We are pleased to announce the addition of a new API feature that allows users to generate a JSON array of all available authors in the ZenQuotes database. Each entry comes complete with Author Name, API Tag, and pre-formatted link.
Simply use the following API call: https://zenquotes.io/api/authors/[your_key] to generate the list. You will need to append your API key to the provided links within your app in order to retrieve quotes. See the example output below:
[
{
"a": "Abraham Lincoln",
"t": "abraham-lincoln",
"i": "https://zenquotes.io/img/abraham-lincoln.jpg",
"l": "https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/"
},
// ...MORE DATA... //
{
"a": "Zig Ziglar",
"t": "zig-ziglar",
"l": "https://zenquotes.io/api/quotes/author/zig-ziglar/"
}
]- a = Author display name
- t = Author tag
- i = Author image (if available)
- l = Author link
You can also use this call to generate a list of authors from your custom list by adding the ‘custom=true’ command (API key required). For more information how how to interact with the ZenQuotes API, check out the full documentation.
