Get Quotes API

Quotes from various backgrounds - Motivationn, Science, Business, Technology, Life, Love, Wisdom etc.

DEPLOYMENT

• API is deployed on Vercel

API URL: https://api-get-quotes.vercel.app/api/v1

Introduction

The getQuotes API is an Open Source service, powered by Node.js, that provides a dynamic collection of quotes across various categories such as Motivation, Science, Wisdom, Love, and more. Utilizing chatGPT to generate the most of the current array of quotes provided in the API. This API seamlessly integrates with your applications or projects, offering a cool and versatile resource.
Each quote comes with essential details, including the author and category, and it includes a convenient filter route for refining results based on parameters like Author name, category, or id.

Development

• Create .env file and add:

PORT=3000

PS: You can set the port to any port value you wish to run it from.

• Install deps

npm install

• Start the project locally by running:

npm run start

It should log to the console - Server Started on PORT: 3000 or any port value you supplied.

• Now you can test the endpoints locally. E.g - get all quotes via http://localhost:3000/api/v1/quotes

API Documentation

Your API calls should be to this endpoint: https://api-get-quotes.vercel.app/api/v1

GET /quotes - Get All Quotes

GET /random - get a random quote

GET /id/:id - get a quote by id

GET /author/authorName - get quotes by a specfic Author

Example - get quotes by Steve Jobs:

https://api-get-quotes.vercel.app/api/v1/author/Steve%20Jobs

GET /category/categoryName - get quotes based on a specific Category (Check below for available categories)

Choose from available categories: Motivation, Life, Wisdom, Love, Technology, Creativity, Courage, Nature, Change, Inspiration, Leadership, Happiness, Perseverance, Imagination, Hope, Friendship..

Example: get all quotes from "Technology" category
https://api-get-quotes.vercel.app/api/v1/category/technology

Contribution

Wish to contribute? I'd love it! - Simply fork the Repo and send a Pull Request with your changes and a detailed PR note/description.

To add quotes - simply open the quotes.json file and add your quote at the end of the file using same format as the others & afterwards open a PR with the changes - I'd make sure I get it Live ASAP! Thank you!