Complete Exercise Database
With Video Demonstrations
Access 1,700+ exercises with 6,800+ video demonstrations, detailed instructions, and comprehensive filtering across 45 muscle groups. Perfect for fitness apps, workout builders, and health platforms.
Experience the Data
See exactly what you get. This component fetches live data from our production API, complete with high-resolution video URLs, detailed metadata, and step-by-step instructions.
Fetching exercise data...
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Choose the perfect plan for your application. Start free, scale as you grow. All plans include access to our complete exercise database.
API Limits: All plans include a monthly API call quota that resets every month on your billing anniversary. You'll receive email alerts at 80% and 100% usage. Requests beyond your limit will return a 429 error until the next reset.
All plans are billed monthly. Need custom limits? Contact us for enterprise pricing.
Everything You Need
A comprehensive fitness API designed for developers building workout applications, fitness platforms, and health tools.
Video Demonstrations
Every exercise includes high-quality video demonstrations from multiple angles (front and side views) for both male and female models.
Advanced Filtering
Filter exercises by muscle group, equipment category, force type, experience level, and more. Search by name with flexible matching.
Fast & Reliable
Built with FastAPI and optimized for performance. In-memory caching ensures lightning-fast response times for all queries.
RESTful Design
Clean, intuitive REST API with comprehensive documentation. Easy integration with any programming language or framework.
Production Ready
Enterprise-grade API with health monitoring, CORS support, comprehensive error handling, and 99.9% uptime. Battle-tested and trusted by developers.
Flexible Responses
Three response levels (minimal, standard, detailed) to optimize bandwidth. Paginated results with customizable limits.
Easy Integration
Get started in minutes with your favorite programming language. Simple REST API with comprehensive documentation.
1import requests
2
3# Get your API key from https://api.musclewiki.com
4url = "https://api.musclewiki.com/exercises"
5
6headers = {
7 "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
8}
9
10# Get exercises for biceps with dumbbell
11params = {
12 "muscles": "biceps",
13 "category": "dumbbell",
14 "limit": 10
15}
16
17response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
18exercises = response.json()
19
20for exercise in exercises['exercises']:
21 print(f"{exercise['name']} - {exercise['difficulty']}")Built For Developers
From fitness apps to educational platforms, the MuscleWiki API powers a wide range of health and wellness applications.
Fitness Apps
Build comprehensive workout applications with exercise libraries and video demonstrations.
Educational Platforms
Create learning resources for fitness education and proper exercise form instruction.
Gym Management
Enhance gym software with exercise databases and workout program templates.
Health & Wellness
Integrate exercise data into health platforms and wellness applications.
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Everything you need to know about the MuscleWiki API
The free tier includes 500 API calls per month forever, with access to all exercises, videos, and filtering capabilities. No credit card required to get started. Perfect for testing, small projects, or personal use.
When you approach your monthly limit, we'll send you email notifications. If you exceed your limit, API requests will return a 429 (Too Many Requests) error. You can upgrade your plan at any time to increase your limit immediately.
Yes! You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time from your dashboard. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the start of your next billing cycle.
We use API key authentication with the X-API-Key header. You can generate and manage your API keys from your dashboard. Each key can be revoked individually for security.
The direct API (our in-house solution) is faster, more reliable, and our recommended option. It offers better latency (up to 20% faster) and direct support from our team. RapidAPI is still available for existing users but will be phased out over time.
Yes, we regularly add new exercises and improve existing ones. All updates are immediately available through the API at no additional cost. We also maintain backward compatibility to ensure your integration continues to work.