Real Inspire API

Free and open source inspirational quotes API. This API offers an extensive collection of quotes sourced from various authors.

API Server

https://api.realinspire.tech/v1/

API Documentation

• Get random quote
• List quotes
• List authors
• Get author by slug

Get random quote

GET /quotes/random

Returns one or more random quotes from the database.

By default, this endpoint returns a single random quote. However, you can define the number of random quotes you want to receive using the limit parameter.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
limit	Int	default: 1 min: 1 max: 20 The number of random quotes to fetch
minLength	Int	The minimum length in characters
maxLength	Int	The maximum length in characters
author	String	Get a random quote by author. The value can be an author name or slug

Response

Array<{
  // Text of the quote
  content: string;
  // Author full name
  author: string;
  // URL-friendly identifier of the author
  authorSlug: string;
  // Character count of the quote
  length: number;
}>;

Examples

Get a single random quote try in browser

GET /quotes/random

Get 5 random quotes try in browser

GET /quotes/random?limit=5

Random quote with maximum length of 100 characters try in browser

GET /quotes/random?maxLength=100

Random quote with a length between 100 and 150 characters try in browser

GET /quotes/random?minLength=100&maxLength=150

List quotes

GET /quotes

List all quotes matching a given query. By default, this will return a paginated list of all quotes.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
limit	Int	default: 1 min: 1 max: 20 The number of quotes to fetch
page	Int	default: 1 min: 1 The page of results to return
minLength	Int	The minimum length in characters
maxLength	Int	The maximum length in characters
author	String	Get quotes by a specific author. The value can be an author name or slug
sortBy	String	Specifies the property and order to sort the quotes. The format is property:order. Valid properties are author, content, length. Valid orders are asc (ascending) and desc (descending).

Response

{
  // Total count of quotes
  totalItems: number,
  // Current page number
  currentPage: number,
  // Number of quotes displayed per page
  pageSize: number,
  // Total count of pages
  totalPages: number,
  // Array containing quotes data
  results: Array<{
    // Text of the quote
    content: string,
    // Full name of quote author
    author: string,
    // URL-friendly identifier of the author
    authorSlug: string,
    // Character count of the quote
    length: number
  }>
}

Examples

Get the first page of quotes try in browser

GET /quotes

Get quotes by a specific author try in browser

GET /quotes?author=albert-einstein

Get quotes sorted by length in descending order try in browser

GET /quotes?sortBy=length:desc

List authors

GET /authors

List all authors matching a given query. Be default, this will return a paginated list of all authors.

Parameter	Type	Description
limit	Int	default: 1 min: 1 max: 20 The number of authors to fetch
page	Int	default: 1 min: 1 The page of results to return
sortBy	String	Specifies the property and order to sort the authors. The format is property:order. Valid properties are name, quoteCount. Valid orders are asc (ascending) and desc (descending).

Response

{
  // Total count of authors
  totalItems: number,
  // Current page number
  currentPage: number,
  // Number of authors displayed per page
  pageSize: number,
  // Total count of pages
  totalPages: number,
  // Array containing authors data
  results: Array<{
    // Author full name
    name: string,
    // URL-friendly identifier of the author
    slug: string,
    // Single line description of the other
    description: string,
    // Short biography of the author, sourced from the Wikipedia API
    bio: string,
    // Count of quotes attributed to the author
    quoteCount: number
  }>
}

Examples

Get the first page of authors try in browser

GET /authors

Get all authors sorted alphabetically by name try in browser

GET /authors?sortBy=name:asc

Get all authors sorted by the number of quotes in descending order try in browser

GET /authors?sortBy=quoteCount:desc

Get author by slug

Get a single author by slug or name

This endpoint will return a specific author details like name, slug, description, bio, and the number of quotes by the author.

GET /authors/:slug

Response

{
  // Author full name
  name: string,
  // URL-friendly identifier of the author
  slug: string,
  // Single line description of the other
  description: string,
  // Short biography of the author, sourced from the Wikipedia API
  bio: string,
  // Count of quotes attributed to the author
  quoteCount: number
}