Random Facts API

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Supply trivia widgets and games with fresh curated facts.

Random Facts delivers a random fact on every request without requiring any query parameters. Drop bite-sized trivia into apps, chat widgets, and daily notification feeds.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "fact": "Rhinoceros have 3 toes on each foot"
  }
}

About the Random Facts API

Send a GET request to receive an entry from the collection, returned as a JSON object with a single fact string. Every call produces an individual item, requiring no configuration or query arguments.

What people use it for

Daily Newsletter Snippets: Email marketers inject a fresh trivia sentence into morning roundups to give subscribers a quick educational takeaway before the main articles.
Chatbot Icebreakers: When community Discord bots receive an idle prompt, they pull an unexpected fact to stimulate conversation among chat members.
Loading Screen Entertainment: Keep players entertained between game rounds by showing a single interesting trivia snippet while assets load in the background.
Digital Dashboard Widgets: To keep breakroom display boards engaging, internal IT teams rotate a new general knowledge statement every few minutes.

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

View all integrations →

Other ways to use Random Facts

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.on VerveKit Ground an agent on itA cited, machine-checkable fact your model can't produce on its own.on VerveContext

Questions.

Common questions about the Random Facts API.

Read the docs →

Which plan fits 20,000 trivia facts a month?

Starter easily covers 20,000 facts. Each call costs 2 credits, so the 200,000 credits on Starter allow up to 100,000 calls each month, which works out to about $0.30 per 1,000 calls. The Free plan includes 100 calls per month for testing.

Can I filter facts by topic or category?

No, the endpoint does not accept parameters and pulls randomly from the entire collection. Each call returns one curated fact across general knowledge subjects.

Can I request a batch of facts in a single request?

No, each call delivers a single random fact. If your application needs multiple facts for a game round or daily list, make separate requests for each one.

How often is the collection of facts updated?

The underlying curated list is updated regularly to introduce new facts. Random Facts pulls from this maintained library whenever an endpoint call is made.

Can consecutive calls return the same fact?

Yes, because each request selects randomly from the curated pool, duplicate facts can occasionally occur across calls. If your application requires strictly unique entries per user session, track returned facts locally to discard repeats.

Request parameters — GET /v1/randomfacts

This endpoint takes no parameters

Call it with your key and nothing else. Any query string you send is ignored rather than rejected.

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/randomfacts

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "fact": "Rhinoceros have 3 toes on each foot"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`fact`	string	`"Rhinoceros have 3 toes on each foot"`	A random interesting fact from curated collection

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Random Facts calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

Compare all pricing tiers →

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/randomfacts

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randomfacts with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/randomfacts-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceRandom Facts API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/randomfactsnpm apiverve-randomfactsPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomFactsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/randomfacts

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Random Facts API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/randomfacts

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/randomfactsThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/randomfacts-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceRandom Facts API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

apiverve-randomfactsPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomFactsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/randomfacts

Install the Python SDK, then call the Random Facts API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — PyPI

pip install apiverve-randomfacts

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

PyPIapiverve-randomfactsThe published Python client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/randomfacts-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceRandom Facts API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/randomfactsnpm APIVerve.API.RandomFactsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/randomfacts

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Random Facts API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.RandomFacts

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.RandomFactsThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/randomfacts-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceRandom Facts API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/randomfactsnpm apiverve-randomfactsPyPI

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/randomfacts

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randomfacts with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/randomfactsnpm apiverve-randomfactsPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomFactsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/randomfacts

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randomfacts with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/randomfactsnpm apiverve-randomfactsPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomFactsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/randomfacts

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randomfacts with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomfacts")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/randomfactsnpm apiverve-randomfactsPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomFactsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Random Facts API

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Random Facts API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Random Facts

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/randomfacts

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/randomfacts

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/randomfacts

Resources

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