RESTful API for Exercise Data

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.

Free tier available
No credit card required
REST & JSON
Live Integration

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...

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Exercises
Comprehensive exercise database
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Categories
Equipment categories
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Muscle Groups
Targeted muscle coverage
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Videos
High-quality video demonstrations

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.

BASIC

Free
Forever
500
API calls per month
  • For testing purposes
  • All exercises & videos
  • Advanced filtering
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PRO

$29
per month
20,000
API calls per month
  • All exercises & videos
  • Advanced filtering

ULTRA

$79
per month
100,000
API calls per month
  • All exercises & videos
  • Advanced filtering

MEGA

$199
per month
300,000
API calls per month
  • Priority support + fast response
  • All exercises & videos
  • Advanced filtering

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.

Python
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.

Workout plannersExercise trackersPersonal training apps

Educational Platforms

Create learning resources for fitness education and proper exercise form instruction.

Training coursesCertification programsForm guides

Gym Management

Enhance gym software with exercise databases and workout program templates.

Gym systemsClass schedulingMember portals

Health & Wellness

Integrate exercise data into health platforms and wellness applications.

Health trackingPhysiotherapy toolsWellness apps

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.