API terms

The nØkill Network API and MCP server are free for everyone, including commercial apps, as long as you follow these terms.

1. Link back to every pet and shelter. Wherever you show a pet or shelter, show a link to its page on The nØkill Network (the url field) and say the listing comes from The nØkill Network. Don't add your own way of contacting owners: they're reached through our page or, for verified shelters we've enabled, the contact endpoint, both with our scam protections.
2. Keep it fresh. Refresh the data you show at least once a day, and remove pets and reports the API no longer returns. A pet that's been adopted shouldn't stay up on your site.
3. Don't resell the data. You can build paid apps on the API, but you may not sell, license or hand over the data itself, or build a copy of our listings or directory to compete with them.
4. Use it for pets and people, not against them. No spam, no collecting information to contact people outside our site, no misleading anyone about a pet, and nothing illegal. Don't suggest we endorse your app unless we've agreed it in writing.
5. Stay within your limits. Don't share keys, make several keys to get round limits, or scrape our pages instead of using the API. Ask us if you need more.
6. Keys can be revoked. We may lower the limits of, suspend or revoke any key, for example if these terms are broken or a key puts the site at risk. We'll try to tell you first, using your sign-in email address.
7. Changes. We'll give at least 90 days' notice on the changelog before a breaking change to version 1, and we'll email key holders about changes to these terms.
8. No guarantees. Listings are written by pet owners and shelters. The API is provided as is, without any warranty that it's available, complete or accurate, and The nØkill Network isn't liable for how you use it.