Quotes API

The Quotes API provides a nearly endless amount of quotes from famous people throughout history.

/v1/quotes GET

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.


Parameters

  • category  premium only

    Category to limit results to.

  • limit  premium only

    How many results to return. Must be between 1 and 100. By default 1 result is returned.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Response

  • quote

    The quote.

  • author

    The author of the quote.

  • category

    The category of the quote.

Sample Request Live Demo!

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/quotes

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [ { "quote": "The will of man is his happiness.", "author": "Friedrich Schiller", "category": "happiness" } ]

Code Examples

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.