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Challenge question:
What’s an API you wish existed but doesn’t (yet)?
Tell us how it would help you in your personal or professional life. The more specific and personal the better, unique answers win.
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What’sInMyFridge API
What it does:
You scan or list whatever ingredients you have left in your fridge - this API returns:
Recipe ideas (ranked by effort level and cooking time)
Missing ingredients (with a grocery list)
Whether the stuff you have is expired or going bad soon
Why I want it:
Some days I open my fridge, see half a lemon, leftover rice, and a carrot and just stare blankly. This API would help me make dinner decisions without wasting time or food.
The “Predictive Urban Micro-Logistics API”
This API would be a city’s crystal ball for movement, offering hyper-local, real-time predictions for everything from traffic and parking availability to the precise location and capacity of every shared scooter or delivery drone. It would allow apps to instantly map the most efficient route for any urban journey or delivery, considering not just current conditions but anticipating congestion, demand, and resource availability in the immediate future. Its existence would revolutionize last-mile delivery, ride-sharing, and personal urban navigation, making city movement seamless, greener, and far more predictable.
Quick tip:
Although, we cannot stop or prevent the use of AI tools to generate the submission for you - I would strongly recommend writing the submission out by yourself and in your own voice.
We’re looking for your own personal thoughts on this rather than ChatGPTs. 
It doesn’t have to be word perfect, you won’t get marked down points for this 
This is not direct answer to the comment, but I wish when someone get a new license, they should see a sort of roadmap what to be read. So one API that can provide this sort of roadmap
We recently started using Postman, and sooner we will be building some roadmap to automate many backend APIs, I wish postman can have some better AI enabled auto-complete feature, I see it has POSTBot, which required additional access.
It’d be great to have a Migration API.
Context and Problem:
A lot of people across the world are still confused about migrations procedures and details when they plan to move from their home country to other countries; for work, study, or anything at all. Not only does this make the travel experience daunting, complex, and expensive for many, it also makes them susceptible to fraud. In my home country Nigeria, for example, a lot of people either spend so much time and resources, or end up being heavily misguided.
Solution with Migration API:
An Open API managed and updated very frequently with global details on migration options for anyone across the world.
Users can input data like:
And they get information like:
Use cases:
This would be very valuable for:
Why it would help me:
As a software engineer who is currently considering travelling for advanced study or work relocation, this would largely help me get all of the details I need in one place. It also makes me less susceptible to fraud and toxic marketing strategies that would consume a crazy amount of time and resources. It would also help me determine the best country for me using my current situation.
I think it’s a very valid solution and actually look forward to building something like this in the nearest future!
Emotion-to-Code API
I have a lot of technical interests, from AI to full-stack development, and sometimes I get stuck in my head and can’t figure out what I want to build because I’m too emotionally drained. An Emotion-to-Code API would be like a creative partner for my mind. When I’m nervous before a college presentation or tired after applying for internships, this API could turn my feelings into a coding project that I can do and that matters. If I’m feeling burned out, for instance, it might tell me to “Build a digital gratitude journal using React + Firebase—something calming but powerful.” That would not only keep me busy, but it would also help me heal by making things. This could help me make my developer portfolio more emotionally intelligent in my career. I wouldn’t want cookie-cutter projects; I want apps that are tied.
What it will do:
The Emotion-to-Code API will take in a user’s current emotional state, energy level, and intent — and generate a custom coding project idea suited to their mood and mental bandwidth. It will provide:
A personalized project idea
Recommended tech stack (based on your skill level)
Time estimate and complexity rating
Starter code snippets or GitHub repo
Emotional benefit (e.g., relaxing, rewarding, confidence-boosting)
Why it is needed:
Burnout and decision fatigue are real — especially for students, devs, and creators who want to build but don’t know what.
It removes the mental friction of choosing a project and replaces it with emotionally aligned motivation.
Coding is often seen as purely logical — but creativity and emotion play a huge role. This API bridges the gap.
It can help:
Students explore passion projects
Devs break out of coder’s block
Mental health platforms recommend personalized coding therapy
Recruiters see more genuine, emotion-driven portfolios.
My idea of API I wish it existed for overall productivity as an open source contributor is AI Pull request Reviewer API.
With the use of this API, the pull request made by a user or contributor is reviewed unlike the traditional way of flagging errors without knowing what the error is all about. Apart that, this will suggest clear, constructive, AI generated feedback that will improve the readability, test coverage, code quality and performance.
The Post request
POST /review/pr
With this, the summary and feedback of the PR will be made.
The API would exist to avoid previous review not rushed but create a collaboration between human mentorship and automation.
