How AI is applied across API Evangelist and APIs.io. Read my AI disclosure →
API Evangelist API Evangelist
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC

Need help?

Contact us
Dog API

Dog API Images API

Fetch random or breed-specific dog images (with optional alt text).

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Dog API Images API is one of 3 APIs that Dog API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Image. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, rate-limit docs, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 13 operations across 13 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://dog.ceo/api.

13 operations 13 paths 4 schemas 13 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.1.0
Base URL
https://dog.ceo/api
Contact
Dog API
License
MIT
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 13

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 13 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Images 13

Fetch random or breed-specific dog images (with optional alt text).

GET
/breed/{breed}/images
Dog API List Images by Breed
listImagesByBreed 1 param → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/images/random
Dog API Random Image by Breed
randomImageByBreed 1 param → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/images/random/{amount}
Dog API Multiple Random Images by Breed
randomImagesByBreed 2 params → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/{subBreed}/images
Dog API List Images by Sub-Breed
listImagesBySubBreed 2 params → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/{subBreed}/images/random
Dog API Random Image by Sub-Breed
randomImageBySubBreed 2 params → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/{subBreed}/images/random/{amount}
Dog API Multiple Random Images by Sub-Breed
randomImagesBySubBreed 3 params → 200
GET
/breeds/image/random
Dog API Random Image From Any Breed
randomImage → 200
GET
/breeds/image/random/{amount}
Dog API Multiple Random Images From Any Breed
randomImages 1 param → 200
GET
/breeds/image/random/{amount}/alt
Dog API Multiple Random Images From Any Breed With Alt Text
randomImagesWithAlt 1 param → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/images/alt
Dog API List Images by Breed With Alt Text
listImagesByBreedWithAlt 1 param → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/images/random/{amount}/alt
Dog API Multiple Random Images by Breed With Alt Text
randomImagesByBreedWithAlt 2 params → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/{subBreed}/images/alt
Dog API List Images by Sub-Breed With Alt Text
listImagesBySubBreedWithAlt 2 params → 200
GET
/breed/{breed}/{subBreed}/images/random/{amount}/alt
Dog API Multiple Random Images by Sub-Breed With Alt Text
randomImagesBySubBreedWithAlt 3 params → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ImageResponse (2 properties), AltImage (2 properties), ImageListResponse (2 properties), AltImageListResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AltImageListResponse
object
Response envelope returning a list of image objects each containing a URL and alt text.
2 properties 2 required
ImageListResponse
object
Response envelope returning a list of dog image URLs.
2 properties 2 required
AltImage
object
A dog image URL paired with descriptive alt text suitable for accessibility.
2 properties 2 required
ImageResponse
object
Response envelope returning a single dog image URL.
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

dog-api-images-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Dog API publishes across the network.

Dog API Breeds API
AE Profile APIs.io
Dog API Info API
AE Profile APIs.io
#Image
← Back to D APIs
API Details
ID
dog-api:dog-api-images-api
Base URL
https://dog.ceo/api
Docs
https://dog.ceo/dog-api/
Provider
Dog API
APIs.io →  GitHub →
Explore more
All APIs Providers APIs.io Network
Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the API and to AI agents over MCP. APIs is not yet its own endpoint on the v1 API. Reach this content through network search and the tag graph, or the MCP server below.

Installs https://mcp.apievangelist.com/mcp in Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest — one button, every client.

MCP tools for apis
4 tools reach this content
  • search_api_evangelistSearch every content type across the network at once.
  • find_relatedThe shared-tag relevance graph — what else covers this.
  • get_tagEverything one tag labels, across all content types.
  • guide_topicPRO — a curated bundle for a topic: area, guidance, rules, papers, stories, services.
All tools & prompts
Call it yourself
curl for this page
Search the network for this 
curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/search?q=dog-api-images-api&limit=10"
Everything under a tag 
curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/tags/dog-api-images-api"

Discovery needs no key. Full bodies and the synthesis endpoints are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required. Sign in with whichever identity you already have.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have. Your account

Where this information came from

This is an independent, third-party profile of Dog API Images API, published by API Evangelist. We do not operate, host, resell, or support these APIs, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the company unless stated above. Everything here is built from publicly available information — the company's own site, developer portal, documentation, public repositories, and the specifications it publishes for public use. Nothing is obtained by breaching a system, defeating an access control, or using credentials.

The Kin Score and Agent Readiness rating are independently calculated assessments of a company's public API artifacts, scored against a published rubric. They are not certifications, endorsements, security assessments, or audits.

Corrections, re-scores, and removal are free — no partnership or purchase required, and you do not need to justify the request. A removed company is recorded as unrated, never scored zero for having asked. Acknowledgement within one business day; removal within two.

info@apievangelist.com · Read the full data-sourcing policy →
On a security or compliance team? Put security in the subject line and you will get a person, not a form — we will tell you exactly which public URLs this profile was built from.