Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul API

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Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul quotes, characters, episodes, and deaths. Great for beginner API practice. Free, no API key.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Random quote

Get a random Breaking Bad quote.

https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get characters

Get Breaking Bad character data.

https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3

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curl -X GET "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://breakingbadapi.com/api/characters?limit=3";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗

No API key needed
Random quote: GET https://breakingbadapi.com/api/quote/random
All quotes: GET /api/quotes
Characters: GET /api/characters
Episodes: GET /api/episodes

What can you build with Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul API?

Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul API is a Developer Tools API. Developers commonly use developer tools APIs for:

automating code review and quality checks
integrating CI/CD pipelines and build systems
managing feature flags and A/B tests
monitoring errors and application performance
generating and validating test data

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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