● Free forever · MIT licensed · No API keyThe free exercise API
The free exercise API
with real demo videos
The free, open-source exercise API with real male & female demo videos. 317 exercises, 593 male & female demo videos, form cues, common mistakes and step-by-step instructions.
317
Exercises
593
Demo videos
2×
Male & female
$0
Cost to run
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317 of 317 exercises · every one has a real demo video
45 Degree Hyperextension
back · erector spinae
45-Degree Bicycle Twisting Crunch
waist · obliques
45-Degree Bicycle Twisting Crunch
waist · abdominals
All Fours Groin Stretch
hips · adductors
Band Assisted Pull-up
back · lats
Band Bent-Over Rear Lateral Raise
shoulders · rear deltoids
Band Hip Abduction
upper legs · gluteus medius
Band Hip Adduction
hips · adductors
Band Kneeling One Arm Pulldown
back · lats
Band One Arm Front Raise
shoulders · anterior deltoid
Band One-Leg Kickback (Bent Position)
back · glutes
Band Overhead Triceps Extension
upper arms · triceps
Band Prone Leg Curl
upper legs · hamstrings
Band Pull Through
upper legs · glutes
Band Resisted Decline Sit-Up
waist · rectus abdominis
Band Seated Leg Extension
upper legs · quadriceps
Band Seated Row
back · lats
Band Shoulder Warm-Up Stretch
shoulders · deltoids
Band Side Bend
waist · obliques
Band Standing Calf Raise
lower legs · calves
Band Standing Crunch
waist · abs
Band Standing Leg Curl
upper legs · hamstrings
Band Standing Lift
waist · obliques
Band Standing Rear Delt Row
shoulders · delts
Band Straight-Back Seated Row
back · lats
Band Triceps Pushdown
upper arms · triceps
Barbell Back Squat
upper legs · quads
Barbell Bench Press
chest · pectorals
Barbell Clean And Press
upper legs · quads
Barbell Close Grip Bench Press
upper arms · triceps
Barbell Curl
upper arms · biceps
Barbell Decline Bench Press
chest · pectorals
Barbell Drag Curl
upper arms · biceps
Barbell Front Raise
shoulders · delts
Barbell Front Squat
upper legs · quads
Barbell Incline Bench Press
chest · pectorals
Barbell Lunge
upper legs · glutes
Barbell Prone Incline Curl
upper arms · biceps
Barbell Rear Delt Raise
shoulders · delts
Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl
lower arms · forearm extensors
Barbell Seated Behind-The-Neck Press
shoulders · deltoids
Barbell Shrug
back · traps
Barbell Standing Back Wrist Curl
lower arms · forearms
Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift
upper legs · hamstrings
Barbell Underhand Bent-Over Row
back · lats
Barbell Wide-Grip Upright Row
shoulders · deltoids
Battling Ropes
shoulders · delts
Bench Crunch
waist · rectus abdominis
Bench Dips
upper arms · triceps
Bench Pull-Up
back · lats
Bent Knee Lying Twist on Stability Ball
upper legs · obliques
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)
waist · glutes
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)
waist · glutes
Burpee
cardio · cardiovascular system
Butterfly Yoga Pose
upper arms · adductors
Cable Close Grip Lat Pulldown
back · lats
Cable Crossover Reverse Fly
shoulders · delts
Cable Kneeling Crunch
waist · abs
Cable Lateral Raise
shoulders · delts
Cable Lying Triceps Extension
upper arms · triceps
Cable One Arm Curl
upper arms · biceps
Cable One Arm Front Raise
shoulders · anterior deltoid
Cable One Arm Lateral Pulldown
back · lats
Cable One Arm Lateral Raise
shoulders · delts
Cable One-Arm Twisting Seated Row
back · lats
Cable Pulldown
back · lats
Cable Rear Delt Row (with rope)
shoulders · delts
Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension
upper arms · triceps
Cable Rope Triceps Pushdown
upper arms · triceps
Cable Seated High Row (V-bar)
back · lats
Cable Standing Crunch
waist · abs
Cable Standing Fly
chest · pectorals
Cable Standing Inner Curl
upper arms · biceps
Cable Standing Lift
waist · abs
Cable Standing One Arm Triceps Extension
upper arms · triceps
Cable Straight Arm Pulldown
back · lats
Cable Triceps Pushdown
upper arms · triceps
Cable Twist (up-down)
waist · abs
Calf Stretch with Rope
lower legs · calves
Calf Stretch with Strap
lower legs · calves
Cambered Bar Lying Row
back · upper back
Cardio Exercise
cardio · cardiovascular system
Cardio Machine Exercise
cardio · cardiovascular system
