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Quran Cloud

Retrieve any Ayah, Surah or Juz of the Quran as JSON

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AlQuran Cloud serves the full Holy Quran through a REST API: request a single ayah, a whole surah, a juz, or the complete text, in Arabic plus many editions and translations. This sample returns ayah 262 (Al-Baqara 255) with its surah, juz and page context. No key needed.

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Uptime history
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171P50 · ms
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Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 83 ms, slowest 1895 ms, most recent 138 ms.
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GET https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/ayah/262

{
  "code": 200,
  "status": "OK",
  "data": {
    "number": 262,
    "numberInSurah": 255,
    "juz": 3,
    "page": 42,
    "surah": {
      "number": 2,
      "englishName": "Al-Baqara",
      "numberOfAyahs": 286,
      "revelationType": "Medinan"
    }
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/ayah/262"
const res = await fetch("https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/ayah/262");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.alquran.cloud/v1/ayah/262")
print(res.json())
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Monitored path responding — GET /v1/ayah/262171 mschecked 12h ago
GET/v1/ayah/262PROBED

Retrieve any Ayah, Surah or Juz of the Quran as JSON

GET/v1/ayah

Ayah — documented GET route.

GET/v1/ayah/1

Ayah details by ID (example: 1).

GET/v1

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/1

V1 details by ID (example: 1).

GET/v1?limit=10

V1 — documented GET route.

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 Cloud: common questions

Is Quran Cloud free to use?

Yes — Quran Cloud 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 Cloud need an API key?

No — Quran Cloud needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (12 req/window · 11 remaining · resets 1).

Can I call Quran Cloud from the browser?

Yes — Quran Cloud 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 Cloud up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Quran Cloud is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 171 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.