aid: dad-jokes
name: Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke)
description: >-
  icanhazdadjoke is a free REST API providing access to the internet's largest
  selection of dad jokes. It offers random joke retrieval, a searchable joke
  database, Slack slash command integration, Discord bot support, and plain-text
  or JSON responses — all with no authentication required.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dad-jokes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Dad Jokes
  - Humor
  - Comedy
  - Random
  - Jokes
  - Slack
  - Discord
apis:
  - aid: dad-jokes:dad-jokes-api
    name: icanhazdadjoke API
    description: >-
      Free REST API for retrieving random dad jokes, fetching jokes by ID,
      searching jokes by keyword, and integrating dad jokes into Slack and
      Discord bots. Supports JSON, plain-text, and HTML responses via Accept
      headers. No API key or authentication required.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api
    baseURL: https://icanhazdadjoke.com
    tags:
      - Dad Jokes
      - Humor
      - Random
      - Search
      - Slack
      - Discord
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dad-jokes/refs/heads/main/openapi/dad-jokes-openapi.json
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com/api
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/brettlangdon
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/icanhazdadjoke
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/dad-jokes-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/dad-jokes-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/dad-jokes-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com