Retrieve adoptable pet listings via RescueGroups.org's legacy HTTP/JSON Adoptable Pet Data API
domain: rescuegroups.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Request an API key through RescueGroups.org's adoptable pet data API signup process
Send authenticated POST requests with JSON bodies to the RescueGroups HTTP/JSON API endpoint using the issued key
Query for adoptable animals by species, breed, location, or organization as documented in the RescueGroups user guide
Parse the JSON response for animal and organization records
Cache results locally, since RescueGroups advertises no hard limit on total requests for this API
Known gotchas
RescueGroups also operates a newer, separate v5 API; confirm which version a given API key and docs page apply to before integrating
Detailed technical reference pages for this API can be inconsistently available, so validate response shapes against real sample calls rather than docs alone
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