License-API
Unofficial REST API for choosealicense.com
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- No
- Category
- Development
- Data source
- public-apis
- Documentation / URL
- https://github.com/cmccandless/license-api/blob/master/README.md
Overview
License-API provided choosealicense.com data — keyless.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): the Heroku-hosted endpoint returned HTTP 404 “No such app” — the free Heroku deployment is gone (Heroku free-tier shutdown). Verify from your network before relying on it.
What it used to provide
curl "https://licenseapi.herokuapp.com/licenses"Alternatives
- The dataset is open on GitHub (choosealicense.com) — self-host.
FAQ
Is License-API working? Our 2026-08 test got 404 “No such app” (verified) — the deployment is gone.
Was it free? Yes — free and keyless.
What replaced it? Self-host the GitHub data.
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