# PoetryDB

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/poetry-db/  
**Website:** https://poetrydb.org  
**APIs profiled:** 1

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.

## Kin Score — 29.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 29.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 46.5 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 18.4 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Open access — onboarding: open, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **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...

## Security (2)

- **Poetry Db Domain Security** — TLSv1.3
- **Poetry Db Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published

## Plans (1)

- **Poetry Db Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Poetry, Literature, Public Domain, English Language, Search, Open Data

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/poetry-db/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.