American Kennel Club dog breed information.
Your information
Name or common nickname of a dog breed, for example Golden Retriever or Frenchie.
Example results
Golden Retriever
Sporting Group
The Golden Retriever, an exuberant Scottish gundog of great beauty, stands among America's most popular dog breeds. They are serious workers at hunting and field work, as guides for the blind, and in search-and-rescue, enjoy obedience and other competitive events, and have an endearing love of life when not at work.
Temperament: intelligent / friendly / devoted
Traits
Affectionate with family
Good with young children
Good with other dogs
Shedding
Grooming
Drooling
Trainability
Energy
Barking
About the AKC tool
AKC data from akc.org: dog breed.
Built from akc.org. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.
Actions
Get dog breed
1 creditGet an AKC dog breed profile by name or common nickname, with measurements, temperament, trait ratings, photo, and profile link. Measurements may omit a lower or upper bound when AKC lists only one.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Breedbreed | Text | Required | Name or common nickname of a dog breed, for example Golden Retriever or Frenchie.Example: Golden Retriever |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Energyenergy | Number | AKC energy rating from 1 to 5.Example: 3 |
Heightheight | Text | AKC height as shown, including male and female figures.Example: 23-24 inches (male), 21.5-22.5 inches (female) |
Weightweight | Text | AKC weight as shown, including male and female figures.Example: 65-75 pounds (male), 55-65 pounds (female) |
Barkingbarking | Number | AKC barking rating from 1 to 5.Example: 1 |
Akc Linkakc_link | Text | AKC breed profile link.Example: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/golden-retriever/ |
Droolingdrooling | Number | AKC drooling rating from 1 to 5.Example: 2 |
Groominggrooming | Number | AKC grooming rating from 1 to 5.Example: 2 |
Sheddingshedding | Number | AKC shedding rating from 1 to 5.Example: 4 |
Breed Namebreed_name | Text | Breed name.Example: Golden Retriever |
Breed Groupbreed_group | Text | Breed group.Example: Sporting Group |
Descriptiondescription | Text | Description.Example: The Golden Retriever, an exuberant Scottish gundog of great beauty, stands… |
Temperamenttemperament | Text | Temperament.Example: intelligent / friendly / devoted |
Trainabilitytrainability | Number | AKC trainability rating from 1 to 5.Example: 5 |
Life Expectancylife_expectancy | Text | Life expectancy.Example: 10-12 years |
Photo Image Linkphoto_image_link | Text | Link to the breed photo on AKC.Example: https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Golden-Retriever-wading-into-a-l… |
Height Max Inchesheight_max_inches | Number | Height max inches across AKC height or weight figures.Example: 24 |
Height Min Inchesheight_min_inches | Number | Height min inches across AKC height or weight figures.Example: 21.5 |
Weight Max Poundsweight_max_pounds | Number | Weight max pounds across AKC height or weight figures.Example: 75 |
Weight Min Poundsweight_min_pounds | Number | Weight min pounds across AKC height or weight figures.Example: 55 |
Good with Other Dogsgood_with_other_dogs | Number | AKC good with other dogs rating from 1 to 5.Example: 5 |
Affectionate with Familyaffectionate_with_family | Number | AKC affectionate with family rating from 1 to 5.Example: 5 |
Good with Young Childrengood_with_young_children | Number | AKC good with young children rating from 1 to 5.Example: 5 |
Example result
For Breed: Golden Retriever
{
"energy": 3,
"height": "23-24 inches (male), 21.5-22.5 inches (female)",
"weight": "65-75 pounds (male), 55-65 pounds (female)",
"barking": 1,
"akc_link": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/golden-retriever/",
"drooling": 2,
"grooming": 2,
"shedding": 4,
"breed_name": "Golden Retriever",
"breed_group": "Sporting Group",
"description": "The Golden Retriever, an exuberant Scottish gundog of great beauty, stands among America's most popular dog breeds. They are serious workers at hunting and field work, as guides for the blind, and in …",
"temperament": "intelligent / friendly / devoted",
"trainability": 5,
"life_expectancy": "10-12 years",
"photo_image_link": "https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Golden-Retriever-wading-into-a-lake.jpg",
"height_max_inches": 24,
"height_min_inches": 21.5,
"weight_max_pounds": 75,
"weight_min_pounds": 55,
"good_with_other_dogs": 5,
"affectionate_with_family": 5,
"good_with_young_children": 5
}For developers
Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@akc",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_dog_breed",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"breed": "Golden Retriever"
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'Questions about AKC
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How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from akc.org when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.