API DATA MAP
the data manifold — 11 clusters · 11 constellations
Sky & Earth time-series, geographic, event-stream 7
The physical world instrumented — weather, climate, seismic, air quality
hourly/daily forecast grids, historical climate
No key needed. Best free weather API. Historical back to 1940.
rate: 10k/day
- 7-day orchard forecast panel on the Farming page
- Historical frost date chart for almond bloom risk
current conditions, 5-day/3-hour forecast
Most-used weather API. Free tier sufficient for a site widget.
rate: 60/min
- Current conditions widget for the farm's zip code
- Rain alert banner for irrigation scheduling on Farming page
historical climate records, station data, normals
Authoritative US climate archive. Good for long-run farm analysis.
- Historical frost dates chart for almond bloom risk on Farming
- Multi-decade Central Valley rainfall chart on Farming page
real-time seismic events, GeoJSON
All global earthquakes, updated every minute. No key needed.
- Real-time Central Valley quake ticker on Farming page
- Seismic event map embedded in Farming page context
US air quality index by zip/location
EPA AQI data. Useful for farm air quality or wildfire smoke context.
- Wildfire smoke AQI alert during almond harvest season
- Air quality badge in Farming page header
global air quality sensor readings
Community sensor network, global coverage, no key for basic queries.
- Farm-local air quality index in Farming sidebar
- Global AQI comparison widget in Brain Lab
sunrise/sunset/golden hour times by lat/lon
Simple, reliable. No key. Good for farm light-hour displays.
- Daylight hours bar display on Farming page header
- Golden hour countdown for farm photography planning
Space image-stream, event-stream, time-series 7
Orbital mechanics, deep sky imagery, near-Earth objects, and launch data
one astronomy photo per day with title, explanation, media URL
Astronomy Picture of the Day. Easy integration, gorgeous imagery.
rate: 1k/hour
- Daily astronomy photo rotating in Art section
- Weekly space image gallery in Art section
natural event feed — wildfires, storms, volcanoes, GeoJSON
Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker. Good for wildfire/drought context on the farm.
- Active California wildfire event feed on Farming page
- Natural disaster map in Farming sidebar
photos from Curiosity/Perseverance by sol date and camera
Thousands of high-res rover photos filterable by camera. Visually rich.
- Mars rover photo gallery in Art section
- Daily rover image widget in Brain Lab
near-Earth object feed by date range, orbital data
Near-Earth Object Web Service. Asteroid close approach data.
- Asteroid close-approach ticker in Brain Lab
- Near-Earth object countdown widget in Brain section
launches, rockets, capsules, launchpads — JSON
Unofficial but comprehensive SpaceX launch history. No key needed.
- Upcoming launch countdown widget in Brain Lab
- Launch history timeline in Brain or Gaming section
current ISS position, next pass times by lat/lon
Tracks the International Space Station in real time. No key needed.
- ISS pass times over the farm's coordinates in Farming
- Live ISS position tracker in Brain Lab
solar system bodies — mass, radius, orbital elements
Clean REST API for planetary data. Good for a solar system reference page.
- Solar system data cards in Brain Lab experiments
- Planet fact comparison widget in Brain section
Living Things taxonomy, geographic, corpus 7
Biodiversity records, food composition, and creature databases
species observations with photos, location, taxon hierarchy
Citizen science biodiversity network. Filter by location to find farm wildlife.
- Wildlife sightings near the almond farm on Farming page
- Native species observation log in Farming section
global species occurrence records, taxon data
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Massive dataset, no key.
- Biodiversity count for the farm's county in Farming
- Native California species reference on Farming page
product ingredient lists, nutrition, labels by barcode
Open database of food products worldwide. Useful for cooking/recipe pages.
- Ingredient sourcing badges on Cooking recipe cards
- Allergen lookup widget in Cooking section
nutrient composition per food item, branded and generic
Authoritative US nutrition data. Good for annotating recipes.
