Chuck Norris Database

Overview

The Chuck Norris API serves curated “Chuck Norris facts” jokes — over 5,000 of them, searchable and categorized. Keyless, free, and a classic for demos, chat bots, and easter eggs.

Verified 2026-08: returns Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * — browser calls work (the listing’s “Unknown” CORS is outdated).

Quick Start

A random joke:

curl "https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/random"

{
  "categories": [],
  "icon_url": "https://api.chucknorris.io/img/avatar/chuck-norris.png",
  "id": "IiDJvigpTTOTfNp3BGF81g",
  "url": "https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/IiDJvigpTTOTfNp3BGF81g",
  "value": "Chuck Norris can divide by zero."
}

Joke by category:

curl "https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/random?category=dev"

List categories:

curl "https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/categories"

Search (free-text):

curl "https://api.chucknorris.io/jokes/search?query=programmer"

Authentication

None — keyless.

Rate Limits & Notes

• Free and open; no documented hard limit, but it’s a free service — cache what you can.
• Categories include: dev, animal, career, celebrity, explicit, fashion, food, history, money, movie, music, political, religion, science, sport, travel.
• Search matches on any of the words; results include a total count.
• CORS is enabled — client-side calls work.

FAQ

Is it free? Yes — free and keyless.

Can I get a programming joke? Use ?category=dev or search ?query=programmer.

Can I call it from the browser? Yes — CORS is enabled (verified).