Exercise Database API

1,300+ exercises with animated GIFs, target muscles, equipment, and step-by-step instructions — a complete fitness content library as an API.

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Dashboard

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Live snapshot

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Browse exercises

Find exercises by body part.

Body part

What you can build

Common ways developers use the Exercise Database API.

fitness apps

Add fitness apps without building or maintaining the data pipeline yourself.

workout generators

Wire workout generators into your product in an afternoon with a documented endpoint.

personal trainer tools

Swap fragile scraping for a reliable, supported source for personal trainer tools.

Quick start

Subscribe on RapidAPI, grab your key, and call it.

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://exercise-database-by-datanest.p.rapidapi.com/exercises?limit=10&offset=0' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: exercise-database-by-datanest.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY'