aid: dog-ceo
name: Dog CEO
description: >
  Free REST API providing random dog images organized by breed and sub-breed
  from 120+ breeds. Backed by the Stanford Dogs Dataset and community-contributed
  photos, Dog CEO is widely used for learning HTTP concepts, API integration
  practice, and building dog-related applications. No authentication or API key
  is required. All endpoints return JSON with image URLs served via Vultr CDN.
  Open-source under the MIT license and community-funded via voluntary donations.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dog-ceo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
specificationVersion: "0.19"
type: Index
tags:
  - Dogs
  - Images
  - Animals
  - Open Source
  - Free API
  - Machine Learning
  - Education
apis:
  - aid: dog-ceo:dog-ceo-api
    name: Dog CEO API
    description: >
      REST API for retrieving random and breed-specific dog images from a
      database of 20,000+ photos spanning 120+ breeds and sub-breeds. Supports
      random image selection, full breed listings, breed-specific image queries,
      and sub-breed queries. Returns JSON with CDN-hosted image URLs.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://dog.ceo/api
    humanURL: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/
    type: REST
    tags:
      - Dogs
      - Images
      - Breeds
      - Animals
      - Open Source
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/documentation/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dog-ceo/refs/heads/main/openapi/dog-ceo-openapi.yml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/documentation/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/ElliottLandsborough
  - type: GitHubRepo
    url: https://github.com/ElliottLandsborough/dog-ceo-api
  - type: GitHubRepo
    url: https://github.com/jigsawpieces/dog-api-images
  - type: Blog
    url: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/about
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/about
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/dog__CEO
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/dog-ceo-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/dog-ceo-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/dog-ceo-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com