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The Quran.com API: chapters, verses and translations

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The Quran.com API exposes chapter and verse metadata, multiple translations, recitations and more as JSON. This sample pulls chapter 1 (Al-Fatihah) with its Arabic and English names and verse count. The public content endpoints are keyless.

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GET https://api.quran.com/api/v4/chapters/1

{
  "chapter": {
    "id": 1,
    "revelation_place": "makkah",
    "name_simple": "Al-Fatihah",
    "name_arabic": "الفاتحة",
    "verses_count": 7,
    "pages": [
      1,
      1
    ],
    "translated_name": {
      "language_name": "english",
      "name": "The Opener"
    }
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.quran.com/api/v4/chapters/1"
const res = await fetch("https://api.quran.com/api/v4/chapters/1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.quran.com/api/v4/chapters/1")
print(res.json())
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The Quran.com API: chapters, verses and translations

GET/api/v4/chapters

Chapters — documented GET route.

GET/api

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/1

Api details by ID (example: 1).

GET/api?limit=10

Api — documented GET route.

GET/api/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

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.

Quran: common questions

Is Quran free to use?

Yes — Quran 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 Quran need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Quran from the browser?

Yes — Quran 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 Quran up right now?

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