How do I get exercises filtered by muscle group and equipment via API?
With WorkoutDB you pass combinable filters to GET /v1/exercises — body part, target muscle, equipment, and difficulty — in a single request, and get back matching exercises with instructions and demonstration media. Taxonomy endpoints list every valid muscle, body part, and equipment value to populate your filters.
Combinable filters
Filters stack, so you can answer precise questions like "intermediate dumbbell exercises for the back" in one call.
- By body part — e.g. legs, chest, back.
- By target muscle — e.g. quads, biceps, glutes.
- By equipment — e.g. barbell, dumbbell, machine, bodyweight.
- By difficulty — beginner, intermediate, advanced.
- Combine any of the above with a free-text query.
Discover valid values
Use GET /v1/bodyparts, /v1/muscles, /v1/equipment, and /v1/categories to list localized values, or call GET /v1/meta to get counts and every filterable value at once — ideal for building dropdowns.
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Related questions
- Can I combine muscle and equipment filters?
- Yes. Body part, target muscle, equipment, difficulty, and a free-text query all combine in a single request to GET /v1/exercises.
- How do I know which filter values are valid?
- Call the taxonomy endpoints (/v1/bodyparts, /v1/muscles, /v1/equipment, /v1/categories) or /v1/meta, which returns every filterable value with counts.
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