Bored API

Never be bored again — random activity ideas by type and participants.

StatusLive · verified 23 Oct 2026 · 1041 ms

AuthenticationNone — call it right now

Browser CORSYes — works from front-end code

Free limitsFree, no key (community mirror)

Official docs ↗ ▶ Open the playground

▶ Live playground

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

Press Run to call Bored API live.

📸 Real response, captured by us

Not a mockup — this is what Bored API actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 1041 ms).

{
  "activity": "Make a to-do list for your week",
  "availability": 0.05,
  "type": "busywork",
  "participants": 1,
  "price": 0,
  "accessibility": "Few to no challenges",
  "duration": "minutes",
  "kidFriendly": true,
  "link": "",
  "key": "5920481"
}

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call Bored API — pick your weapon.

// Bored API — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://bored-api.appbrewery.com/random");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

# Bored API with Python requests
import requests

r = requests.get("https://bored-api.appbrewery.com/random")
print(r.status_code)
print(r.json())

# Bored API from your terminal
curl "https://bored-api.appbrewery.com/random"

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