Random Name Picker API

POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/random-name-picker/execute

Pick a random winner from a list of names. Returns the winner, every pick in order, and the names left in the pool. Duplicate and blank names are dropped first. Uses cryptographic randomness.

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Request body

application/json

names

array required

Names to pick from (array of strings, or one newline-separated string). Duplicates are ignored.
count

integer optional

How many picks to make (1-1000). Default 1. The first pick is the winner. Default 1.
remove_after_pick

boolean optional

Remove a name from the pool after it is picked (no repeats). Default false. Default false.

Example arguments

Verified

{
  "names": [
    "Ada",
    "Grace",
    "Linus"
  ],
  "count": 1
}

curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/random-name-picker/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "names": [
      "Ada",
      "Grace",
      "Linus"
    ],
    "count": 1
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/random-name-picker/execute', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"names":["Ada","Grace","Linus"],"count":1}),
});
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/random-name-picker/execute",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"names":["Ada","Grace","Linus"],"count":1},
)
data = response.json()

$ch = curl_init('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/random-name-picker/execute');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Content-Type: application/json', 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"names":["Ada","Grace","Linus"],"count":1}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

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Call random_name_picker from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Same arguments, same output.

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Auth: API key
REST id: random-name-picker
MCP name: random_name_picker
Category: Generators
Machine-readable: openapi.json · markdown.md

Request body

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