How to hit the Dog CEO API

The Dog API at https://dog.ceo/api serves random dog photos, organized by breed and sub-breed.

Authentication

None — no key, no signup. Every example runs as-is.

Full reference: https://dog.ceo/dog-api/documentation/

Random dog photo

A random image URL from any breed.

curl https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random
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Example response (trimmed) 
{
  "message": "https://images.dog.ceo/breeds/terrier-silky/n02097658_4952.jpg",
  "status": "success"
}

Random photos of one breed

Up to 50 at a time; the number goes on the end.

curl https://dog.ceo/api/breed/corgi/images/random/2
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Example response (trimmed) 
{
  "message": [
    "https://images.dog.ceo/breeds/corgi-cardigan/n02113186_13256.jpg",
    "https://images.dog.ceo/breeds/corgi-cardigan/n02113186_9116.jpg"
  ],
  "status": "success"
}

List all breeds

Each breed maps to its sub-breeds (empty if none).

curl https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/list/all
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Example response (trimmed) 
{
  "message": {
    "affenpinscher": [],
    "african": [
      "wild"
    ],
    "airedale": [],
    "akita": [],
    "appenzeller": [],
    "australian": [
      "kelpie",
      "shepherd"
    ],
    "bakharwal": [
      "indian"
    ],
    "basenji": [],
    "beagle": [],
    "bluetick": [],
    "borzoi": [],
    "bouvier": [],
    "boxer": [],
    "brabancon": [],
    "briard": []
  },
  "status": "success"
}