Physical Therapy exercise data via API
exerciseapi.dev serves 185 physical therapy exercises out of 2198 total, as structured JSON over one REST API and a first-party MCP server. Each record carries muscles worked, equipment, mechanic, difficulty, and step-by-step instructions.
Rehab and prehab exercises
Sample physical therapy exercises
- 90-90 Hip Stretchiliopsoas · body only · beginner
- Achilles Tendon Stretchsoleus · body only · beginner
- Active Range Of Motion Anklegastrocnemius, soleus · body only · beginner
- Active Range Of Motion Hipiliopsoas · body only · beginner
- Active Range Of Motion Shoulderdeltoid anterior, deltoid lateral, deltoid posterior · body only · beginner
- Alphabet Ankle Exercisestibialis anterior · body only · beginner
Fetch physical therapy exercises
cURL
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://api.exerciseapi.dev/v1/exercises?category=physical_therapy&limit=20"Use it from your AI coding agent
Add the MCP server to Claude Code or Cursor, then ask your agent for exercises directly. Paste the snippet into your MCP config, or paste it into the agent and ask it to install the server.
MCP config
{
"mcpServers": {
"exerciseapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@exerciseapi/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"EXERCISEAPI_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Building a workout or fitness app? Get a free API key and start with the physical therapy catalog.