Creatures

143 magical beasts and beings, with Ministry classifications.

Beasts and beings from Acromantulas to Thestrals, including the Ministry of Magic's danger classification.

ListGET /api/creatures
SingleGET /api/creatures/{slug}
Records143

Ministry of Magic classification

ValueMeaning
XXXXXKnown wizard killer / impossible to train or domesticate
XXXXDangerous; requires specialist knowledge
XXXCompetent wizards should cope
XXHarmless; may be domesticated
XBoring

53% of records carry a classification; the rest are null.

Fields

idrequiredstring
Same as slug.
slugrequiredstring
URL-safe identifier, e.g. blast-ended-skrewt.
namerequiredstring
summaryrequiredstring
Opening description from the wiki article.
classificationstring
Ministry classification, X to XXXXX (53% filled).
statusstring
e.g. Extant, Extinct (89% filled).
native_tostring
Region of origin (66% filled).
distinctionsarray
Notable traits (89% filled).
related_toarray
Related species (49% filled).
affiliationarray
(25% filled)
skin_colorstring
(55% filled)
eye_colorstring
(45% filled)
hair_colorstring
(30% filled)
heightstring
(15% filled)
lengthstring
(9% filled)
feathersstring
(8% filled)
wingspanstring
(1% filled)
imagestring
(97% filled)
wikirequiredstring

Examples

curl
JavaScript
curl https://hogwarts-api.com/api/creatures/hippogriff
curl "https://hogwarts-api.com/api/creatures?search=dragon"

{
  "data": {
    "id": "hippogriff",
    "slug": "hippogriff",
    "name": "Hippogriff",
    "summary": "A Hippogriff was a magical beast that had the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle…",
    "classification": "XXX",
    "native_to": "Europe",
    "eye_color": "Orange",
    "wingspan": "10 metres",
    "status": "Extant",
    "related_to": ["Griffin"]
  }
}
Potions
168 brews, with ingredients, effects and difficulty.