# Open Trivia DB API

Trivia questions with categories, difficulty levels, and multiple-choice answers.

- Canonical guide: https://findpublicapis.com/apis/open-trivia-db/
- Category: Entertainment
- Authentication: No key
- Access: Free access
- Documentation reviewed: 2026-09-16 (not live uptime testing)
- Official documentation: https://opentdb.com/api_config.php

## What you could build
Build a themed quiz with a difficulty selector and explanations for the final score.

## Usage conditions
Follow the documented request interval and CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution requirements. Responses may contain HTML entities; decode them safely as text. Session tokens can reduce repeat questions.

## Example endpoint
https://opentdb.com/api.php?amount=5&type=multiple

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