- Macro breakdown panel auto-added to Cooking recipes
- Nutrition label for farm-grown produce in Cooking
dog breed info, temperament, images
Comprehensive breed database with photos. Fun for a pets or body page.
- Dog breed of the week card in Body section
- Random dog photo widget in Brain Lab experiments
cat breed info, temperament, random cat images
Same pattern as TheDogAPI. Easy to integrate alongside it.
- Random cat image widget in Brain Lab
- Cat breed explorer in Body section
Pokémon species, moves, abilities, stats — full game data
Complete Pokémon game data. No key. Good for gaming section.
rate: 100/min
- Pokédex lookup tool in Gaming section
- Daily Pokémon card in Gaming section
Culture & Knowledge corpus, taxonomy, image-stream 12
Books, music, film, art, and encyclopedic knowledge bases
book metadata, cover images, author info by ISBN/OLID
Internet Archive's book database. Cover images and metadata for free.
- Book cover art fetcher for the Books reading list
- Author bio lookup linked from Books page entries
book search, metadata, preview links, volume info
Largest book API. Good for enriching the books reading list.
- Preview links and synopsis enrichment for Books list
- Book search widget in Brain Lab
artist, release, recording metadata — open music encyclopedia
Open music database. No key. Good source for album/track data.
- Album tracklist and release info for Music page entries
- Artist discography explorer linked from Music page
scrobble history, track/artist info, similar artists
Rich music metadata and listening data. Key is free and easy to get.
- Recently scrobbled tracks widget on Music page
- Similar artist recommendations on Music page
vinyl/CD release database, marketplace, artist discographies
Definitive record collecting database. Good for music or gadgets pages.
- Vinyl record value lookup in Gadgets section
- Release discography with dates on Music page
film/TV metadata, posters, cast, ratings, now-playing
Best free movie API. Poster images included. Free key with generous limits.
rate: ~40/10s
- Movie poster grid in the Movies section
- Now-playing feed for Movies section header
trivia questions by category, difficulty, type
Community trivia database. No key. Good for a brain/games widget.
- Daily trivia question widget in Brain Lab
- Category quiz game in Brain section
structured facts about any entity via SPARQL or entity IDs
Structured knowledge graph behind Wikipedia. Very flexible, no key.
- Structured fact sidebar for farming-history blog posts
- Entity fact panel in Brain Lab SPARQL explorer
article summaries, page content, search, images
Clean REST interface to Wikipedia. Easy summaries for any topic.
- Article summary cards linked from blog posts
- Random article discovery widget in Brain Lab
art objects, images, exhibitions, provenance data
250k+ art objects with high-res images. Free key, generous limits.
- Rotating art discovery feature in Art section
- Color-palette artwork finder in Art section
470k+ art objects, images, department/culture metadata
Metropolitan Museum of Art. No key needed. Huge open collection.
- Daily artwork from open collection in Art section
- Department explorer as Art section navigation
Dutch Golden Age art objects, high-res images, artist data
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Rembrandt, Vermeer, free key, stunning images.
- Dutch Golden Age painting gallery in Art section
- Rembrandt/Vermeer spotlight cards in Art section
Words & Language corpus, taxonomy 6
Dictionaries, poetry, prose, quotations, and linguistic data
words by meaning, sound, spelling — rhymes, synonyms, associations
Powerful word-finding engine. No key. Good for generative text tools.
rate: 100k/day
- Rhyme finder for experimental poetry in Brain Lab
- Word association explorer widget in Brain section
definitions, phonetics, audio pronunciation, part of speech
Clean, no-key dictionary API. English and some other languages.
- Word lookup hover cards in Blog posts
- Daily word definition widget in Brain Lab
definitions, examples, related words, pronunciations
Richer than Free Dictionary. Includes citation examples from real text.
- Word-of-the-day rotating in site footer
- Etymology context for unusual words in blog posts
poems by author, title, or line — full text
Public domain poetry corpus. No key. Good for a random poem widget.
- Random poem widget on Books or Brain page
- Poet of the week feature in Books section
70k+ public domain books — metadata, download URLs
Gutendex is a JSON API wrapper for Gutenberg. No key, full text available.
