getTrivia
Returns a random trivia question and answer.
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What getTrivia does on API Ninjas
AI agents call getTrivia to retrieve information from API Ninjas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
safe | boolean | — | Premium subscribers only. Set safe=true to exclude questions flagged as sexually explicit, crude, or containing profanity or slurs. Defaults to false, so result |
limit | integer | — | How many results to return. Must be between 1 and 30. Default is 1. |
category | string | — | Category of trivia. The possible values are: artliterature, language, sciencenature, general, fooddrink, peopleplaces, geography, historyholidays, entertainment |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getTrivia is rated Low
Even though getTrivia only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs getTrivia safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and API Ninjas, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getTrivia, this is the rule to start with:
getTrivia is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect API Ninjas, apply this rule, and every getTrivia call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getTrivia
Returns a random trivia question and answer. It is categorised as a Read tool in the API Ninjas MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getTrivia accepts 3 parameters: safe, limit, category. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the API Ninjas MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getTrivia: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches API Ninjas. Nothing to install.
getTrivia is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getTrivia rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getTrivia. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getTrivia is provided by the API Ninjas MCP server (https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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