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Twitter has a public API which returns JSON, for example -
A GET request to:
https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.json?include_entities=true&include_rts=true&screen_name=mralexgray&count=1,
EDIT: Removed due to twitter restricting their API with OAUTH requirements...
{"errors": [{"message": "The Twitter REST API v1 is no longer active. Please migrate to API v1.1. https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/overview.", "code": 68}]}
Replacing it with a simple example of the Github API - that returns a tree, of in this case, my repositories...
https://api.github.com/users/mralexgray/repos
I won't include the output, as it's long.. (returns 30 repos at a time) ... But here is proof of it's tree-ed-ness.
JSON Test has some
try its free and has other features too.
http://www.jsontest.com/
I think one of the big issues when learning to program is the absolut lack of data and for most semi-useful tools you need at least some of. Do you know of any cool websites that provide real world data / lots of data that can be easily accessed with an API (JSON) call?
I just launched a super simple, free API that lets you pull structured data from any webpage with one call.
How it works:
You just open your browser to:
https://instantapi.ai/<the-url-you-want>
Example:
https://instantapi.ai/https://www.amazon.com/Cordless-Variable-Position-Masterworks-MW316/dp/B07CR1GPBQ/
It’ll automatically parse the page and extract structured data.
If you want raw JSON (for app integrations, scraping pipelines, feeding into LLMs, etc.), just set Content-Type: application/json.
Example using cURL:
curl --location 'https://instantapi.ai/https://www.amazon.com/Cordless-Variable-Position-Masterworks-MW316/dp/B07CR1GPBQ/' --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
Tech highlights:
Full browser rendering (handles JavaScript-heavy sites)
CAPTCHA solving (hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA, etc.)
Proxies + stealth fingerprinting to bypass anti-bot systems
GenAI-based data extraction... no CSS selectors needed
Custom HTML rendering + compression engine to keep speeds reasonably fast despite full page rendering + AI parsing
Why I built this:
I’m tired of seeing people stuck using the old, fragile ways of scraping... CSS selectors, constant breakage, expensive custom setups. I wanted to show what the future of scraping looks like: data-first, AI-powered, and effortless.
This free version is meant for small operators, indie devs, and hobbyists... people who just need a clean, reliable tool without jumping through hoops or racking up huge bills. I’m not planning to limit it unless someone starts abusing it with massive-scale usage (e.g., enterprise-level scraping at my expense).
To be totally upfront: I do offer a much more powerful, customizable paid version for commercial use cases. But I think basic, modern scraping should be accessible to everyone, and that’s what this free version is here for.