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Random Pun is a simple tool for getting random puns. It returns a random pun from a collection of puns.

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Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/randompun

Verification

Format

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

200 OK

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    // Random Pun response payload
  }
}

About the Random Pun API

Random Pun works by retrieving puns from a curated database and providing them in a structured format. The pun database is updated regularly to ensure fresh and interesting content.

What people use it for

Entertainment: Use the Random Pun API to get random puns for entertainment. Use the data to share puns, create humor, and engage users
Social Media: Get random puns by using the Random Pun API for social media. Use the data to post puns, entertain followers, and increase engagement
Content Creation: Generate random puns by using the Random Pun API for content creation. Use the data to create funny content, inspire creativity, and entertain audiences
Media Production: Produce media content by using the Random Pun API to get random puns. Use the data to create comedy shows, write scripts, and develop entertainment programs

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 Pun

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

Questions.

Common questions about the Random Pun API.

Read the docs →

What does the Random Pun API do?

Random Pun is a simple tool for getting random puns. It returns a random pun from a collection of puns.

How do I authenticate Random Pun API requests?

Pass your API key in the x-api-key header over HTTPS. One key works across all 300+ APIVerve APIs — there are no per-endpoint credentials.

How much does the Random Pun API cost?

Each call spends 2 credits from your shared pool. The free tier includes 200 credits every month, and paid plans add more headroom.

How fast is the Random Pun API?

Response time depends on the endpoint — the p50 through p99 latency for this API is published on this page. Requests are served over HTTPS through a global edge network.

What response formats does the Random Pun API support?

JSON by default, plus XML and YAML via the format parameter. GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents are available across the catalog.

What HTTP method does the Random Pun API use?

GET over HTTPS, following standard REST conventions with a consistent { status, error, data } response envelope.

Request parameters — GET /v1/randompun

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/randompun" \
  -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/randompun

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": {
    "category": "Family, Parents",
    "rating": 2,
    "pun": "There was this guy who decided he wanted to live with his gay friends in a nudest colony and so he up and quit his job, and moved. He was really happy until he got a letter from his grandma. She told him he was about to die and wanted a picture of him. He got his friend to take a picture of him, and sice he had no clothes, he cut the picture in half. A few weeks later he received another letter from his grandma telling him he needed to get a haircut because it made his nose look long.... he soon realized he had sent her the wrong half."
  }
}

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
`category`	string	`"Family, Parents"`	Category or theme of the pun content
`rating`Premium	number	`2`	Humor rating score for the pun
`pun`	string	`"There was this guy who decided he wanted to live with his gay friends in a nudest colony and so he up and quit his job, and moved. He was r…`	Full text of the random pun

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 Pun 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.

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Call it from cURL — GET /v1/randompun

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randompun 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/randompun" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

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

Also published for

@apiverve/randompunnpm apiverve-randompunPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomPunNuGet

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/randompun

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Random Pun 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/randompun

Node.js

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

Resources

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

Also published for

apiverve-randompunPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomPunNuGet

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

Call it from Python — GET /v1/randompun

Install the Python SDK, then call the Random Pun 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-randompun

Python

import requests

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

Resources

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

Also published for

@apiverve/randompunnpm APIVerve.API.RandomPunNuGet

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/randompun

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Random Pun 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.RandomPun

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/randompun");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

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

Also published for

@apiverve/randompunnpm apiverve-randompunPyPI

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

Call it from Go — GET /v1/randompun

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randompun 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/randompun", 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/randompunnpm apiverve-randompunPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomPunNuGet

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

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/randompun

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

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randompun");
curl_setopt($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/randompunnpm apiverve-randompunPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomPunNuGet

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

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/randompun

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/randompun 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/randompun")
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/randompunnpm apiverve-randompunPyPI APIVerve.API.RandomPunNuGet

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

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Random Pun API GET

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Random Pun API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Random Pun

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/randompun

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/randompun

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/randompun

Resources

Also published for

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

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/randompun

Resources

Also published for

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

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/randompun

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/randompun

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/randompun

Resources

Also published for

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