Famous Quotes API

About 20,000 famous quotes from nearly 8,000 authors across 117 topics. Get a random quote, browse by author or topic, or search the text.

Quick start

curl "https://quotes.quiply.net/v1/random?tag=courage" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

Authentication

Every request must include your key in the X-API-Key header. You get your key instantly on the pricing section. Keep it secret — don't put it in public front-end code.

Base URL: https://quotes.quiply.net

GET/v1/random

One or more random quotes, optionally filtered.

Parameter	Type	Description
`author`	string	Author name (partial match), e.g. `twain`
`tag`	string	Topic, e.g. `love`, `courage` (see `/v1/tags`)
`count`	integer	1–20 (default 1)

{ "count": 1, "quotes": [ { "id": 3, "quote": "…", "author": "Mark Twain", "tag": "humor" } ] }

GET/v1/quotes

Browse quotes by author and/or tag.

Parameter	Type	Description
`author`	string	Author name (partial match), e.g. `twain`
`tag`	string	Topic, e.g. `love`, `courage` (see `/v1/tags`)
`limit`	integer	1–100 (default 25)
`offset`	integer	Skip this many results

GET/v1/search

Search quote text and author names (q required, minimum 2 characters).

Parameter	Type	Description
`limit`	integer	1–100 (default 25)
`offset`	integer	Skip this many results

GET/v1/authors

Authors with their number of quotes (optional search, limit 1–500, offset).

GET/v1/tags

All topics with their number of quotes.

GET/v1/health

Service status and dataset size. No key needed.

Quotes and attributions come from a public collection and are not individually verified; topic tags are approximate. The collection is fixed and not updated automatically.

Errors

Status	Meaning
401	Missing or invalid `X-API-Key`
403	Subscription inactive (cancelled or payment failed)
404	No quotes match
422	Bad or missing parameter
429	Quota reached for your plan

Pricing

Free trial: 5 requests/day. All APIs plan: $9.95/month gives you every Quiply API, 250,000 requests a month.

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