Cardio Machine Workouts
cardio · cardiovascular system
Chest Dips
chest · pectorals
Chest Lift with Rotation
waist · rectus abdominis
Chin-to-Chest Stretch
waist · neck flexors
Chin-ups (narrow parallel grip)
back · upper back
Close Feet Leg Press
hips · quadriceps
Close Grip Chin-Up
back · lats
Close-Grip Push-Up
upper arms · triceps
Commando Pull-Up
back · lats
Crossover Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch
waist · hip flexors
Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
chest · pectorals
Decline Dumbbell Fly
chest · pectorals
Deep Push-Up
chest · pectorals
Donkey Calf Raise
lower legs · calves
Dumbbell Alternating Shoulder Press
shoulders · deltoids
Dumbbell Arnold Press
shoulders · delts
Dumbbell Behind-the-Back Wrist Curl
lower arms · forearms
Dumbbell Bent-Over Row
back · lats
Dumbbell Biceps Curl
upper arms · biceps
Dumbbell Close-Grip Press
upper arms · triceps
Dumbbell Concentration Curl
upper arms · biceps
Dumbbell Cross Body Hammer Curl
upper arms · biceps
Dumbbell Deadlift
upper legs · glutes
Dumbbell Fly
chest · pectorals
Dumbbell Fly On Exercise Ball
chest · pectorals
Dumbbell Front Raise
shoulders · delts
Dumbbell Goblet Squat
upper legs · quads
Dumbbell Hammer Grip Incline Bench Row
back · lats
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press
chest · pectorals
Dumbbell Incline Biceps Curl
upper arms · biceps
Dumbbell Incline Curl
upper arms · biceps
Dumbbell Incline Fly
chest · pectorals
Dumbbell Incline Fly On Exercise Ball
chest · pectorals
Dumbbell Incline Hammer Curl
upper arms · biceps
Dumbbell Incline Hammer Press
chest · pectorals
Dumbbell Incline Rear Lateral Raise
shoulders · delts
Dumbbell Incline Row
back · upper back
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The demo is capped on purpose. For real use it's free — clone it, host it, or pull the videos.
Option A
Tell your agent to clone it
Paste the prompt below into Claude Code / Cursor.
Option B
Host it yourself
One-click Vercel deploy — $0 infra.
Option C
Download every video
bash scripts/download-all-videos.sh🤖 Paste this to your AI agent
You are setting up a free, open-source exercise database with real demo videos. 1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/amiinwani/free-exercise-db-with-videos cd free-exercise-db-with-videos 2. Install and run the API locally: npm install && npm run dev # → API live at http://localhost:3000/api/v1/exercises # (or deploy to Vercel for a free public instance — see the Deploy button in the README) 3. (Optional) Download every video + thumbnail locally: bash scripts/download-all-videos.sh # → pulls all 593 videos + posters into ./videos and ./thumbnails 4. The full dataset is data/exercises.json — 317 exercises, each with male & female video URLs, thumbnails, step-by-step instructions, form cues, common mistakes and breathing. Query it via GET /api/v1/exercises (filters: bodyPart, equipment, target, difficulty, search, limit, offset).
Browse by body part
Category pages for every muscle group.
Frequently asked questions
Is this exercise API really free?
Yes. It's MIT licensed and completely free — no API key, no sign-up, no usage limits when self-hosted. It includes 317 exercises and 593 demo videos.
Do the exercises come with videos?
Every one of the 317 exercises has a real demo video — a male and a female version where available (593 videos total) — plus a thumbnail, step-by-step instructions, form cues and common mistakes.
Do I need an API key or a database?
No. The dataset is static JSON served in-memory, so there is no database and no key. Cloning and deploying to Vercel costs nothing.
Can I self-host the exercise API?
Yes — one-click deploy to Vercel, or run it locally with npm. Self-hosted instances have no rate limit. The public demo here is capped at 4 requests per IP.
How do I download all the exercise data and videos?
The full dataset is data/exercises.json in the repo. Run scripts/download-all-videos.sh to pull every video and thumbnail locally.
What can I build with it?
Workout apps, fitness trackers, personal-training tools, AI coaching agents, or any product that needs exercise names, instructions, muscle targeting and demo videos.