Millions of people living in slums, villages, tribal regions, or poor city areas often miss out on important opportunities simply because they don’t know what help is available or how to access it. They may struggle with complex websites, not own a smartphone, face language barriers, or lack basic documents like Aadhaar or voter ID. The idea is to create a digital helper that connects them to jobs, free healthcare, government schemes, scholarships, and local services — all based on their location, age, and needs. This helper should be easy to use, work in local languages, and be accessible through WhatsApp, SMS, or even voice calls so that anyone, even with low literacy, can use it. It will be especially useful for NGOs, volunteers, local officials, or students creating social impact apps. The goal is to ensure everyone, no matter their background, can get the support they need to live a better life.
I wish there were an API that could analyze my daily code commits, calendar events, and focus patterns to suggest my ideal work schedule, something like a “Developer Rhythm API.” It would learn when I’m most productive, when I tend to make mistakes, and when I need breaks, then adjust my schedule accordingly or even notify my team. This would help me avoid burnout, maximize deep focus time, and create a more balanced and efficient remote work routine.
I would like an API through which we are made aware of all government functions, schemes, spendings and projects. I think it would be easier for us to extract information instead of scraping old broken government websites or searching from all scattered news sources. If there was APIs for these 3 things:-
I think people should be more aware of what does the government they elected do for them. Let me know what your thoughts on this!
I wish there was a TaskHarmony API , a personal task lodging API that takes my every thought/reminder/chore on the edge of my mind and helps me sort them based on priority and urgency. Further it assigns the tasks properly into the task lists I created and share with the people I interact with on daily basis be it home, hostel, and college.
It should accept input as:
- Voice – given as “Recharge DTH” / “Call the electrician”
- Text – (random things I self message on my phone) like “Pay electricity bill”
I should then receive output as:
- Analyzes context, category, priority and due dates
- Categorize tasks into buckets like house chores, money matters, or personal errands, etc
- Checks calendar to notify me with deadline/timeline clashes
- Sends a 1-hour prior reminder and a weekly report(just a list) of done/pending tasks
I often carry the mental load of managing both my own work and responsibilities I have with my loved ones. My exhaustion always comes from again and again remembering, organizing, and figuring out when and how to do them. TaskHarmony API would act as my harmony creator as It would help me avoid mental burnout and awkwardness of constantly explaining “why I can’t attend something” or “why something’s still pending.” Instead all the people around me would just know and understand my schedule reducing the chance of my situation getting worse. It would give me clarity, peace, and better coordination — especially when miscommunication is so common and easy in our busy day to day households.
POST /taskharmony/sort
Content-Type: application/json
{
"input": [
"Pay electricity bill",
"Clean the balcony",
"Buy bday gift for cousin"
],
"shareWith": ["Me", "Mom", "Flatmate"],
"priority": "auto",
"calendarIntegration": true
}
{
"categorizedTasks": {
"money matters": ["Pay electricity bill"],
"chores": ["Clean the balcony"],
"personal": ["Buy bday gift for cousin"]
},
"assignments": {
"Me": ["Buy bday gift for cousin"],
"Mom": ["Pay electricity bill"],
"Flatmate": ["Clean the balcony"]
},
"nextSummaryDate": "Monday, 9:00 AM"
}
This is how I wish to handle all my tasks. Keeping everything clear for me and to the people around me. So I’m not explaining myself frequently and not misunderstood when I say no to something, and not blamed when things go south. I just want everyone to be on the same page about what I’m doing and how much I’m handling. Honestly I’m now inspired to turn this into a real project.
The API I Wish Existed: A “Life Balance Optimizer” API
In both my personal and professional life, I often struggle to find the right balance between productivity, health, and leisure. While there are APIs for calendars, fitness trackers, and to-do lists, none of them intelligently integrate all these aspects to provide actionable, real-time recommendations. That’s why I’d love to see a “Life Balance Optimizer” API—a unified system that analyzes my schedule, habits, and goals to nudge me toward a healthier, more balanced life.
How It Would Work:
Data Integration
AI-Powered Analysis
Smart Recommendations
Why It Would Help Me:
Uniqueness:
Most apps focus on tracking or scheduling, but this API would connect the dots—turning raw data into personalized, real-time life hacks. Imagine getting a notification like:
“You’ve got 20 mins free. Optimal choice: Call your mom (last contact 2 weeks ago) or start that podcast you saved. Avoid: Doomscrolling.”
I think so—because everyone craves balance, but nobody has the perfect system. This API would be the invisible assistant we all need
FailProof API – Because Failure Shouldn’t Be Invisible
The Struggle
As a student and developer, I often struggle with self-doubt,especially when I fail at something I poured my heart into. What makes it harder is not knowing if others have faced the same kind of setbacks.That’s where FailProof API would come in.
The Idea
You did simply enter the kind of failure you have experienced like failed a coding interview or project didn’t compile and the API would return real, raw stories from people who went through similar challenges and eventually found success.
Why It’s Different
Not some generic motivational quotes, just real and honest stories from people who messed up, kept going, and made it through.
