GET/v1/dogs

Get a list of dog breeds matching specified parameters.

Returns dog breeds matching filters such as name, height, weight, life expectancy, shedding, barking, energy, or trainability. For breed names only use /alldogs.

API Ninjas·$0.001 per call

Example code

// Using @orth/sdk - The simplest way to call APIs
// Install: npm install @orth/sdk
import Orthogonal from "@orth/sdk";

const orthogonal = new Orthogonal({
  apiKey: process.env.ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY,
});

const output = await orthogonal.run({
  api: "api-ninjas",
  path: "/v1/dogs"
});

console.log(output);

Query parameters

name

string

The name of breed.

min_height

number

Minimum height in inches.

max_height

number

Maximum height in inches.

min_weight

number

Minimum weight in pounds.

max_weight

number

Maximum weight in pounds.

min_life_expectancy

number

Minimum life expectancy in years.

max_life_expectancy

number

Maximum life expectancy in years.

shedding

number

How much hair the breed sheds.

barking

number

How vocal the breed is.

energy

number

How much energy the breed has.

protectiveness

number

How likely the breed is to alert strangers.

trainability

number

How easy it is to train the breed.

offset

number

Number of results to offset for pagination.