Random Quotes API

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Basic Usage


                            GET https://placehold.cloud/q

Returns a random quote from the Quotable API.

Response Format

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "IARxwjpiXK",
      "content": "I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.",
      "author": "Henry David Thoreau",
      "tags": ["Friendship"],
      "authorSlug": "henry-david-thoreau",
      "length": 88,
      "dateAdded": "2019-08-08",
      "dateModified": "2023-04-14"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
}

Rate Limiting

To ensure fair usage, this API is rate-limited:

5 requests per second
3600 requests per hour

Error Handling

In case of an error, the API returns a JSON response with an error message:

{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "An error occurred while fetching the quote"
}

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