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Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke) Jokes API

Dad joke retrieval and search

Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke) Jokes API is one of 2 APIs that Dad Jokes (icanhazdadjoke) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Jokes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://icanhazdadjoke.com.

5 operations 5 paths 3 schemas 4 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://icanhazdadjoke.com
License
Free to use
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 4 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Jokes 5

Dad joke retrieval and search

GET
/
Fetch a random dad joke
getRandomJoke 1 param → 200
GET
/j/{jokeId}
Fetch a specific joke by ID
getJokeById 2 params → 200404
GET
/j/{jokeId}.png
Fetch a joke rendered as a PNG image
getJokeAsImage 1 param → 200404
GET
/search
Search dad jokes
searchJokes 4 params → 200
POST
/graphql
Execute a GraphQL query
graphqlQuery body → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are JokeSearchResults (9 properties), Joke (3 properties), JokeSearchResult (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Joke
object
3 properties 3 required
JokeSearchResult
object
2 properties 2 required
JokeSearchResults
object
9 properties 9 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dad-jokes-jokes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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