Advice Slip
Generate random advice slips
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Personality
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- http://api.adviceslip.com/
Overview
Advice Slip serves short, witty life advice as JSON — free, keyless, and dependency-free. A tiny API that’s popular for “tip of the day” widgets, motivational apps, and chatbot personality.
Verified 2026-08: the plain-http endpoint 301-redirects to HTTPS — use
https://api.adviceslip.com.
Quick Start
Random advice (verified live):
curl "https://api.adviceslip.com/advice"{"slip": { "id": 121, "advice": "If you think your headphones are dying, check the socket for fluff with a straightened paperclip."}}Advice by ID:
curl "https://api.adviceslip.com/advice/121"Search advice:
curl "https://api.adviceslip.com/advice/search/love"Authentication
None — keyless.
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free, no documented hard limit — be polite.
- The API is served over HTTPS (the listed http URL redirects).
- Search returns a
total_resultscount plus matching slips. - Responses are tiny JSON — ideal for inline widgets.
FAQ
Is Advice Slip free? Yes — free and keyless.
Does it work over HTTPS?
Yes — use https://api.adviceslip.com (http redirects).
Can I search by topic?
Yes — /advice/search/KEYWORD.
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