Quotes APIs
Quote APIs fall into general collections and single-source ones. ZenQuotes serves inspirational quotes without a key, and They Said So and FavQs offer large searchable databases with a quote of the day on freemium plans. The rest are single-subject, such as kanye.rest, Stoicism Quote and Quotes on Design, or pull lines from TV shows like Breaking Bad and Lucifer.
| API | Pricing | Auth | Format | Free tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AnimechanRandom and searchable anime quotes by show or character, with anime metadata like episode counts. Media & Entertainment › Anime & Comics | Freemium | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
Breaking Bad QuotesReturns random Breaking Bad character quotes as JSON, one or several at a time, no key needed. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Degraded |
FavQsQuote of the Day plus a searchable, user-curated quotes and authors database, with favoriting/voting. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Freemium | API key | JSON | 10k+/day | Live |
Game of Thrones Quotes APIRandom or character-specific Game of Thrones quotes, plus house and character rosters. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Degraded |
Indian Quotes100+ curated quotes from Indian entrepreneurs with author bios, LinkedIn links and company data. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
kanye.restA single endpoint returning one random Kanye West quote as JSON. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
kimiquotesRandom or searchable team-radio and interview quotes from F1 driver Kimi Räikkönen. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Lucifer Quotes APIRandom and multi-language quotes from the Lucifer TV series, by character. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
QuoterismRandom and quote-of-the-day endpoints from a curated database of quotes by author. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
Quotes on DesignOver 1,000 curated design and UX quotations, served as WordPress posts over REST. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Ron Swanson QuotesRandom or keyword-searchable quotes from Ron Swanson, the Parks and Recreation TV character. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live | |
South Park QuotesRandom and searchable South Park character quotes from a fan-run open-source API. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Stoicism QuoteSingle-endpoint API returning a random stoic-philosophy quote with its author. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Stranger Things QuotesReturns random or numbered quotes from the Stranger Things TV series, about 106 quotes total. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live | |
Supernatural APIUnofficial database of quotes, characters and episodes from the TV show Supernatural. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
They Said So QuotesOver a million famous quotes with authors, categories, daily quote-of-the-day, and shareable quote images. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
ZenQuotesRandom and daily inspirational quotes from notable historical figures, JSON, no key required. Media & Entertainment › Jokes & Quotes | Freemium | None | JSON | — | Live |
AnimechanFreemiumLive
Random and searchable anime quotes by show or character, with anime metadata like episode counts.
API key · JSON
<100/day
no machine-readable spec
Breaking Bad QuotesFreeDegraded
Returns random Breaking Bad character quotes as JSON, one or several at a time, no key needed.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
FavQsFreemiumLive
Quote of the Day plus a searchable, user-curated quotes and authors database, with favoriting/voting.
API key · JSON
10k+/day
no machine-readable spec
Game of Thrones Quotes APIFreeDegraded
Random or character-specific Game of Thrones quotes, plus house and character rosters.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Indian QuotesFreeLive
100+ curated quotes from Indian entrepreneurs with author bios, LinkedIn links and company data.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
kanye.restFreeLive
A single endpoint returning one random Kanye West quote as JSON.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
kimiquotesFreeLive
Random or searchable team-radio and interview quotes from F1 driver Kimi Räikkönen.
None · JSON
Unlimited
MCP server
Lucifer Quotes APIFreeLive
Random and multi-language quotes from the Lucifer TV series, by character.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
QuoterismFreemiumLive
Random and quote-of-the-day endpoints from a curated database of quotes by author.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
Quotes on DesignFreeLive
Over 1,000 curated design and UX quotations, served as WordPress posts over REST.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Ron Swanson QuotesLive
Random or keyword-searchable quotes from Ron Swanson, the Parks and Recreation TV character.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
South Park QuotesFreeLive
Random and searchable South Park character quotes from a fan-run open-source API.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Stoicism QuoteFreeLive
Single-endpoint API returning a random stoic-philosophy quote with its author.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Stranger Things QuotesLive
Returns random or numbered quotes from the Stranger Things TV series, about 106 quotes total.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Supernatural APIFreeLive
Unofficial database of quotes, characters and episodes from the TV show Supernatural.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
They Said So QuotesFreemiumLive
Over a million famous quotes with authors, categories, daily quote-of-the-day, and shareable quote images.
API key · JSON
—
llms.txt
ZenQuotesFreemiumLive
Random and daily inspirational quotes from notable historical figures, JSON, no key required.
None · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
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Choosing a Quotes API
Is there a free Quotes API?
Yes. Breaking Bad Quotes, Game of Thrones Quotes API, Indian Quotes, kanye.rest, kimiquotes and 5 others are free to use, and ZenQuotes, They Said So Quotes, FavQs, Animechan and Quoterism have a free tier alongside paid plans.
Which Quotes APIs work without an API key?
ZenQuotes, Breaking Bad Quotes, Game of Thrones Quotes API, Indian Quotes, kanye.rest and 8 others need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.
Can I call a Quotes API from front-end JavaScript?
kanye.rest, Lucifer Quotes API, Quotes on Design, Ron Swanson Quotes, South Park Quotes and 1 other allow cross-origin requests and need no key, so they work straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.
Can I use Quotes APIs in a commercial project?
FavQs restricts it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.
Which Quotes APIs work with AI agents?
kimiquotes has an MCP server, so an AI agent can call it directly.
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