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Alan Perlis Quotes

Alan Perlis Quotes — This API provides random epigrams by Alan Perlis, a not…

🔭 Science & SpaceHEALTHYchecked 8h ago
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ✓HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

Alan Perlis Quotes exposes this API provides random epigrams by Alan Perlis, a notable figure in computer science. Users can programmatically access a variety of his thought-provoking quotes to enhance their applications or for inspiration. We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Science & Math). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 94 · healthy
Uptime history
100%90 days
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380P50 · ms
1288P95 · ms
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Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 132 ms, slowest 1197 ms, most recent 141 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://perl.is/random

{
  "id": 29,
  "quote": "In programming, everything we do is a special case of something more general -- and often we know it too quickly."
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://perl.is/random"
const res = await fetch("https://perl.is/random");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://perl.is/random")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /random380 mschecked 8h ago
GET/randomPROBED

Alan Perlis Quotes — This API provides random epigrams by Alan Perlis, a not…

GET/list

Paginated list of resources.

GET/random?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Alan Perlis Quotes: common questions

Is Alan Perlis Quotes free to use?

Yes — Alan Perlis Quotes is a free science & space API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Alan Perlis Quotes need an API key?

No — Alan Perlis Quotes needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Alan Perlis Quotes from the browser?

Yes — Alan Perlis Quotes returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Alan Perlis Quotes up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Alan Perlis Quotes is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 380 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.