Shakespeare API

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Shakespeare API. Generate random Shakespeare quotes, names, insults, lorem ipsum etc. Translate normal English to Shakespeare English. [Click here to subscribe](http://fungenerators.com/api/shakespeare/)

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET GET /shakespeare/translate

Translate from English to Shakespeare English.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate?text=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate?text=example"

import requests
params = {
    "text": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate');
url.searchParams.set('text', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("text", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "text" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/translate?" . http_build_query([
    "text" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /shakespeare/generate/insult

Generate random Shakespeare style insults.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult?limit=10

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult?limit=10"

import requests
params = {
    "limit": "10"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("limit", "10")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "limit" => "10"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/insult?" . http_build_query([
    "limit" => "10"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum

Generate Shakespeare lorem ipsum.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum?type=json&limit=10

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum?type=json&limit=10"

import requests
params = {
    "type": "json",
    "limit": "10"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum');
url.searchParams.set('type', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("type", "json")
	q.Set("limit", "10")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "type" => "json",
  "limit" => "10"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fungenerators.com/shakespeare/1.5/shakespeare/generate/lorem-ipsum?" . http_build_query([
    "type" => "json",
    "limit" => "10"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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