Cataas Cats API
Random and tagged cat image retrieval
Cataas Cats API is one of 4 APIs that Cataas publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.
Tagged areas include Cats. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 8 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://cataas.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Cataas Cats API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth).
bearerAuth— Admin-only bearer token for moderation and catalog management.
Paths & Operations 7
Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Random and tagged cat image retrieval
Schemas 2
The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Cat (9 properties), ErrorResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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