- Classic book recommendations on Books page
- Public domain text excerpt widget in Brain Lab
random quotes by author, tag, length
Simple quote API. No key. Good for footer rotation or brain page.
- Rotating quote below visitor counter in footer
- Farming-writer quotes on Farming page header
Civic & Government time-series, corpus, graph 9
Public data from US and global government — census, legislation, economics
demographic, economic, housing data by geography
Authoritative US population and economic data. Many datasets available.
- Central Valley ag demographics sidebar on Farming
- California population data chart in Brain Lab
catalog of US federal open datasets across all agencies
Discovery layer for thousands of federal datasets. Good starting point.
- USDA almond crop statistics on Farming page
- Federal climate dataset feeds for farm planning tools
bills, amendments, members, votes, congressional record
Official Library of Congress API for US legislative data.
- Farm bill and water rights tracker on Farming page
- Agricultural subsidy bill status in Farming sidebar
state legislature bills, votes, legislators by state
Tracks all 50 state legislatures. Good for local California farm policy.
- California water rights legislation tracker on Farming
- CA ag policy bill status widget in Farming section
federal campaign finance — candidates, committees, filings
Federal Election Commission data. Full campaign finance transparency.
- Ag industry PAC spending lookup in Brain Lab
- Big ag donor tracking in Civic Brain section
CPI, unemployment, wage, employment statistics by series
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Key economic indicators as time series.
- Farm labor wage index chart on Farming page
- CPI food index on Cooking or Markets page
800k+ economic time series — GDP, rates, inflation, employment
St. Louis Fed. Most comprehensive free economics data source.
rate: 120/min
- Almond commodity price tracker on the Farming page
- CPI overlay on the markets page next to FRED interest rate data
global development indicators — GDP, poverty, health by country/year
Open data for 200+ countries. No key needed.
- Global almond trade volume chart on Farming page
- Agricultural GDP comparison widget in Brain section
international trade flows by commodity and country
UN trade statistics. Useful for almond export/import data.
- Almond export volume by destination country on Farming
- US commodity flow chart in Farming section
Sports time-series, event-stream, graph 5
Game scores, player stats, standings, and schedules
games, scores, player stats, rosters — full MLB data
Official MLB API, undocumented but public. No key needed.
- A's or Giants score ticker in Gaming section
- Live MLB standings table in Gaming section
player and team stats, box scores — unofficial endpoint
Unofficial NBA stats API. No key but requires spoofed headers.
- Warriors standings card in Gaming section
- NBA player stat lookup in Gaming section
team, player, event data across many sports
Multi-sport database. Free tier available with reasonable limits.
- Multi-sport scores dashboard in Gaming section
- Sport team info cards in Gaming section
European football leagues — standings, fixtures, results
Best free football (soccer) API. Covers major European leagues.
rate: 10/min
- Champions League standings widget in Brain Lab
- Premier League table widget in Gaming section
scores, standings, schedules across all ESPN sports
Undocumented ESPN endpoints. Broad sport coverage but may break.
- Daily sports headlines sidebar in Gaming section
- Score ticker across major sports in Gaming
Maps & Place geographic, spatial, taxonomy 6
Geocoding, elevation, place names, and geographic reference data
any OSM feature by Overpass QL query — buildings, roads, amenities
Query the entire OpenStreetMap planet. Powerful but complex query language.
- Farm location map with nearby amenities on About page
- Orchard infrastructure map embedded in Farming page
geocoding and reverse geocoding using OSM data
OSM geocoder. No key, rate limit is 1 req/s — respect it.
rate: 1/s
- Address lookup for farm visitor directions page
- Place name geocoder tool in Brain Lab
elevation in meters for any lat/lon or batch of points
Free elevation lookup. No key. Useful for terrain visualizations.
- Farm terrain elevation profile chart on Farming page
- Almond orchard topography display in Farming
place names, timezones, postal codes, country info
Large geographic names database. Free account with generous limits.
