HackathonWatch

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HackathonWatch API

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Return a list of coming hackathons

Return a list of coming hackathons

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json?page=1

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json?page=1"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');

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

package main

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

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1"
})

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/coming.json?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Swagger compatible API description

Swagger compatible API description

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json';

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

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json"
	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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json")

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/swagger_doc.json";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Return the detail of a given hackathon

Return the detail of a given hackathon

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json';

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

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json"
	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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json")

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://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hackathonwatch.com/0.1/hackathons/{id}.json";
$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

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See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with HackathonWatch?

HackathonWatch is a Social API. Developers commonly use social APIs for:

adding social login (Sign in with Google/Twitter)
fetching user-generated content for analysis
scheduling and publishing social posts
tracking mentions and engagement metrics
building community dashboards

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

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