Quran Cloud
A RESTful Quran API to retrieve an Ayah, Surah, Juz or the entire Holy Quran
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Books
- Documentation / URL
- https://alquran.cloud/api
Overview
Quran Cloud serves the Quran — surahs, verses, audio, and translations — keyless (verified live).
Quick Start
Surah 1 (verified live):
curl "https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/surah/1"{
"code": 200,
"status": "OK",
"data": {
"number": 1,
"name": "سُورَةُ ٱلْفَاتِحَةِ",
"englishName": "Al-Faatiha",
"ayahs": [ { "number": 1, "text": "بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ" } ]
}
}With a translation / audio:
curl "https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/surah/1/en.asad"
curl "https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/surah/1/ar.alafasy"Authentication
None — keyless.
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free; be polite — no hard published limit.
- Editions: 100+ translations and audio recitations (
{surah}/{edition}). - Endpoints:
/v1/surah/{n},/v1/ayah/{key},/v1/edition.
FAQ
Is Quran Cloud free? Yes — free and keyless (verified).
Does it have audio?
Yes — recitation editions (ar.alafasy, etc.).
How many translations? 100+ editions.
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