Quotes API

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API — Quick reference

CORS enabled — call the API directly from a browser or server. Minimal, no authentication.

Base URL

https://quotes.lasagna.pizza

Endpoints

/quoteoftheday — deterministic daily quote (same for everyone)
/randomquotes?count=N — N random quotes (default 1, max 50)

Quote of the Day

// same quote all day for everyone
fetch('https://quotes.lasagna.pizza/quoteoftheday')
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(console.error);

Output

{
  "quote": "The only way to do great work is to love what you do.",
  "author": "Steve Jobs",
  "categories": ["motivation", "work", "success"]
}

Random Quote

// single random quote
fetch('https://quotes.lasagna.pizza/randomquotes')
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data[0]))
  .catch(console.error);

Output

{
  "quote": "The only way to do great work is to love what you do.",
  "author": "Steve Jobs",
  "categories": ["motivation", "work", "success"]
}

Multiple quotes

fetch('https://quotes.lasagna.pizza/randomquotes?count=3')
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(arr => console.log(arr));

Output

[
  {
    "quote": "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.",
    "author": "John Lennon",
    "categories": ["life", "planning"]
  },
  {
    "quote": "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.",
    "author": "Albert Einstein",
    "categories": ["opportunity", "challenge"]
  }
]

curl

curl https://quotes.lasagna.pizza/randomquotes?count=1

Output

[
  {
    "quote": "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.",
    "author": "Eleanor Roosevelt",
    "categories": ["future", "dreams", "belief"]
  }
]