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I built an open-source directory of 50+ free public APIs with daily automated health-checks

A developer has launched Awesome Free APIs Live, an open-source directory of more than 50 free public APIs spanning AI, developer tools, security, and open data. The project uses GitHub Actions to run daily automated health checks, flagging broken endpoints and updating live status badges to help developers avoid dead links.

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Hey everyone! 👋

Finding reliable, free public APIs for side projects or learning is always a hassle because many listed APIs eventually go down or become paid.

To solve this, I created Awesome Free APIs Live — an open-source, curated collection of 50+ free public APIs across AI, developer tools, security, and open data.

⚙️ How It Works

Daily Health Checks: Powered by GitHub Actions, an automated script tests endpoints daily and updates live status badges. #

Categorized & Searchable: Clean, categorized UI hosted on GitHub Pages.

🔗 Links

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