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Useless Facts API

A random or daily useless fact in English or German.
Status
Working
API key
Not needed
Browser calls
Runs in the browser
Latency
612 ms
Docs
uselessfacts.jsph.pl ↗

Build snapshot, not live. One verifier run on , from the machine that built this site. How we check

Example request

GEThttps://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/api/v2/facts/random

Sent from your browser straight to uselessfacts.jsph.pl. No proxy: this site never sees the request or the answer.

Copy the request

Shell
curl -s 'https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/api/v2/facts/random'

Response stored by the verifier

This is what uselessfacts.jsph.pl answered when the verifier sent the request above on : HTTP 200, application/json. Arrays are cut to two items and long strings are shortened. It comes from the build snapshot.

application/json · stored
{
  "id": "7bea7fecc1e2d9467607c83e888a71c2",
  "text": "By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.",
  "source": "djtech.net",
  "source_url": "https://www.djtech.net/humor/shorty_useless_facts.htm",
  "language": "en",
  "permalink": "https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/api/v2/facts/7bea7fecc1e2d9467607c83e888a71c2"
}

Availability

Up 1 of 1 day checked · 30-day window

What counts as up for this API: an answer within five seconds, a 2xx status, and the JSON body must contain the field "text".

Last check: — passed, HTTP 200 in 612 ms.

The check runs from our infrastructure, not from where you are. If you need certainty, send the request yourself above. How the verifier works.

Questions

Does the Useless Facts API need an API key?

No. The sample request on this page was answered without a key, token or account.

Can I call the Useless Facts API from the browser?

Yes. uselessfacts.jsph.pl answered our verifier with an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header on Oct 3, 2026, so a fetch call from a web page can read the response.

Is the Useless Facts API working?

At the check on Oct 3, 2026 it returned HTTP 200 with the expected data in 612 ms. The status at the top of this page shows the most recent result we have.