The Impact
It would remind us that failure is normal and we’re not alone. I wish I had this on my tough days.
My Moment
Especially after I failed the submission in my first hackathon. I felt like I was the only one messing up. This API would’ve shown me I wasn’t — and that it’s okay to fail and still move forward.
ExcuseMe API (a smart excuses generator for everyone)
hello postman, so here is my idea it might be funny at first but if it existed everyone with a phone or internet will use it .
so this API gives some one of the most believable excuses depending on your situation or how serious it needs to be.
useful for all corporate employes to handle their hr and all.
how will it work is shown below 
{
“situation”: “late to class”,
“relationship”: “professor”,
“urgency”: “high”,
“vibe”: “respectful but chill”
}
and it will give response as…
{
“excuse”: “Apologies sir I got stuck in traffic near Andheri I’ll join in 10 minutes and catch up on the notes later”,
“tone”: “polite”,
“backup tip”: “Mention that you informed the CR”
}
personally why will i use this:-
actually i am college student who is stuck between assignments things and random family plans or my brain is just tired …
=There are days where I m late or can not show up or need to say no but I don’t wanna sound rude or careless.
Stuff like
• Writing a leave message without overthinking
• Telling someone no but nicely
• Saving myself from awkward replies when I forget
something
Extra stuff it could do
• Meme excuse mode for friends
• Boss mode for internship emails
• Mental health mode when I need to take a break but cannot explain it properly
Why I think it’s useful
let us be real we all make excuses sometimes but this API would help make it smarter and respectful like it helps you set boundaries without sounding bad
I honestly love to see this built and will be a user of it daily no joke..
Also I feel this could be super helpful for working professionals too. like when engineers are stuck on something or need to delay a task but don’t wanna sound rude. It saves time and avoids awkwardness in emails or chats. honestly it be a great idea
common we all know office politics
if we say yes everytime they will take benefit of it and target …
so hence learn to say no or give an excuse…
but also work hard dont do betrayals with your work …
this is me with my API idea
lets make an application based on it …
it would be great if it could just get added on my watch or airbuds…so i can give excuses in real time on going conversations… 
API Dream: OneTap Help API + LifeLine Connect — Instant Support and Long-Term Enablement
If I had any API to create, I wouldn’t limit myself to fixing only one issue. I’d create something that fixes both crisis requirements and long-term survival — something that would respond immediately in an emergency, and lead a person out of it afterwards.
That’s why I envision two integrated systems:
OneTap Help API – Instant Help at a Single Tap
Emergencies are never planned. If you find yourself walking alone in the dark and feel threatened, suddenly need medical assistance, are trapped in a disaster situation, or are experiencing a personal crisis — you shouldn’t have to be stuck deciding who to call.
The OneTap Help API would enable anyone to request urgent assistance instantly, with a single tap or message. It would:
Automatically detect your location and urgency
Route your call to the appropriate type of local assistance — responders, volunteers, shelters, even trusted contacts
Provide choices such as silent location tracking or live audio recording, particularly in dangerous situations
For instance, if a girl returning home in the evening senses something is amiss, she can double-tap “I feel unsafe.” Her real-time location would be sent to trusted individuals, the system would alert a verified local volunteer or safety companion, and she’d receive directions to safe locations in the vicinity — all without uttering a word.
Emergencies never know when they might strike. This API would make assistance predictable.
LifeLine Connect – A Intelligent Resource Guide for Survival on a Daily Basis
But crises are only half the picture. Most individuals live in a state of perpetual insecurity — unsure where their next meal is coming from, how to access cheap medication, or how to break free from the trap of low-pay employment.
LifeLine Connect would be an API that fixes that. It would bring together:
Government welfare programs
NGO services
Job postings
Free or low-cost education
Mental health and legal services
And it would do so in a manner that’s actually reachable — no apps needed.
Key functionalities:
Functions on simple phones through SMS or WhatsApp
Local language support and even voice interaction
Suggests hyperlocal resources: free food, shelters, skill centers, low-cost clinics
Helps connect individuals to daily wage work, microloans, legal assistance, and evening schools
Picture someone in Jaipur who needs food and work. They send a quick voice message, and receive:
A list of local food distribution sites
Three employment prospects for the following day
A free online class they can do at night
This isn’t just convenient — it’s about empowering people to take control of their lives again. It’s about shattering the information barrier that all too frequently holds people back.
Why It Matters
I’ve witnessed both sides of this.
Those in crisis — afraid, uncertain, and isolated.
Those who are not in crisis today but are living daily on the brink — uncertain how to move forward again.
These APIs, particularly as used together, would allow people to say:
“I need help now.”
And also:
“I want to build a better future for myself tomorrow.”
That’s the kind of technology I want to build — not merely smart, but human.
A system that hears before it speaks, and acts before it’s too late.
Because dignity should not be a luxury.
