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Characters

The Characters endpoint gives you access to every character in the Rick and Morty universe — all 826+ of them. From the genius-level alcoholic scientist Rick Sanchez to the interdimensional cable TV hosts, they're all here.

Data model

Each character object contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Unique identifier
`name`	string	Character name
`status`	string	`Alive`, `Dead`, or `unknown`
`species`	string	Species (e.g., `Human`, `Alien`, `Robot`)
`type`	string	Sub-type or subspecies (can be empty)
`gender`	string	`Female`, `Male`, `Genderless`, or `unknown`
`origin`	object	`{ name, url }` — the character's origin location
`location`	object	`{ name, url }` — the character's last known location
`image`	string	URL to the character's image (300x300px)
`episode`	array	List of episode URLs the character appears in
`url`	string	URL to the character's own endpoint
`created`	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the record was created

Get all characters

Code
 
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters"

Returns a paginated list of all characters (20 per page).

Get a single character

Code
 
# Get Rick Sanchez
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters/1"

Get multiple characters

Request multiple characters by ID in a single call:

Code
 
# Get Rick, Morty, and Summer
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters/1,2,3"

Filtering

Filter characters using query parameters. All filters are case-insensitive and use partial matching for string fields.

Parameter	Type	Example Values
`name`	string	`rick`, `morty`, `pickle`
`status`	string	`alive`, `dead`, `unknown`
`species`	string	`human`, `alien`, `robot`
`type`	string	`parasite`, `robot`
`gender`	string	`female`, `male`, `genderless`, `unknown`

Filter examples

Code
 
# Find all alive humans named "Rick"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters?name=rick&status=alive&species=human"

Code
 
# Find all dead characters
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters?status=dead"

Code
 
# Find all Pickle-type characters (you know which one)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters?name=pickle"

Combine multiple filters to narrow your search. The API returns all characters that match all provided filters.

Notable characters

Here are some fan favorites to get you started:

ID	Name	Species	Status
1	Rick Sanchez	Human	Alive
2	Morty Smith	Human	Alive
3	Summer Smith	Human	Alive
118	Evil Morty	Human	Alive
265	Pickle Rick	Alien	Alive
244	Mr. Poopybutthole	Unknown	Alive

Next steps

Locations Guide — where do these characters live?
Episodes Guide — which episodes do they appear in?
API Reference — try the Characters endpoints interactively

Last modified on February 20, 2026

Getting Started Locations & Dimensions

Data model

Each character object contains the following fields:

Field

Type

Description

id

integer

Unique identifier

name

string

Character name

status

string

Alive, Dead, or unknown

species

string

Species (e.g., Human, Alien, Robot)

type

string

Sub-type or subspecies (can be empty)

gender

string

Female, Male, Genderless, or unknown

origin

object

{ name, url } — the character's origin location

location

object

{ name, url } — the character's last known location

image

string

URL to the character's image (300x300px)

episode

array

List of episode URLs the character appears in

url

string

URL to the character's own endpoint

created

string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the record was created

Filtering

Filter characters using query parameters. All filters are case-insensitive and use partial matching for string fields.

Parameter

Type

Example Values

name

string

rick, morty, pickle

status

string

alive, dead, unknown

species

string

human, alien, robot

type

string

parasite, robot

gender

string

female, male, genderless, unknown

Filter examples

Code

# Find all alive humans named "Rick"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters?name=rick&status=alive&species=human"

Code

# Find all dead characters
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters?status=dead"

Code

# Find all Pickle-type characters (you know which one)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://rickandmorty.zuplo.io/v1/characters?name=pickle"

Combine multiple filters to narrow your search. The API returns all characters that match all provided filters.

Name

Species

Status

Rick Sanchez

Human

Alive

Morty Smith

Human

Alive

Summer Smith

Human

Alive

118

Evil Morty

Human

Alive

265

Pickle Rick

Alien

Alive

244

Mr. Poopybutthole

Unknown

Alive