Advice Slip

Random slips of advice — some wise, some weird, all free.

StatusLive · verified 23 Oct 2026 · 1116 ms

AuthenticationNone — call it right now

Browser CORSYes — works from front-end code

Free limitsFree, no key

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This runs in your browser, straight against the real API. Edit the URL and experiment — break nothing, learn everything.

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📸 Real response, captured by us

Not a mockup — this is what Advice Slip actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 1116 ms).

{
  "slip": {
    "id": 150,
    "advice": "The most important thing is the thing most easily forgotten."
  }
}

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call Advice Slip — pick your weapon.

// Advice Slip — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://api.adviceslip.com/advice");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

# Advice Slip with Python requests
import requests

r = requests.get("https://api.adviceslip.com/advice")
print(r.status_code)
print(r.json())

# Advice Slip from your terminal
curl "https://api.adviceslip.com/advice"

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