# mcp-public-apis

> Use this tool when you need to integrate public APIs into your projects, as it provides real-time access to a dataset of 1,500+ free public APIs, enabling search, live probing, and code snippet generation. This tool solves problems related to API discovery, testing, and implementation, and accepts queries as input, returning relevant API information and code snippets as output. It is ideal for use cases where rapid prototyping, development, or testing of API-driven applications is required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/josephsenior-pblic-apis-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/josephsenior-pblic-apis-mcp-server

## Description

An MCP server that gives AI coding agents real-time access to the public-apis dataset, enabling search, live probing, and code snippet generation for 1,500+ free public APIs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/itc0chfhrh)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/josephsenior/public-apis-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "josephsenior-pblic-apis-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/josephsenior-pblic-apis-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/josephsenior-pblic-apis-mcp-server/pull`

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