Free Code How-To Guide API 2026 — Developer Documentation

Access our code how-to guide programmatically via our free REST API. No API key required.

Quick Start

Base URL: https://codehowtoguide.com/wp-json/codedata/v1/

Authentication: None required (public API)

Rate Limit: 60 requests per minute

Format: JSON

Endpoints

GET /codedata/v1/salary

Developer salary data by language and city

Parameters: language, experience, city

Example:

https://codehowtoguide.com/wp-json/codedata/v1/salary?language=python&experience=senior&city=san-francisco

GET /codedata/v1/languages

All programming languages with avg salary and demand score

Parameters: none

Example:

https://codehowtoguide.com/wp-json/codedata/v1/languages

GET /codedata/v1/skills

Combined skill value for a tech stack

Parameters: stack

Example:

https://codehowtoguide.com/wp-json/codedata/v1/skills?stack=react,node,aws

GET /codedata/v1/roadmap

Recommended learning path for a career goal

Parameters: goal

Example:

https://codehowtoguide.com/wp-json/codedata/v1/roadmap?goal=machine-learning-engineer

Response Format

All endpoints return JSON with these common fields:

{
  "source": "https://codehowtoguide.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-08",
  "disclaimer": "Data estimated from 2026 research."
}

Usage Terms

  • Free to use for personal and commercial projects
  • Attribution required — include a link to https://codehowtoguide.com as your data source
  • No warranty — data is provided as-is for reference
  • Rate limit — please limit to 60 requests per minute

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API Version 1.0 | Last updated: April 2026