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Quotable

Random quotes with authors and tags

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[](https://github.com/lukePeavey/quotable/actions/workflows/tests.yml)    Quotable is a free, open source quotations API. It was originally built as part of a FreeCodeCamp project. If you are interested in contributing, please check out the Contributors Guide. There is a rate limit of 180 requests per minute, per IP address. If you exceed the rate limit, the API will respond with a 429 error. You can try out the API on our public Postman workspace. [](https://www.postman.com/quotable/workspace/quotable) Returns a single random quote from the database Query parameters Response Get one or more random quotes from the database. This method supports several filters that can be used to get random quotes with specific properties (ie tags, quote length, etc.) By default, this methods returns a single random quote. You can specify the number of random quotes to return via the limit parameter. Response Examples Get random quote try in browser Get 5 random quotes try in browser…

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Inside the original README — Document outline
  1. Quotable
  2. Rate Limit
  3. API Servers
  4. Postman
  5. API Reference
  6. Examples
  7. Get random quote
  8. Get Random Quotes
  9. List Quotes
  10. Get Quote By ID
  11. List Authors
  12. Search Quotes (beta)

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  • Authentication: No auth.
  • HTTPS: reported by the source.
  • Browser access (CORS): Yes.

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