The Quotes API provides a nearly endless amount of quotes from famous people throughout history.
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https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/quotes
Returns one (or more) random quotes. Free users have access to 100 quotes - premium users have access to over 200,000 quotes.
category premium onlyCategory to limit results to.
limit premium onlyHow many results to return. Must be between 1 and 100. By default 1 result is returned.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
quoteThe quote.
authorThe author of the quote.
categoryThe category of the quote.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/quotesHeaders
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[
{
"quote": "The will of man is his happiness.",
"author": "Friedrich Schiller",
"category": "happiness"
}
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import requests
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/quotes'
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.