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CATAAS — Cat as a Service

Random cat pictures and GIFs as an API. Yes, really. The internet demanded it.

StatusLive · verified 23 Oct 2026 · 1005 ms
AuthenticationNone — call it right now
Browser CORSYes — works from front-end code
Free limitsFree, no key
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Not a mockup — this is what CATAAS — Cat as a Service actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 1005 ms).

{
  "id": "o7eRI6OgNZOcot0Z",
  "tags": [
    "cute",
    "brown"
  ],
  "created_at": "2024-07-12T11:33:06.978Z",
  "url": "https://cataas.com/cat/o7eRI6OgNZOcot0Z?position=center",
  "mimetype": "image/jpeg"
}

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call CATAAS — Cat as a Service — pick your weapon.

// CATAAS — Cat as a Service — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://cataas.com/cat?json=true");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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