American Kennel Club dog breed information.
Your information
Name or common nickname of a dog breed, for example Golden Retriever or Frenchie.
Example results
- 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
- akc.org
- 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 search-and-rescue, enjoy obedience and other competitive events, and have an endearing love of life when not at work.
- Temperament
- intelligent / friendly / devoted
- Trainability
- 5
- Life Expectancy
- 10-12 years
- Photo Image Link
Open image- 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
About AKC
AKC data from akc.org: dog breed.
Built by Fous from akc.org and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with AKC.
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Get dog breed
1 credit per runGet 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
JSON
{
"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
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cURL
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
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--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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
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