Getting Started

Introduction

Learn about Quote Gallery, its features, and what you can build with the API.

Introduction

Quote Gallery is a platform for discovering, curating, and sharing quotes from authors around the world. Our public REST API gives you programmatic access to the entire Quote Gallery catalog.

What is the Quote Gallery API?

The Quote Gallery API is a RESTful service that allows developers to:

Search and retrieve quotes in multiple languages
Browse authors with rich metadata (nationality, biography, categories)
Access curated playlists of quotes organized by theme
Filter by categories to find exactly the quotes you need

Whether you're building a mobile app, a website widget, a Discord bot, or a daily email digest — the Quote Gallery API has you covered.

Key Features

Multi-language Support

Quotes are available in multiple languages including English, Dutch, and Turkish, with more being added regularly.

Rich Metadata

Every quote comes with author details, categories, like counts, translations, and timestamps.

Curated Playlists

Access community-curated and official playlists — themed collections of quotes ready to use.

Simple Authentication

Authenticate with a single API key passed as a header. No OAuth flows required.

API Versions

The Quote Gallery API is versioned to ensure backward compatibility. When breaking changes are introduced, a new version is released while the previous version continues to work.

Version	Status	Base Path
v1	✅ Stable	`/api/v1`

Always pin your integration to a specific API version. This ensures your application won't break when new versions are released.

Base URL

All API requests are made to the following base URL:

https://your-deployment.convex.site/api/v1

You can also proxy requests through the Quote Gallery application server:

https://quotegallery.nl/api/v1

What's Next?

Authentication

Learn how to get your API key and authenticate requests.

Quick Start

Make your first API call in under 5 minutes.

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API Reference

Authentication

Learn how to authenticate with the Quote Gallery API using API keys.