And aid should never be more than a single tap away.
Thank You… 
Because I ride to survive, not to guess where the next pothole is.
Hi Postman!! I am college student who daily commutes 20km to college.
In my city during mansoon there are potholes on every 2km distance and its like a survival game for me to reach college safely avoiding invisible potholes.
Considering this here’s API I wish existed.
An API that provides a and real-time map of road hazards , leveraging AI on diverse data , making roads safer and commutes.
How it could work:
Collecting Different Types of Data:
Crowdsourced Visuals: An AI analysis of dashcam, helmet can footage, etc.
This AI would detect visual anomalies like potholes, cracks, water accumulation, missing manhole covers.
IoT Sensors: Deploying low-cost acoustic/vibration sensors on public vehicles or lamp posts to detect surface irregularities
Social Media Monitorin: AI analyzes local social media (X, Facebook groups, Instagram posts) for mentions of specific road issues, cross-referencing with locations.
Weather Data: Correlating rainfall data with historical waterlogging hotspots for predictive alerts.
On analysis of everything an api can give us alternate route with minimum hazrds, pothole, waterlogging warnings.
Here an request to api would look like
{
"user_current_location": { "lat": "xyz", "lon": "abc" },
"destination_location": { "lat": "xyz", "lon": "abc" },
"travel_mode": "two_wheeler",
"time_of_travel": "2025-07-10T08:00:00+05:30",
"hazard_sensitivity": "high"
}
And api response would be like
{
"recommendedRoute": {
"pathCoordinates": "...",
"estimatedHazardCount": 2,
"TravelTimeIncreaseMinutes": 5,
"warnings": [
{
"type": "pothole_cluster",
"location": { "lat": "xyz", "lon": "abc" },
"severity": "medium",
"details": "Large cluster of potholes identified. Suggest extreme caution or alternate lane."
},
{
"type": "waterlogging_risk",
"location": { "lat": "xyz", "lon": "abc" },
"severity": "high",
"details": "High risk of knee-deep waterlogging due to heavy overnight rain. Major traffic snarl expected."
}
],
"alternativeRoutesSuggested": [
"Take route via XYZ Nagar to avoid major waterlogged zones."
]
}
}
We can also make an option via the POST method to report potholes on the road, like:
POST
{
"location": { "lat": "xyz", "lon": "abc" },
"type": "pothole",
"severity": "high",
"image_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
"description": "Deep pothole near the signal. Very risky for two-wheelers."
}
This API will be a real game-changer for daily commuters like me — helping us avoid accidents, delays, and the daily stress.
The “Forgotten Password Graveyard” API:
A centralized API that tracks every password you’ve ever created (across all services) and tells you:
UniLogin2022 → UniLogin2023). The API would call you out: “Bro, this is your 4th variation—just use a password manager.”Most security tools focus on active passwords—this would be the archeology of your bad habits, helping you nuke dormant attack vectors.
API Idea: Visual Book Summarizer + Translator
I’ve always been a book lover, but since English isn’t my native language, reading books, especially academic ones, can be really challenging and time-consuming. I often struggle in school because i can’t process long texts as quickly as others.
I wish there were an API where I could upload a book, and it would summarize each chapter for me. Platforms like Shortform already do something similar, but they only cover a limited number of books, and the summarizes are in plain text. And text-only summaries can be boring and hard to follow, especially when you are already struggling to understand the language.
so here is what i wish existed:
An API that not only summarizes book chapters but also turns them into short animated cartoons, like explainer videos or storyboards. That would make it way easier for me (and probably many others) to understand the content visually and retain the information faster. It would make learning more engaging, accessible, and fun, especially for non-native English speakers or visual learners like me.
How it could work:
The API could accept various input formats(like PDF, EPUB), then process the text using natural language processing(NLP) to generate summaries for each chapter. After summarizing, the API could use text-to-image or video generation models, to create visual scenes or cartoon animations based on the content.
What could the API endpoints look like?
POST /upload – Upload a book fileGET /summary/:chapter – Get summarized text for a specific chapterGET /summary/:chapter/visual – Return a cartoon-style animated summaryExtended Idea:
Even better, the API could go beyond just summarizing in English, it could also let users summarize books written in any language and translate the summaries into the language of their choice.
for example, if i upload a book in English, i could choose to receive chapter summaries in my native language. Or, if I’m learning English, i could see side-by-side summarizes in both languages to help me learn vocabulary and sentence structure.
The APIs could look like:
POST /upload?lang=en&targetLang=es – Upload an English book and get Spanish summariesGET /summary/:chapter?targetLang=zh – Get a summary in ChineseThe API could be powered by a multimodal model like NExt-GPT, which can take in text and generate outputs across modalities, like animations, narrated audio, or visual summaries. With models like this, it is possible to turn plain book text into interactive, multi-language visual learning experiences.