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Quotes on Design API

⭐ Beginner's Pick Personality / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)
87 Score
Grade A
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Overview

Quotes on Design provides a curated collection of inspirational quotes from designers, artists, and creative thinkers via a simple WordPress-powered REST API. Each request returns a random quote that you can display in apps, websites, or daily inspiration tools. No authentication is required — just send a GET request and get a quote back.

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Beginner Tip

The API is built on WordPress REST API, so the response is a JSON array — remember to access the first element (result[0]) to get your quote.

Available Data

quote text
author name
category or tag
Use case: Integrate inspirational quotes data into web and mobile applications

Example Response

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

Field Reference

id WordPress post ID for the quote.
title.rendered The author's name as the post title.
content.rendered The quote text, wrapped in HTML paragraph tags.
link Permalink URL to the quote on the Quotes on Design website.

Implementation Example 

// ⚠️ Note: This URL may be a documentation page. Check official docs for actual API endpoint.
const url = "https://quotesondesign.com/api/";
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

Response is an array, not an object The WordPress API always returns an array of posts, even for a single result.
✓ Access the first element: const quote = data[0]; then use quote.content.rendered for the quote text.
HTML tags in content field The content field contains raw WordPress HTML markup.
✓ Strip HTML tags using a regex like content.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "") or a DOM parser before displaying.
Same quote appearing repeatedly Browser or CDN caching is returning the same response.
✓ Append a unique cache-busting parameter like ?_=timestamp to the URL to force a fresh response.

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 20/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 15/20
✓ Reliability 7/15
Response Time 42ms

Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Personality
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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