DECISIONS
Rock Paper Scissors API
/rpsChoose rock, paper, or scissors at random.
No signup or API key required.
Parameters
No endpoint-specific parameters. Use format to choose the response representation.
formatenumoptional · query- Response format. Defaults to json.
jsontext
No request body. Unknown or repeated query parameters return HTTP 400.
Returns 200 OK
A JSON object with the following fields.
resultstring- Random rock, paper, or scissors. No score or game state is stored.
Plain text
With format=text: Only the result value, without the JSON wrapper.
Errors
Validation and service errors always return JSON, including when format=text.
errorstring- A machine-readable error code, such as invalid_parameter or rate_limited.
messagestring- A description of the problem.
400 Invalid parameters.
414 Query string exceeds 2048 characters.
429 Rate limit reached. Wait the seconds in Retry-After before retrying.
Usage notes
Randomly returns rock, paper, or scissors.
Generate an opponent move for a simple game prototype. Compare the result with the player’s move in your own code; this endpoint does not keep score.
Responses are not cached. Browser requests are supported through open CORS.
120 requests per minute per IP, with up to 30 per 10 seconds, shared across APIs. Limits are approximate per Cloudflare location. Full usage limits ↗