Non-AI Utility API
Skills Database API
Search, Discover, and Connect (~100k) Skills Instantly
The Skills Database API provides access to a vast collection of nearly 100,000 skills, along with their related skills and relevancy weights. This API is designed for platforms that require structured skills data, such as job boards, HR platforms, career matching applications, and AI-driven skill analytics tools.
Features
- Comprehensive Skills Dataset: Access a structured database with almost 100,000 skills.
- Related Skills with Relevancy Weight: Each skill includes a list of related skills, along with a relevance score that indicates how strongly they are connected.
- Search & Filtering: Quickly find skills using a name-based search.
- Paginated Results: Supports efficient pagination to handle large datasets.
- Single Skill Lookup: Retrieve details about a specific skill, including its related skills.
Related SDKs/Libraries
Retrieve Skills List
🔗 URL: https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?include_related=true
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
include_related |
Boolean | No | If true, includes related skills with their relevancy weights. Default is false. |
per_page |
Integer | No | Specifies the page number for paginated results. Default is 1. |
name |
String | No | Filters skills by name (partial match allowed). |
Example Request
curl -X GET "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?include_related=true" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Example Response
{
"data": [
{
"id": "df0d4541-2a03-49ba-aefc-6cb46f6cc26c",
"name": "PHP",
"slug": "php",
"related_skills": [
{
"id": "064887a2-1dc1-4523-9dc1-a7fa68d85f07",
"name": "API Development",
"slug": "api-development",
"weight": 6
},
{
"id": "cbd34f27-76fe-4548-aeb9-7eca62ce53bb",
"name": "CSS",
"slug": "css",
"weight": 6.5
},
{
"id": "67445863-20bb-4b26-8d6c-ff5fee8dbd48",
"name": "HTML",
"slug": "html",
"weight": 8
},
{
"id": "79c2b261-7773-4766-aa03-eea5931bd2a5",
"name": "JavaScript",
"slug": "javascript",
"weight": 7.5
},
{
"id": "fb2e1204-c39b-4c28-97d7-6e6f06ae7eed",
"name": "Laravel",
"slug": "laravel",
"weight": 8.5
},
{
"id": "6c88d71b-5666-4cd1-9d61-f1d0c33e1302",
"name": "MySQL",
"slug": "mysql",
"weight": 9
},
{
"id": "ab48c32c-a150-4383-94b5-197ab59e9823",
"name": "Object-Oriented Programming",
"slug": "object-oriented-programming",
"weight": 6
},
{
"id": "4fe21494-1ab2-46b1-aedf-0ab24ac984ff",
"name": "RESTful APIs",
"slug": "restful-apis",
"weight": 7
},
{
"id": "60260ec9-e026-41dc-8323-2faa2321a553",
"name": "Symfony",
"slug": "symfony",
"weight": 7
},
{
"id": "f8cdc675-b867-4391-a46f-7176eb0deb28",
"name": "Version Control (Git)",
"slug": "version-control-git",
"weight": 5.5
}
]
},
{
"id": "64275547-a436-4d88-80e5-64d47b45ea46",
"name": "PHP Frameworks",
"slug": "php-frameworks",
"related_skills": [
{
"id": "083bba48-e601-4faa-901d-968b7d698a6d",
"name": "CodeIgniter",
"slug": "codeigniter",
"weight": 7
},
{
"id": "79c2b261-7773-4766-aa03-eea5931bd2a5",
"name": "JavaScript",
"slug": "javascript",
"weight": 5.5
},
{
"id": "fb2e1204-c39b-4c28-97d7-6e6f06ae7eed",
"name": "Laravel",
"slug": "laravel",
"weight": 9.5
},
{
"id": "6c88d71b-5666-4cd1-9d61-f1d0c33e1302",
"name": "MySQL",
"slug": "mysql",
"weight": 7.5
},
{
"id": "df0d4541-2a03-49ba-aefc-6cb46f6cc26c",
"name": "PHP",
"slug": "php",
"weight": 9
},
{
"id": "4fe21494-1ab2-46b1-aedf-0ab24ac984ff",
"name": "RESTful APIs",
"slug": "restful-apis",
"weight": 6
},
{
"id": "60260ec9-e026-41dc-8323-2faa2321a553",
"name": "Symfony",
"slug": "symfony",
"weight": 8.5
},
{
"id": "def3e28b-196b-4c51-93ce-caf65db4d86f",
"name": "Zend Framework",
"slug": "zend-framework",
"weight": 6
},
{
"id": "52153020-9ea7-4c4b-a194-1903701ef765",
"name": "Yii Framework",
"slug": "yii-framework",
"weight": 6.5
}
]
}
],
"links": {
"first": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?name=PHP&include_related=true&page=1",
"last": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?name=PHP&include_related=true&page=2",
"prev": null,
"next": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?name=PHP&include_related=true&page=2"
},
"meta": {
"current_page": 1,
"from": 1,
"last_page": 2,
"links": [
{
"url": null,
"label": "« Previous",
"active": false
},
{
"url": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?name=PHP&include_related=true&page=1",
"label": "1",
"active": true
},
{
"url": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?name=PHP&include_related=true&page=2",
"label": "2",
"active": false
},
{
"url": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list?name=PHP&include_related=true&page=2",
"label": "Next »",
"active": false
}
],
"path": "https://sharpapi.com/api/v1/utilities/skills_list",
"per_page": 15,
"to": 15,
"total": 25
}
}
Use Cases
- AI-Powered Matching: Use skill data to enhance AI-powered recruitment and job-matching platforms.
- Career Recommendation Systems: Identify related skills to suggest career development paths.
- Resume Parsing & Analysis: Integrate with ATS systems to extract and classify skills from resumes.
- Training & Upskilling Platforms: Recommend courses based on skill relationships and learning paths.
Access the Skills Database API today and integrate structured skills intelligence into your platform. 🚀
- Related Keywords:
- HR Tech
- HR API
- Recruitment
- HR
- Skills