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 Quick Start Guide

Our API is incredibly easy to use, check out the code samples below to get started:

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Fetch Random Quotes

All you need to do is send a request to https://zenquotes.io/api/[mode]/[key], where:

• [mode] = retreval type [random,today,quotes]
• [key] = optional. unlimited access API key

Sample Requests

https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes - Generate a JSON array of 50 random quotes on each request

https://zenquotes.io/api/today - Generate the quote of the day on each request

https://zenquotes.io/api/random - Generate a random quote on each request

https://zenquotes.io/api/image - Generate a random inspirational image on each request.

https://zenquotes.io/api/authors/[YOUR_KEY] - Generate a JSON array of available authors in the ZenQuotes database (API Key Required)

https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes/author/sun-tzu/[YOUR_KEY] - Generate a JSON array of quotes from specific author (API Key Required)

https://zenquotes.io/api/image/author/sun-tzu/[YOUR_KEY] - Generate quote image from a specific author (API Key Required)

https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes/[YOUR_KEY]&custom=true - Generate a JSON array of your own quotes (API Key Required). Currently supports [random] and [quotes] calls.

https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes/[YOUR_KEY]&keyword=[keyword] - Filter quotes by supported keywords (API Key Required)

https://zenquotes.io/api/image/[YOUR_KEY]&keyword=[keyword] - Generate quote image by supported keywords (API Key Required)

Building an app?

Use the [quotes] call to pull 50 random quotes and loop them locally within your app. After a couple hours, refresh the list in your app by calling ZenQuotes again. Full Documentation →

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Response

The result data is formatted as a JSON array. Pre-formatted HTML output is available in addition to raw individual values.

[
{
  "q":"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.",
  "a":"Henry Ford",
  "h":"<blockquote>“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” — <footer>Henry Ford</footer></blockquote>"
},
//.. MORE DATA ..//
{
  "q":"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.",
  "a":"Albert Einstein",
  "h":"<blockquote>“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” — <footer>Albert Einstein</footer></blockquote>"
}
]

 Usage Limits and Attribution

Requests are restricted to 5 per 30 second period, an API key or registered IP is required for unlimited access and to enable Access-Control-Allow-Origin headers. We require that you show attribution with a link back to https://zenquotes.io/ when using the free version of this API.

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