They Said So Quotes API

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Free to Use

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Overview

They Said So Quotes API provides access to a large database of curated quotes, trusted by many major brands worldwide. You can fetch quotes by category, author, or get a random quote of the day. The free tier requires a key and has daily request limits, while paid tiers unlock higher volumes.

Beginner Tip

The free plan has rate limits, so cache your quote responses on the server side and refresh them once per day to stay within limits.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

quote text

author name

category or tag

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative

{
  "content": "The only way to do great work is to love what you do.",
  "author": "Steve Jobs",
  "tags": [
    "inspiration",
    "work"
  ]
}

Field Reference

contents.quotes[0].quote The text of the quote.

contents.quotes[0].author The person attributed to the quote.

contents.quotes[0].category The category or theme the quote belongs to.

contents.quotes[0].date The date the quote was selected as Quote of the Day (YYYY-MM-DD format).

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request

const url = "https://quotes.rest/qod?language=en";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

429 Too Many Requests You have exceeded the free tier's daily request quota.

✓ Cache quote results for at least 24 hours, or upgrade to a paid plan for higher limits.

403 Forbidden Missing or invalid API key in the request header.

✓ Register at theysaidso.com to get your API key and include it as X-TheySaidSo-Api-Secret in the header.

Category not found The category name you specified does not exist in their database.

✓ Call the /categories endpoint first to retrieve the list of valid category slugs.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

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