Breaking Bad Quotes API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Breaking Bad Characters Quotes API
  description: Community-built REST API exposing characters, quotes, episodes, and deaths from the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul television universe. The original upstream provider (breakingbadapi.com) is no longer reachable as of 2026 — DNS resolution fails and the documentation site at https://breakingbadapi.com/documentation returns no response. This OpenAPI document is preserved as a historical record of the API's documented contract, drawn from the canonical source repository at github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API and from archived community documentation (drangovski.github.io, mridul.tech/breaking-bad-api).
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Tim Biles (original maintainer)
    url: https://github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API/blob/master/LICENSE.rst
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-29'
  x-status: deprecated
  x-deprecation-note: The hosted service at breakingbadapi.com is unreachable as of 2026-05-29 (DNS does not resolve). Schema and operations are preserved here for historical reference and to support nostalgic/educational re-implementations.
servers:
- url: https://www.breakingbadapi.com/api
  description: Original community-hosted endpoint (unreachable as of 2026)
tags:
- name: Quotes
  description: Memorable quotes attributed to characters.
paths:
  /quotes:
    get:
      operationId: listQuotes
      summary: List Quotes
      description: Returns every catalogued quote across the series.
      tags:
      - Quotes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of quote records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
              examples:
                ListQuotes200Example:
                  summary: Default listQuotes 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - quote_id: 1
                    quote: I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger.
                    author: Walter White
                    series: Breaking Bad
                  - quote_id: 2
                    quote: Yeah Mr. White! Yeah Science!
                    author: Jesse Pinkman
                    series: Breaking Bad
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /quotes/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getQuoteById
      summary: Get Quote By Id
      description: Returns one quote by numeric id.
      tags:
      - Quotes
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Numeric quote id.
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Quote record, wrapped in an array.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
              examples:
                GetQuoteById200Example:
                  summary: Default getQuoteById 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - quote_id: 1
                    quote: I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger.
                    author: Walter White
                    series: Breaking Bad
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /quote/random:
    get:
      operationId: getRandomQuote
      summary: Get Random Quote
      description: Returns one randomly selected quote, optionally filtered by author.
      tags:
      - Quotes
      parameters:
      - name: author
        in: query
        description: Filter random selection by author. Use `+` for spaces (e.g. `Jesse+Pinkman`).
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Jesse+Pinkman
      responses:
        '200':
          description: One quote record, wrapped in an array.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
              examples:
                GetRandomQuote200Example:
                  summary: Default getRandomQuote 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - quote_id: 5
                    quote: You either run from things, or you face them, Mr. White.
                    author: Jesse Pinkman
                    series: Breaking Bad
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            NotFoundExample:
              summary: Default 404 response
              x-microcks-default: true
              value:
                message: Not Found
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. The original upstream enforced 10,000 requests per day per IP and returned 429 until the 24-hour window rolled over.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          examples:
            RateLimitedExample:
              summary: Default 429 response
              x-microcks-default: true
              value:
                message: Rate limit exceeded. Try again in 24 hours.
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Generic error envelope.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
          example: Not Found
    Quote:
      type: object
      description: A memorable quote attributed to a character.
      x-schema-source: documentation
      x-source-url: https://github.com/timbiles/Breaking-Bad--API
      properties:
        quote_id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique numeric id for the quote.
          example: 1
        quote:
          type: string
          description: The text of the quote.
          example: I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger.
        author:
          type: string
          description: The character credited with the quote.
          example: Walter White
        series:
          type: string
          description: The series the quote originated from.
          example: Breaking Bad