REST API · 1,300+ Exercises · GIF Animations

Exercise Database API
with GIF Animations

Power your fitness applications with 1,300+ exercises, GIF animations, muscle targeting data, effort levels, and detailed instructions — all through a single, developer-friendly REST API.

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$ curl -H "X-WorkoutX-Key: wx_your_key_here" \
     https://api.workoutxapp.com/v1/exercises?limit=5

# Response
[
  {
    "id": "0001",
    "name": "3/4 sit-up",
    "bodyPart": "waist",
    "target": "abs",
    "gifUrl": "https://..."
  }
]
1,300+ Exercises
15+ Target Muscles
5 Categories
11 API Endpoints
GIF Animations
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See What You Get

Every exercise includes a GIF animation, target muscle, secondary muscles, step-by-step instructions, difficulty, and category.

Barbell Deadlift 
{
  "id": "0032",
  "name": "Barbell Deadlift",
  "bodyPart": "Upper Legs",
  "equipment": "Barbell",
  "target": "Glutes",
  "secondaryMuscles": ["Hamstrings", "Lower Back"],
  "category": "strength",
  "difficulty": "intermediate",
  "mechanic": "compound",
  "force": "pull",
  "met": 6.0,
  "caloriesPerMinute": 7.3,
  "description": "A intermediate compound pulling exercise targeting the Glutes...",
  "instructions": [
    "Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, barbell over mid-foot.",
    "Hinge at hips, grip bar outside legs, keep back flat.",
    "Drive through heels, extend hips and knees to stand.",
    "Lower the bar with control back to the ground."
  ],
  "gifUrl": "https://api.workoutxapp.com/v1/gifs/0032"
}
Pull-up 
{
  "id": "0652",
  "name": "Pull-up",
  "bodyPart": "Back",
  "equipment": "Body Weight",
  "target": "Lats",
  "secondaryMuscles": ["Biceps", "Forearms"],
  "category": "strength",
  "difficulty": "intermediate",
  "mechanic": "compound",
  "force": "pull",
  "met": 4.5,
  "caloriesPerMinute": 5.5,
  "description": "A intermediate compound pulling exercise targeting the Lats...",
  "instructions": [
    "Hang from bar, palms facing away, arms fully extended.",
    "Engage core and squeeze your shoulder blades.",
    "Pull your chin above the bar by bending elbows.",
    "Lower slowly back to the starting position."
  ],
  "gifUrl": "https://api.workoutxapp.com/v1/gifs/0652"
}
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Power any fitness product with a clean REST API, structured JSON, and animated GIFs for every exercise.

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Barbell Deadlift
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Barbell Deadlift

Back Strength Intermediate
Pull-up

Pull-up

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Native-feel workout flows with live exercise previews, progression cues, and low-friction onboarding.

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Everything You Need to Build a Fitness App

A comprehensive set of endpoints to query, filter, and search the full exercise database.

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Exercise Database

Access the full library of 1,300+ exercises with GIF animations, muscle targeting, equipment, and effort level data.

GET /v1/exercises
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Filter by Body Part

Retrieve exercises targeting a specific body part, muscle group, or equipment type — perfect for building workout generators.

GET /v1/exercises/bodyPart/:bodyPart
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search

Search by Name

Full-text search across exercise names with instant results. Let your users find any exercise in milliseconds.

GET /v1/exercises/name/:name
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check_circle Lookup by exercise ID

route All Available Endpoints

GET /v1/exercises
GET /v1/exercises/bodyPart/:bodyPart
GET /v1/exercises/target/:target
GET /v1/exercises/equipment/:equipment
GET /v1/exercises/name/:name
GET /v1/exercises/search
GET /v1/exercises/exercise/:id
bolt Quick Integration

Simple REST API —
Integrate in Minutes

A clean, predictable REST API with JSON responses. No SDKs to install, no complex auth flows — just your API key in a header and you're live.

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Low-latency responses

Sub-100ms average response times from globally distributed edge infrastructure.

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Powerful filtering

Query by body part, target muscle, equipment, exercise name, or any combination with our search endpoint.

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GIF animations included

Every exercise comes with a hosted GIF animation URL — no extra requests, no CDN setup required.

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Simple API key auth

Just pass your key in the X-WorkoutX-Key header. No OAuth, no tokens, no complexity.

JavaScript / fetch 
// Fetch exercises from WorkoutX API
const res = await fetch(
  'https://api.workoutxapp.com/v1/exercises?limit=5',
  { headers: {
    'X-WorkoutX-Key': 'wx_your_key_here'
  } }
);

const exercises = await res.json();

// exercises[0] =
{
  id:        "0001",
  name:      "3/4 sit-up",
  bodyPart:  "waist",
  target:    "abs",
  equipment: "body weight",
  gifUrl:    "https://..."
}
check_circle Base URL: https://api.workoutxapp.com
info

Pass your API key via the X-WorkoutX-Key request header on every call. Get your free key at dashboard.html.

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Exercise API Pricing — Free Plan + Paid Tiers

Start free, scale as you grow. No hidden fees, no surprises.

Free

$0 /month

Get started at no cost

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  • check GIF animations
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Basic

$9.99 /month

For personal projects

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Pro

$15.99 /month

For growing applications

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  • check 300 requests / minute
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$24.99 /month

For production-scale apps

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Enterprise

Custom
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Custom pricing for your scale

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