Programming Quotes Quotes API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Programming Quotes API
  description: 'Free, open-source REST API serving a curated collection of programming-related

    quotes. Public endpoints return random quotes, paginated lists, author filters,

    and single-quote lookups. Authenticated endpoints support voting, favoriting,

    and quote CRUD for contributors.


    Canonical source: https://github.com/skolakoda/programming-quotes-api

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Programming Quotes API (skolakoda)
    url: https://github.com/skolakoda/programming-quotes-api
  license:
    name: Community / Unlicensed
    url: https://github.com/skolakoda/programming-quotes-api
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
servers:
- url: https://programming-quotes-api.azurewebsites.net/api
  description: Primary Azure-hosted deployment (canonical)
- url: https://programming-quotesapi.vercel.app/api
  description: Community Vercel mirror (legacy / unofficial)
- url: https://api.programming-quotes.onrender.com/api
  description: Community Render mirror (legacy / unofficial)
- url: https://programming-quotes-api.herokuapp.com/api
  description: Legacy Heroku deployment (deprecated)
tags:
- name: Quotes
  description: Programming Quotes — Public read and authenticated write endpoints for quotes.
paths:
  /quotes/random:
    get:
      summary: Programming Quotes Get Random Quote
      description: Return a single random programming quote from the corpus.
      operationId: getRandomQuote
      tags:
      - Quotes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A single random quote.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '500':
          description: Server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /quotes:
    get:
      summary: Programming Quotes List Quotes
      description: 'Return a paginated list of programming quotes. Supports optional filtering by

        author name (URL-encoded with underscores in place of spaces, e.g. `Edsger_W._Dijkstra`).

        '
      operationId: listQuotes
      tags:
      - Quotes
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 1-based page number for pagination.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
      - name: quotesPerPage
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Number of quotes to return per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 20
      - name: author
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter quotes by author. Use underscores in place of spaces (e.g. `Linus_Torvalds`).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated array of quotes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query parameters.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      summary: Programming Quotes Create Quote
      description: Create a new programming quote. Requires JWT authentication.
      operationId: createQuote
      tags:
      - Quotes
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        description: Quote payload to create.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuoteInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The newly created quote.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '400':
          description: Validation error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /quotes/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Programming Quotes Get Quote by ID
      description: Fetch a single quote by its unique identifier.
      operationId: getQuoteById
      tags:
      - Quotes
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique quote identifier (MongoDB ObjectId).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Single quote payload.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '404':
          description: Quote not found for the given identifier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      summary: Programming Quotes Update Quote
      description: Update an existing quote's author, text, or source. Requires JWT.
      operationId: updateQuote
      tags:
      - Quotes
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique quote identifier (MongoDB ObjectId).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: Fields to update on the quote.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuoteUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated quote payload.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Quote not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      summary: Programming Quotes Delete Quote
      description: Delete a quote by ID. Requires JWT authentication.
      operationId: deleteQuote
      tags:
      - Quotes
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique quote identifier (MongoDB ObjectId).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Quote deleted successfully (no content).
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Quote not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /quotes/favorite/{id}:
    post:
      summary: Programming Quotes Add Favorite Quote
      description: Mark a quote as a favorite for the authenticated user.
      operationId: addFavoriteQuote
      tags:
      - Quotes
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique quote identifier (MongoDB ObjectId).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Quote successfully marked as favorite.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Quote not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /quotes/vote/{id}:
    post:
      summary: Programming Quotes Vote on Quote
      description: Submit a 1-5 vote for a quote on behalf of the authenticated user.
      operationId: voteQuote
      tags:
      - Quotes
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique quote identifier (MongoDB ObjectId).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: Vote payload with the new vote value (1-5).
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VoteInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated quote with the new vote applied.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
        '400':
          description: Invalid vote value (must be 1-5).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Quote not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    QuoteUpdate:
      type: object
      title: QuoteUpdate
      description: Partial update payload for an existing quote.
      properties:
        author:
          type: string
          description: Updated author.
          example: Linus Torvalds
        text:
          type: string
          description: Updated quote text.
          example: Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
        source:
          type: string
          description: Updated source.
          example: linux-kernel mailing list, 2000-08-25
    VoteInput:
      type: object
      title: VoteInput
      description: Payload for casting a vote on a quote.
      properties:
        newVote:
          type: integer
          description: Vote value, integer in `[1, 5]`.
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 5
          example: 5
      required:
      - newVote
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      title: ErrorResponse
      description: Standard error payload.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
          example: Quote not found
        error:
          type: string
          description: Short error code or class name.
          example: NotFoundError
      required:
      - message
    QuoteInput:
      type: object
      title: QuoteInput
      description: Payload for creating a new quote.
      properties:
        author:
          type: string
          description: Quote author's name.
          example: Linus Torvalds
        text:
          type: string
          description: Quote text.
          example: Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
        source:
          type: string
          description: Optional citation.
          example: linux-kernel mailing list, 2000-08-25
      required:
      - author
      - text
    Quote:
      type: object
      title: Quote
      description: A programming quote in the corpus.
      x-schema-source: documentation
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          description: MongoDB ObjectId for the quote.
          example: 5e6b3e6e3f5a8e2d1c4b9876
        id:
          type: string
          description: Alias of `_id` for client convenience (some mirrors expose this).
          example: 5e6b3e6e3f5a8e2d1c4b9876
        author:
          type: string
          description: Quote author's name (e.g. `Edsger W. Dijkstra`).
          example: Edsger W. Dijkstra
        en:
          type: string
          description: English quote text (legacy multilingual field, may be absent on the current API).
          example: Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
        text:
          type: string
          description: Quote text. The current canonical API exposes this field; legacy multilingual deployments use `en`/`sr`/etc.
          example: Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
        source:
          type: string
          description: Optional source citation for the quote (book, talk, blog post).
          example: EWD498 — How do we tell truths that might hurt?
        rating:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Average user vote (1-5).
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 5
          example: 4.7
        numberOfVotes:
          type: integer
          description: Count of votes that contributed to the rating.
          minimum: 0
          example: 42
      required:
      - author
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'JWT token issued by `POST /auth/token`. Send as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.'