Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Trivia API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ffungenerators.com%2Ffungenerators-trivia" | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Ffungenerators.com%2Ffungenerators-trivia" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
What an agent can do with Trivia API.
Retrieve a random trivia item for daily widgets and quiz apps
Search the trivia catalogue by keyword for topical content
List all supported trivia categories for selection menus
Fetch a specific trivia record by its identifier
Update an existing trivia record via PUT
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Remove a trivia record from the catalogue via DELETE
Patterns agents use Trivia API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Quiz Apps and Daily Trivia Widgets
Quiz applications and content sites use the Trivia API as their content backend. The random endpoint supplies a fresh item per call, the categories endpoint populates topic selectors, and the search endpoint finds trivia about a specific subject. Caching the categories list keeps overhead low while runtime calls stay focused on retrieval.
On widget load, call GET /trivia/random and render the returned item; cache categories from GET /trivia/categories on app startup.
Classroom Warmups and Educational Tools
Teachers use trivia to warm up classes or fill transition time. The keyword search endpoint lets a teacher pick trivia that matches the lesson topic, and the random endpoint supplies an open-ended item when speed matters. The category list helps build subject-aligned lessons.
Call GET /trivia/search with q=biology to fetch three on-topic items for the start of a class.
Voice Assistants and Chatbot Small Talk
Voice assistants and chatbots fill conversational gaps with trivia. The random and search endpoints let the bot answer 'tell me something interesting' or 'tell me a fact about X' without writing custom content. The category list lets the bot offer the user a choice before retrieving.
On the 'tell me trivia about space' intent, call GET /trivia/search with q=space and read the first result aloud.
AI Agent Trivia Tool
Wire the Trivia API into Jentic so any agent can fetch trivia on demand or search for items on a chosen topic. Through Jentic the agent searches by intent, the API key stays vaulted, and the agent receives the trivia JSON to use in its reply or downstream content workflow.
Use Jentic to search 'get a random trivia item', load GET /trivia/random, and execute it to surface the item in chat.
6 endpoints — the trivia api serves random trivia drawn from thousands of categories, with endpoints for random retrieval, keyword search, and category listing alongside record-level get, put, and delete operations.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/trivia/random
Retrieve a random trivia item
/trivia/search
Search trivia by keyword
/trivia/categories
List trivia categories
/trivia
Get a trivia item by id
/trivia
Update a trivia item
/trivia
Delete a trivia item
/trivia/random
Retrieve a random trivia item
/trivia/search
Search trivia by keyword
/trivia/categories
List trivia categories
/trivia
Get a trivia item by id
/trivia
Update a trivia item
/trivia
Delete a trivia item
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the Trivia API by hand means setting up its secret-key request header auth against api.fungenerators.com and threading that key through every random, search, and record call yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Trivia API from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
The trivia record identifiers here travel in the request rather than the URL path, so scope this by operation: limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as fetching a random question or searching by category, and leave write operations like updating or deleting a trivia record out of the allowed set. Every operation the agent can run is one you chose to include.
Credential isolation
Your Fungenerators API secret is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get a random trivia question' or 'search trivia by category', and Jentic returns the matching Trivia API operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Specific to using Trivia API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Trivia API use?
It uses an API key supplied in the X-Fungenerators-API-Secret request header. Through Jentic the key is stored encrypted in the vault and attached to outbound calls, never in the agent's prompt.
Can I search trivia by topic with this API?
Yes. Call GET /trivia/search with the q query parameter set to the keyword. The response is a list of trivia items whose text matches the keyword.
What are the rate limits for the Trivia API?
The OpenAPI spec does not declare explicit rate limits. Fungenerators applies plan-based quotas listed on the subscription page at fungenerators.com, so consult the plan you signed up for.
How do I get a random trivia item through Jentic?
Search 'get a random trivia item' via the Jentic SDK or MCP server, load GET /trivia/random, and execute it. Install with pip install jentic and authenticate using your ak_* key.
Can I update or delete trivia records via the API?
Yes. The spec exposes PUT /trivia for updates and DELETE /trivia for removal. Write access depends on your subscription tier; check the Fungenerators dashboard to confirm your key has write permissions.
How do I list all supported trivia categories?
Call GET /trivia/categories. The response is the full list of category keys, which you can cache and present in a topic selector.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Trivia API?
Yes. Because you self-host Jentic One, your own rules decide which Trivia API operations and credentials the agent may use, and you include only the operations it needs. You can allow read calls such as GET /trivia/random, GET /trivia/search, and GET /trivia/categories while leaving the write operations, PUT /trivia and DELETE /trivia, out of the allowed set. Since the record identifiers travel in the request body rather than the URL path, you scope access at the operation level, so every operation the agent can run is one you chose to include.
For Agents
Retrieve random trivia, search the trivia catalogue by keyword, list categories, and manage individual trivia records.
Use for: Retrieve a random trivia item for the homepage banner, List all supported trivia categories, Search trivia about space exploration, Get a specific trivia item by id
Not supported: Does not run a quiz engine, score user answers, or moderate content - use for retrieving and managing trivia records only.
The Trivia API serves random trivia drawn from thousands of categories, with endpoints for random retrieval, keyword search, and category listing alongside record-level GET, PUT, and DELETE operations. The API powers quiz apps, daily content widgets, classroom warmups, voice assistant briefings, and chatbot small talk. Responses are short JSON objects with the trivia text and category metadata, suitable for direct rendering in a UI or for inclusion in agent tool outputs.