Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API

Name: Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API API
Brand: Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API
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★ Only Publicly Available SpecData EnrichmentCompany DataapiKey6 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Search Adopt-a-Pet.com for adoptable pets, fetch pet and shelter details, list pets at a shelter, and retrieve the supported breed list.

Quickstart

Get started with Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"search for adoptable pets near a zip code"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API API.

Search for adoptable pets by species, breed, gender, age, and ZIP/postal code radius

Retrieve full details for a specific pet listing including photos, age, and shelter contact

List every adoptable pet at a given shelter or rescue organisation

Search for shelters and rescues by location and species supported

GET STARTED

Start building with Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API API

Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Spec

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. The API exposes 6 read-only endpoints for searching adoptable pets, fetching pet and shelter details, listing pets at a specific shelter, searching for shelters, and retrieving the breed list. Use it to power pet-adoption discovery experiences, shelter directories, or AI assistants that surface adoptable animals near a location. Authentication is by API key passed as the 'key' query parameter.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Pet Adoption Discovery for Consumer Apps

Pet-focused consumer apps power location-based search for adoptable animals using GET /pet_search with species, breed, age, and ZIP filters. Results include enough metadata to render rich listing cards without follow-up calls. The API is read-only and well-suited to public-facing discovery experiences.

Call GET /pet_search with species=cat, age=adult, geo_range=10, postal=02139 and return the first 20 results

Shelter Directory and Profile Pages

Animal-welfare directories list shelters and rescues by region using GET /shelter_list and render per-shelter pages with GET /shelter_details. Together with GET /pet_list, the API powers a complete browse-by-shelter experience without scraping the Adopt-a-Pet website.

Pull all rescues that accept rabbits within 50 miles of postal 02139 via GET /shelter_list, then for each call GET /shelter_details to enrich the listing

Conversational Pet-Finder Assistants

AI assistants helping families adopt a pet use the search and detail endpoints to answer natural-language requests like 'find me a senior small dog near 02139'. Because there are only 6 endpoints, intent matching maps cleanly to the right call without complex routing logic.

Translate the user's natural-language pet criteria into a /pet_search query, run it, and present the top 5 matches with photos and shelter info

Agent-Driven Pet Discovery via Jentic

Jentic exposes the Adopt-a-Pet endpoints as discoverable tools so an agent can search, retrieve detail, and chain calls without bespoke integration work. The API key sits in the Jentic vault rather than in the agent's prompt, which matters because the key is bound to a partner account.

Search Jentic for 'adoptapet pet search', load GET /pet_search, and execute it with species=dog and postal=02139

Key Endpoints

6 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for the adopt-a-pet.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/pet_search

Search adoptable pets

GET

/pet_details

Get details for a specific pet

GET

/pet_list

List pets at a shelter

GET

/shelter_list

Search shelters and rescues

GET

/shelter_details

Get details for a specific shelter

GET

/breed_list

Get breeds for a species

GET

/pet_search

Search adoptable pets

GET

/pet_details

Get details for a specific pet

GET

/pet_list

List pets at a shelter

GET

/shelter_list

Search shelters and rescues

GET

/shelter_details

Get details for a specific shelter

GET

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Adopt-a-Pet API keys are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault and injected into the 'key' query parameter at execution time. The key — bound to a partner account — never enters the agent's prompt context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent (e.g., 'find adoptable dogs near zip') and Jentic returns the matching endpoint with its input schema. With only 6 endpoints, intent search resolves quickly.

Time to first call

Direct Adopt-a-Pet integration: a few hours for query parameter handling and pagination. Through Jentic: under 30 minutes — search, load schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Petfinder API

Petfinder's adoptable-pet search API covering shelters across North America.

Choose Petfinder when its shelter coverage in your target region is broader; choose Adopt-a-Pet when working with shelters that publish exclusively or primarily there.

Complementary

X (Twitter) API

Social distribution channel for sharing adoptable-pet listings.

Use the X API to post adoptable-pet listings socially after retrieving them via the Adopt-a-Pet API.

Complementary

Mailchimp API

Email platform for sending adoption newsletters featuring API-sourced pet listings.

Use Mailchimp to email weekly adoptable-pet roundups built from Adopt-a-Pet search results.

FAQs

Specific to using Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API?

Adopt-a-Pet.com publishes API documentation but does not ship an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec from the published partner documentation so AI agents and developers can call it via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API use?

The API uses an API key passed in the 'key' query parameter on every request. The key is provisioned by Adopt-a-Pet.com to approved partners. Through Jentic, the key is stored encrypted in the vault and never appears in the agent's prompt context.

Can I search adoptable pets by location with the Adopt-a-Pet.com API?

Yes. GET /pet_search accepts a postal code and a geo_range radius along with species, breed, age, and gender filters. The response returns matching pet listings with enough metadata to render full listing cards.

How do I list pets at a specific shelter with the Adopt-a-Pet.com API through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'adoptapet pets at shelter', load GET /pet_list, and execute it with the shelter ID. Pair this with GET /shelter_details if you need the full shelter profile alongside the pets.

What are the rate limits for the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API?

The OpenAPI specification does not publish numeric rate limits. Adopt-a-Pet enforces fair-use limits as part of partner agreements; HTTP 429 responses indicate throttling. Through Jentic, retries with backoff can be configured in the execution request.

Is the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API free?

Access is granted to approved partners (shelters, rescue organisations, and integrators) and is not a self-serve public API. Pricing or partner terms are arranged with Adopt-a-Pet.com directly. Jentic handles credential storage once you have a key.