Animal Crossing: New Horizons API

⭐ Beginner's Pick Games & Comics / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)

Overview

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons API gives you free access to in-game data including villagers, critters, fossils, art, music, and furniture. No API key or authentication is needed—just fetch JSON from the endpoint. It is a great first API for beginners because it is simple, reliable, and fun to work with.

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Beginner Tip

No API key required—start immediately by calling https://acnhapi.com/v1/villagers to get all villager data. Combine with the included image URLs to build a visual villager browser.

Available Data

track name and artist
album metadata
audio preview URLs
popularity score
genre classification

Example Response

JSON Response
{
  "name": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
  "artist": "Queen",
  "album": "A Night at the Opera",
  "duration_ms": 354000,
  "popularity": 92,
  "preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/..."
}

Field Reference

id Unique numeric ID of the villager
name.name-USen Villager name in US English
personality Villager personality type such as Lazy, Cranky, or Peppy
species Animal species of the villager, e.g. Cat, Bear, or Eagle
image_uri URL to the official villager image
birthday-string Villager's birthday as a human-readable string

Implementation Example

const url = "http://acnhapi.com/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

404 Not Found The endpoint name or resource ID is incorrect
Check the API documentation at acnhapi.com for the exact endpoint paths like /v1/fish, /v1/bugs, /v1/villagers
Large response slows the app Fetching all villagers returns a large JSON object
Fetch a single villager by ID: /v1/villagers/1 to load data on demand instead of all at once
Image URL returns 404 The icon or image URL has changed
Always use the image_uri field from the API response rather than hardcoding image URLs

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 10/20
🔒 Security 10/15
🛠 Developer XP 15/20
✓ Reliability 7/15
Response Time 722ms

Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Games & Comics
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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