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Beginner 1-2 hours · 3 APIs

Build a Daily Pet Photo Notifier

Receive a daily push notification with a random cute dog or cat photo to brighten your day.

APIs Used

D

Dog API

Fetch random dog images

Animals
C

Cat API

Fetch random cat images and facts

Animals
O

OneSignal

Send push notification with image

Push Notifications

Data Flow

USER Cron job triggers daily at scheduled time PROCESS Randomly pick dog or cat API Fetch random pet image via Dogs / Cats API Send rich push notification with image via OneSignal
User Action
API Call
Transform
Output

How It Works

1

Randomly decide whether to fetch a dog or cat photo

2

Fetch a random image from the chosen API

3

Send the image as a rich push notification via OneSignal

4

Schedule to run daily using a cron job or serverless function

Code Outline

Pseudocode / JavaScript 
// 1. Randomly pick dog or cat
const isDog = Math.random() > 0.5;

// 2. Fetch random pet image
let imageUrl, petType;
if (isDog) {
  const res = await fetch('https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random');
  const data = await res.json();
  imageUrl = data.message;
  petType = 'Dog';
} else {
  const res = await fetch('https://api.thecatapi.com/v1/images/search');
  const [data] = await res.json();
  imageUrl = data.url;
  petType = 'Cat';
}

// 3. Send push notification with image
await fetch('https://onesignal.com/api/v1/notifications', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Basic YOUR_ONESIGNAL_KEY', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    app_id: 'YOUR_APP_ID',
    included_segments: ['All'],
    contents: { en: `Your daily ${petType} photo!` },
    big_picture: imageUrl
  })
});

Recipe Details

Difficulty Beginner
Time 1-2 hours
APIs Used 3

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