aid: api-layer
name: API Layer
description: >-
  APILayer is a curated API marketplace offering 178+ production-ready APIs
  across categories including finance, currency exchange, geolocation, weather,
  AI/ML, security, and developer tools, with API key authentication, free tiers,
  and comprehensive documentation. It hosts well-known APIs including IPstack,
  Currencylayer, Fixer, Weatherstack, Aviationstack, and Mediastack.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/api-layer.png
tags:
  - AI
  - API Marketplace
  - Aviation
  - Currency
  - Developer Portal
  - Finance
  - Geolocation
  - Security
  - Weather
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/api-layer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: api-layer:api-layer-marketplace
    name: APILayer Marketplace
    description: >-
      The APILayer Marketplace provides access to 178+ reliable, scalable APIs
      across categories like AI/ML, finance, geolocation, security, scraping,
      marketing, communication, and developer tools, each with free plans,
      extensive documentation, and code examples in multiple programming
      languages. Authentication is API key-based across all marketplace APIs.
    humanURL: https://apilayer.com/
    tags:
      - API Marketplace
      - Developer Portal
      - Integration
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://marketplace.apilayer.com/docs
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://marketplace.apilayer.com/docs/article/getting-started
      - type: Marketplace
        url: https://marketplace.apilayer.com/
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/api-layer-domain-security.yml
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apilayer
  - type: Website
    url: https://apilayer.com/
  - type: Marketplace
    url: https://marketplace.apilayer.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://marketplace.apilayer.com/docs/article/getting-started
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.apilayer.com/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://marketplace.apilayer.com/docs/article/marketplace-faq
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/apilayer
  - type: Discord
    url: https://discord.gg/apilayer
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: API Marketplace
        description: Curated catalog of 178+ production-ready APIs across 15+ categories with unified discovery and subscription management.
      - name: API Key Authentication
        description: Single API key authentication model unified across all marketplace APIs for simplified integration.
      - name: Free Tiers
        description: All marketplace APIs offer free plans allowing developers to get started without upfront cost.
      - name: Low Latency Infrastructure
        description: Feature-rich APIs optimized for low latency and high availability for enhanced developer experience.
      - name: Multi-Language Code Examples
        description: Comprehensive documentation with code examples in multiple programming languages for every API.
      - name: Affiliate Program
        description: Earn commissions by referring developers and businesses to the APILayer marketplace.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Content Personalization by Location
        description: Use IPstack or Positionstack to tailor content and offers based on visitor geolocation.
      - name: Currency Conversion
        description: Integrate Currencylayer or Fixer for real-time and historical currency exchange data in financial applications.
      - name: Fraud Prevention
        description: Monitor and block suspicious requests using geolocation and IP intelligence APIs.
      - name: Weather Data Integration
        description: Embed real-time and forecast weather data into applications using Weatherstack.
      - name: Aviation Data Access
        description: Access real-time flight tracking, schedules, and airline data via Aviationstack.
      - name: Regulatory Compliance Automation
        description: Automate geographic compliance checks using location intelligence APIs.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: IPstack
        description: Geolocation API for IP address intelligence and location detection.
      - name: Currencylayer
        description: Real-time and historical currency exchange rate API.
      - name: Fixer
        description: Foreign exchange rates and currency conversion API.
      - name: Weatherstack
        description: Real-time and historical weather data API.
      - name: Aviationstack
        description: Real-time flight tracking, schedules, and airline data API.
      - name: Mediastack
        description: Real-time news data aggregation API.
      - name: Numverify
        description: Global phone number validation and lookup API.
      - name: Serpstack
        description: Real-time Google search results and SERP data API.
      - name: Pdflayer
        description: HTML to PDF conversion API.
      - name: Screenshotlayer
        description: URL screenshot and website capture API.
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://apilayer.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com