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xkcd is a webcomic consisting of non-sequential strips about math, language, programming, and the nature of reality in general. The site provides a RESTful API that uses JSON calls to retrieve files contain comic titles, URLs, post dates, transcripts, and other metadata. This metadata is provided in an easily-parsed, plaintext format.

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xkcd: Highlights

Summary: Comic metadata retrieval service

Category: Entertainment

Tags: fun entertainment

Protocols: REST

Data Formats: JSON

API home: http://xkcd.com/json.html

xkcd: Specifications

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Service Endpoint: http://xkcd.com/

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Provider: xkcd.com/

Managed By: xkcd

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