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PoetryDB

PoetryDB is a public REST API providing programmatic access to a database of English-language poems. Developers can search the collection by author name, poem title, line content, and line count. The API requires no authentication or API key, returns JSON or plain text responses, and supports CORS. It is built on Ruby and Sinatra with a MongoDB datastore and is maintained as a free open-source resource for poets and developers.

PoetryDB publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Poetry, Literature, Public Domain, English Language, and Search.

The PoetryDB catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

PoetryDB’s developer surface includes documentation and 9 more developer resources.

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34.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeOpen⚡ Free to try
1 APIs
PoetryLiteraturePublic DomainEnglish LanguageSearchOpen Data

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 34.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

PoetryDB API

Search and retrieve English-language poems by author, title, line content, and line count. Returns structured JSON with title, author, lines array, and linecount fields. No auth...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Poetry Db Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Poetry Db Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Poetry Db Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

context Context

5 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

PoetryDB API Rules

4 rules · 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Poem

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Poems By Author

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Get Poems By Linecount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Get Random Poems

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Poetry Db Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Poetry Db Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: poetry-db
name: PoetryDB
description: PoetryDB is a public REST API providing programmatic access to a database of English-language poems. Developers
  can search the collection by author name, poem title, line content, and line count. The API requires no authentication or
  API key, returns JSON or plain text responses, and supports CORS. It is built on Ruby and Sinatra with a MongoDB datastore
  and is maintained as a free open-source resource for poets and developers.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: open
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Free · Open access
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/poetry-db.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/poetry-db/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Poetry
- Literature
- Public Domain
- English Language
- Search
- Open Data
apis:
- aid: poetry-db:poetry-db
  name: PoetryDB API
  description: Search and retrieve English-language poems by author, title, line content, and line count. Returns structured
    JSON with title, author, lines array, and linecount fields. No authentication required.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://poetrydb.org
  baseURL: https://poetrydb.org
  tags:
  - Poetry
  - Literature
  - Search
  - Public Domain
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/thundercomb/poetrydb/blob/master/README.md
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/thundercomb/poetrydb
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/poetry-db/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: thundercomb
    url: https://github.com/thundercomb
    X: https://x.com/thundercomb
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/poetry-db-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/poetry-db-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://poetrydb.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/thundercomb/poetrydb/blob/master/README.md
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/thundercomb
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/thundercomb/poetrydb
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/po3db
- type: Plans
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/poetry-db/refs/heads/main/plans/poetry-db-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/poetry-db/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/poetry-db-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/poetry-db/refs/heads/main/finops/poetry-db-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com