Programming Quotes
Programming Quotes API for open source projects
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Personality
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://github.com/skolakoda/programming-quotes-api
Overview
The Programming Quotes API served a curated collection of programming quotes (“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”) as JSON — a popular free endpoint for dev quotes widgets and README badges.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): the hosted endpoint (
programming-quotes-api.herokuapp.com) returns HTTP 404 “No such app” — the Heroku free-tier instance is gone. The project is open-source; self-host it or use the alternatives below.
What it used to provide
- Random quote:
GET /quotes/random - By author:
GET /quotes/author/{name} - All quotes:
GET /quotes - Quote of the day:
GET /quotes/random(client-side pick)
Alternatives
- Zen Quotes and They Said So (both listed on this site) serve general inspirational quotes.
- DummyJSON (also listed) includes a
/quotesresource with random quotes.
FAQ
Is the Programming Quotes API working? As of 2026-08 the Heroku instance returns 404 — treat it as offline.
Was it free? Yes — it was free and keyless.
Can I self-host it? Yes — the source is on GitHub (Node.js).
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