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Trivia Questions

Open Trivia Database — thousands of trivia questions across 20+ categories including science, history, sports, and entertainment. Filter by difficulty and question type. Free, no key required.

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Base URL

https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/trivia

Authenticate with X-Api-Key: chk_live_... header.

GET/questions

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
typestringoptionalQuestion type: multiple or boolean
amountnumberoptionalNumber of questions (default 10, max 50)
categorynumberoptionalCategory ID (9=General, 17=Science, 23=History, 21=Sports)
difficultystringoptionalDifficulty: easy, medium, or hard

Example Request

curl -s "https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/trivia/questions?type={type}&amount={amount}&category={category}&difficulty={difficulty}" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "results": "example",
    "response_code": "example"
  }
}

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Authentication

Pass your API key in the request header:

X-Api-Key: chk_live_...
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