Rick and Morty API

How to Use This API

1. Get Character #1 — Rick Sanchez

https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/1

Returns: name (Rick Sanchez), status (Alive), species (Human), gender (Male), origin (Earth), location (Citadel of Ricks), episodes list, and image URL.

2. Get All Episodes

https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/episode

Paginated list of all episodes with air date, episode code (like S01E01), and character URLs featured in each.

3. Filter Characters

https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/?status=alive&species=alien

Filters: name, status (alive/dead/unknown), species, type, gender (female/male/genderless/unknown).

4. JavaScript — Character Directory

async function getCharacters(page = 1) {
  const resp = await fetch(
    `https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character?page=${page}`
  );
  const data = await resp.json();
  return data.results.map(c => ({
    name: c.name,
    species: c.species,
    status: c.status,
    image: c.image,
    origin: c.origin.name
  }));
}

async function findHumanCharacters() {
  let page = 1, allHumans = [];
  while (true) {
    const resp = await fetch(
      `https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/?species=Human&page=${page}`
    );
    const data = await resp.json();
    allHumans.push(...data.results.map(c => c.name));
    if (!data.info.next) break;
    page++;
  }
  console.log(`Found ${allHumans.length} human characters`);
}

findHumanCharacters();

5. Python — Episode Guide

import requests

resp = requests.get('https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/episode')
data = resp.json()

for ep in data['results'][:10]:
    print(f"{ep['episode']}: {ep['name']} (aired {ep['air_date']})")
    print(f"  Characters in episode: {len(ep['characters'])}")

# Get details on a specific episode
ep1 = requests.get('https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/episode/1').json()
print(f"\nFirst episode: {ep1['name']}")