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Bible-api

Fetch Bible verses as clean JSON, no key required

📖 Books & WordsUNMONITOREDchecked 2h ago
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Request any verse or passage by reference (like john+3:16) and get back structured JSON with the verse text and translation metadata. It ships with public-domain translations such as the World English Bible. No signup and no key.

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GET https://bible-api.com/john+3:16

{
  "reference": "John 3:16",
  "verses": [
    {
      "book_id": "JHN",
      "book_name": "John",
      "chapter": 3,
      "verse": 16,
      "text": "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
    }
  ],
  "translation_id": "web",
  "translation_name": "World English Bible",
  "translation_note": "Public Domain"
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://bible-api.com/john+3:16"
const res = await fetch("https://bible-api.com/john+3:16");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://bible-api.com/john+3:16")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
First rollup pending — GET /john+3:16 has been probed
GET/john+3:16PROBED

Fetch Bible verses as clean JSON, no key required

GET/john+1:1

John+1:1 — documented GET route.

GET/john+1:1?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.

Bible-api: common questions

Is Bible-api free to use?

Yes — Bible-api is a free books & words API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Bible-api need an API key?

No — Bible-api needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Bible-api from the browser?

Yes — Bible-api 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 Bible-api up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Bible-api is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.