Show HN: SWAPI – A Star Wars API

Check out the author&#x27;s blog post where he explains his motivation: <a href="http://phalt.co/if-you-have-data-they-will-consume-it/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;phalt.co&#x2F;if-you-have-data-they-will-consume-it&#x2F;</a>

Is there a reason you&#x27;re not using numbers in the json output?<p><pre><code> &quot;vehicle_id&quot;: &quot;1&quot; </code></pre> is better represented as:<p><pre><code> &quot;vehicle_id&quot;: 1</code></pre>

Can I use the API to figure out that, for instance, the x-wing is &#x2F;vehicles&#x2F;1 and Mustafar is &#x2F;planets&#x2F;7? Otherwise, how would I know?

I was so excited and then equally let down when I realized it wasn&#x27;t online and this is just a coming soon page. Oh well, I signed up.

Any reason why this is an API and not a data dump?

Not encouraging to see a basic error right on the front page: &quot;From all <i>six</i> Star Wars films&quot;<p>Couldn&#x27;t resist... ;-)

Signed up. This is going to be great for conference demos.

I Virtualized this API just for kicks - <a href="https://vapi.ca.com/vapi/api/Vapidemouser/Star_Wars/planets/7" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vapi.ca.com&#x2F;vapi&#x2F;api&#x2F;Vapidemouser&#x2F;Star_Wars&#x2F;planets&#x2F;...</a> and <a href="https://vapi.ca.com/vapi/api/Vapidemouser/Star_Wars/vehicles/1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vapi.ca.com&#x2F;vapi&#x2F;api&#x2F;Vapidemouser&#x2F;Star_Wars&#x2F;vehicles...</a><p>Would love more details and I can make a Virtual Copy of the whole thing.<p>Built it here <a href="https://vapi.ca.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vapi.ca.com</a>

This is amazing, all I need is a reason to mash <a href="http://pokeapi.co" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;pokeapi.co</a> into this

Hah! I&#x27;m in need of just this sort of API come January, what are the odds? Awesome, hope you launch soon!

Where are your getting the data?

Totally ridiculous, but awesome at the same time.<p>Make that API great!<p>Whats the backend?

Under which license is this data available?

Luke Sykwalker