GET /quote

Returns one or more random quotes from African authors, philosophers, and oral traditions. Quotes are drawn from a curated pool of 269 entries spanning writers, proverbs, and historical figures across the continent.

GET/v1/quote
Returns random African quotes. Not country-specific -- quotes span the full continent.
PARAMETERS
NameTypeDefaultDescription
countint1Number of quotes to return. Min 1, max 100.
EXAMPLE REQUEST
GET /v1/quote?count=2
EXAMPLE RESPONSE
{
  "country": "",
  "count": 2,
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Chinua Achebe",
      "quote": "Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.",
      "source": "Anthills of the Savannah"
    },
    {
      "name": "African Proverb",
      "quote": "However long the night, the dawn will break.",
      "source": "oral tradition"
    }
  ]
}

The source field identifies the work or tradition the quote comes from. For oral proverbs it will be "oral tradition". For published authors it will be the book or speech title.