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GET
https://edb-with-gifs-and-images-by-ascendapi.p.rapidapi.com
/
api
/
v1
/
exercises
/
muscles
GetExercisesByMuscles
curl --request GET \
  --url https://edb-with-gifs-and-images-by-ascendapi.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/exercises/muscles \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Key: <api-key>'
{
  "success": true,
  "meta": {
    "total": 2289,
    "hasNextPage": true,
    "hasPreviousPage": false,
    "nextCursor": "<string>",
    "previousCursor": "<string>"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "exerciseId": "edb_T5uXtLj",
      "name": "Bench Press",
      "equipments": [
        "Barbell"
      ],
      "bodyParts": [
        "Chest"
      ],
      "exerciseTypes": [
        "strength"
      ],
      "difficulty": "intermediate",
      "targetMuscles": [
        "pectorals"
      ],
      "secondaryMuscles": [
        "triceps",
        "shoulders"
      ],
      "imageUrl": ""
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

X-RapidAPI-Key
string
header
required

Enter your RapidAPI key in the X-RapidAPI-Key header.

Query Parameters

targetMuscles
string

Filter exercises by primary target muscles. Use comma-separated values for multiple muscles.

Example:

"pectorals,shoulders"

secondaryMuscles
string

Filter exercises by secondary muscles. Use comma-separated values for multiple muscles.

Example:

"abs,trapezius"

limit
string

Maximum number of results to return (min: 1, max: 25, default: 10)

Example:

"10"

after
string

Exercise ID to paginate after (for forward pagination)

before
string

Exercise ID to paginate before (for backward pagination)

Response

Retrieve exercises by search filters

success
boolean
required

Indicates whether the request was successful

Example:

true

meta
Cursor Pagination Metadata · object
required

Metadata about cursor-based pagination

data
Filtered Exercise Results · object[]
required

Array of exercises matching the filter criteria

Last modified on March 23, 2026