Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API
★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentData 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.
Use for: I want to find all adoptable cats within 10 miles of ZIP 02139, Get full details for adoptable pet ID 12345, List every dog currently available at shelter 998, Search for animal rescues that accept rabbits in Boston
Not supported: Does not handle adoption applications, donations, or pet veterinary records — use for read-only adoptable-pet, shelter, and breed lookup only.
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.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List 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.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | 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.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List 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
Retrieve full details for a specific shelter including address and contact info
Get the supported breed list for dogs, cats, and other species used in search filters
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List 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
/breed_list
Get breeds for a species
Why 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.
FAQs
Specific to using Adopt-a-Pet.com Pet List 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.
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