc · its alternatives →
5
HTTP Status Cats for Slack▲7
Quick look up a definition of HTTP status code w/ cat pics!
2016 · girliemac.com · its alternatives →
6
The cat API▲7
An API for pictures of Cats
2015 · thecatapi.com · its alternatives →
7
Laser Cat▲146
Shoot laser at things you want to remove from the internet.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
8
FourZeroFour▲227
Showcase of the best error pages on the web.
2016 · its alternatives →
9
http.garden▲74
Gardening for every HyperText Transfer Protocol status code
2023 · http.garden · its alternatives →
10
HTTPie for Terminal 2.6.0▲119
Making APIs simple and intuitive for makers around the world
2021 · httpie.io · its alternatives →
11
Browser Use Skills▲230
Turn any website into a reliable API with 1 prompt
Dec 2025 · skills.browser-use.com · its alternatives →
12
HTTP Status Cats API▲4
Generate images with the corresponding HTTP status code
2015 · http.cat · its alternatives →
13
Nyan It▲107
Easily add Nyancats to any link you send. Because... reasons
2014 · its alternatives →
14
jsnoxious▲128
Create tiny APIs in your browser
2017 · its alternatives →
15
URLify▲150
Turn your URL's into suspicious looking links
2016 · urlify.io · its alternatives →
16
Forecats▲99
Cats, GIFs, weather… You are welcome. :)
2015 · vtpfilms.in · its alternatives →
17
scrape-it▲186
A Node.js scraper for humans.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
PHPBot▲136
The ultimate PHP Snippet bot
2017 · phpbot.org · its alternatives →
19
Requestly▲148
Debug & Modify HTTP(s) Requests - loved by 125K+ web devs
2019 · requestly.com · its alternatives →
20
catcatcatcaaaaaaaaaaaaat▲146
Cats attack on your screen
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Tabby Cat▲102
A new cat for every new tab
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
22
Orbit, the cat▲127
On each new tab, my cat will tell you how awesome you are.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Catme Bot▲59
Slack + Discord bot for cat photos and terrible puns
2021 · catme-app.uc.r.appspot.com · its alternatives →
24
HTTP Prompt▲128
An interactive command-line HTTP client
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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