ZenQuotes API

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Inspirational and motivational quotes API. Returns single or multiple quotes in JSON. No API key required for basic use.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get random quote

Get a single random inspirational quote.

https://zenquotes.io/api/random

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curl -X GET "https://zenquotes.io/api/random"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://zenquotes.io/api/random",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://zenquotes.io/api/random';

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

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://zenquotes.io/api/random"
	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://zenquotes.io/api/random")

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://zenquotes.io/api/random";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get quote of the day

Get today's quote of the day.

https://zenquotes.io/api/today

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curl -X GET "https://zenquotes.io/api/today"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://zenquotes.io/api/today",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://zenquotes.io/api/today';

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

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://zenquotes.io/api/today"
	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://zenquotes.io/api/today")

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://zenquotes.io/api/today";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key needed
Random: GET https://zenquotes.io/api/random
Today: GET https://zenquotes.io/api/today
10 quotes: GET https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes

What can you build with ZenQuotes API?

ZenQuotes API is a Developer Tools API. Developers commonly use developer tools APIs for:

automating code review and quality checks
integrating CI/CD pipelines and build systems
managing feature flags and A/B tests
monitoring errors and application performance
generating and validating test data

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. ZenQuotes API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

New to APIs? Read our beginner's guide

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