Zen Quotes

Overview

ZenQuotes serves inspirational quotes as JSON — random quotes, quotes by author, today’s quote, and images with quotes overlaid. Keyless and CORS-enabled (verified live), it’s a simple source for quote widgets and daily-inspiration features.

Quick Start

Random quotes (verified live):

curl "https://zenquotes.io/api/random"

[
  {
    "q": "The best way to predict the future is to invent it.",
    "a": "Alan Kay",
    "h": "<blockquote>...</blockquote>",
    "i": "https://zenquotes.io/img/alan-kay.jpg"
  }
]

Multiple quotes:

curl "https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes"
curl "https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes/5"

Today’s quote:

curl "https://zenquotes.io/api/today"

Quote image:

curl "https://zenquotes.io/api/image"

Authentication

None — keyless.

Rate Limits & Notes

• Free; no documented hard limit — be polite.
• Responses are arrays; each quote has q (text), a (author), h (HTML blockquote), and i (author image URL).
• The /api/image endpoint returns a quote-overlay image (PNG) — nice for social cards.
• CORS is enabled — browser widgets work.

FAQ

Is ZenQuotes free? Yes — free, keyless, CORS-enabled.

Can I get quotes by author? Yes — /api/quotes/{author} returns that author’s quotes.

How do I get a quote image? https://zenquotes.io/api/image returns a styled PNG.