aid: superhero
name: Superhero API
description: >-
  The Superhero API is a quantified and programmatically accessible data source of superheroes and
  villains from across comic book universes. It provides comprehensive character data for 731 heroes
  and villains including power stats, biography, appearance, work, connections, and image data from
  Marvel, DC, and other publishers. Developers authenticate via an API access token obtained through
  GitHub login and query characters by ID or name.
kind: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Superheroes
  - Comics
  - Characters
  - Marvel
  - DC Comics
  - Entertainment
  - Open Data
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
apis:
  - aid: superhero:superhero-api
    name: Superhero API
    description: >-
      REST API providing comprehensive data on 731 superheroes and villains from Marvel, DC, and other
      comic universes. Characters are accessible by numeric ID or by name search. Each character record
      includes powerstats (intelligence, strength, speed, durability, power, combat), biography (full
      name, alter egos, first appearance, publisher, alignment), appearance (gender, race, height,
      weight, eye color, hair color), work, connections, and a portrait image URL. Authentication uses
      an access token embedded in the request URL, obtained by logging in with GitHub at
      superheroapi.com.
    humanURL: https://www.superheroapi.com/
    baseURL: https://superheroapi.com/api.php
    tags:
      - Superheroes
      - Villains
      - Comics
      - Characters
      - Power Stats
      - Biography
      - Appearance
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.superheroapi.com/api.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/json-schema/character.json
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.yml
      - type: JSONLDContext
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/json-ld/context.jsonld
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/plans/superhero-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/superhero-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/finops/superhero-finops.yml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.superheroapi.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.superheroapi.com/api.html
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/topics/superheroapi
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.superheroapi.com/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.superheroapi.com/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://www.superheroapi.com/
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/plans/superhero-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/superhero-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/superhero/refs/heads/main/finops/superhero-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com