- Farm timezone and region info in Farming page header
- Local place name context data in Farming section
country info — population, capital, languages, flags, borders
All countries as JSON. No key. Good for quick country reference lookups.
- Country fact cards in a future World or Brain section
- Country data lookup widget in Brain Lab
geolocation by IP address — country, city, ISP, coordinates
No key for HTTP. Good for rough visitor location without tracking.
rate: 45/min
- Visitor location for weather widget personalization
- Anonymous visitor origin map in Brain Lab
Money & Markets time-series, event-stream 5
Stock prices, crypto, forex, and financial market data
stock OHLCV, forex, crypto — intraday and daily historical
Most popular free stock API. Daily limit is tight but usable for static data.
rate: 25/day
- Almond commodity price chart on Farming page
- Agricultural ETF tracker in Markets section
crypto prices, market cap, OHLC, coin list
Best free crypto API. No key needed for demo tier.
rate: 30/min
- Crypto price ticker in Brain Lab or Gadgets section
- Top 10 coins widget in Markets or Brain section
forex rates, historical exchange rate time series
Clean free forex API. No key. Good for currency conversion widgets.
- Currency converter widget in Gadgets section
- USD rate table on Markets page
hourly forex rates, historical data, 170+ currencies
Free tier gives hourly USD base rates. Monthly limit is enough for static sites.
rate: 1k/month
- Live forex rates for almond export context on Farming
- Multi-currency rate table in Markets dashboard
stock quotes, options, earnings, balance sheets
Unofficial Yahoo Finance scraper. Broad coverage but can break on changes.
- Ag company stock tracker in Farming or Markets
- Informal equity lookup tool in Brain Lab
Transit & Infrastructure event-stream, geographic, time-series 5
Public transit, flight tracking, and network infrastructure feeds
transit feeds, routes, stops, schedules worldwide
Aggregates GTFS data from hundreds of transit agencies globally.
- Nearest transit options from farm for visitor page
- Transit route finder for farm trip planning
London bus/tube arrivals, disruptions, line status
Official TfL API. Real-time arrivals and service status.
- TfL live status demo widget in Brain Lab
- London tube arrivals as live API demo in Brain
DC Metro rail/bus arrivals, incidents, schedule
Washington Metro API. Real-time train predictions and incidents.
- DC Metro arrivals demo widget in Brain Lab
- Transit API comparison demo in Brain section
real-time and historical aircraft positions worldwide
Live ADS-B flight data. No key for basic queries.
rate: 100 req/day (anonymous)
- Live aircraft over the farm's airspace on Farming
- Central Valley flight tracker in Brain Lab
real-time global aircraft positions, military and unfiltered
Unfiltered ADS-B data including military flights. More complete than FlightAware.
- Real-time military flight map in Brain Lab
- Unfiltered aircraft data experiment in Brain section
Dev & Social graph, event-stream, corpus 5
Developer platforms, hacker news, chess — niche community data
repos, commits, issues, PRs, user activity
Full GitHub platform data. Token gives 5k req/hr. Good for dev dashboards.
rate: 5k/hour (authed)
- This site's recent commit history widget in Brain Lab
- Open source project showcase in Gadgets section
stories, comments, user profiles — live Firebase feed
Official HN API via Firebase. No key. Real-time top stories feed.
- Top HN stories sidebar in Brain Lab section
- Tech news digest in Brain Lab or Gadgets
games, puzzles, leaderboards, opening explorer, broadcasts
Open source chess platform. Rich API, no key for most endpoints.
- Daily chess puzzle widget in Gaming section
- Opening explorer tool in Gaming section
player stats, game archives, leaderboards, puzzles
Chess.com public data API. No key needed. Good for gaming section.
- Chess leaderboard widget in Gaming section
- Puzzle of the day in Gaming section
cocktail recipes, ingredients, glass types, images
Free tier with test key '1'. Full recipe database with photos.
- Cocktail recipe card grid in Drinks section
- Random cocktail of the day on Drinks page header