ywalia01 / dune-api

A simple API which provides you with book, character, movie and quotes JSON data

Dune API

A simple API which provides you with book, character, movie and quotes JSON data

Production host

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/

API

GET /quotes

Get a random quote in this format:

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/quotes

[
    {
        id: "14",
        quote: "Fear is the mind-killer."
    }
]

GET /quotes/{number}

Returns an array with {number} quotes e.g. GET /quotes/3.

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/quotes/3

[
    {
        id: "10",
        "quote": "He who controls the spice controls the universe.",
    },
    {
        id: "3",
        "quote": "The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.",
    },
    {
        id: "11",
        "quote": "Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken."
    }
]

GET /quotes/id/{id}

Get the corresponding quote from its id in this format:

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/quotes/id/66

[
    {
        id: "66",
        "quote": "A man's flesh is his own; the water belongs to the tribe.",
    }
]

GET /books

Get a random book in this format:

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/books

[
    {
        id: "17",
        title: "Sisterhood of Dune",
        year: "2012",
        author: ["Brian Herbert", "Kevin J. Anderson"],
        wiki_url: "https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisterhood_of_Dune"
    }
]

GET /books/{number}

Returns an array with {number} books e.g. GET /books/3.

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/books/3

[
    {
        id: "20",
        title: "Dune: The Duke of Caladan",
        year: "2020",
        author: ["Brian Herbert", "Kevin J. Anderson"],
        wiki_url: "https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune:_The_Duke_of_Caladan"
    },
    {
        id: "15",
        title: "Paul of Dune",
        year: "2008",
        author: ["Brian Herbert", "Kevin J. Anderson"],
        wiki_url: "https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Dune"
    },
    {
        id: "4",
        title: "God Emperor of Dune",
        year: "1981",
        author: "Frank Herbert",
        wiki_url: "https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Emperor_of_Dune"
    }
]

GET /books/id/{id}

Get the corresponding book from its id in this format:

https://the-dune-api.herokuapp.com/books/id/1

[
    {
        id: "1",
        title: "Dune",
        year: "1965",
        author: "Frank Herbert",
        wiki_url: "https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)"
    }
]

Contributing

If you want to add some quotes, just add them in the models/quotes.js file and make a pull request.

Credits

Inspired by Breaking Bad Quotes.

dune-api's Issues

API not working

When going to the API website Heroku returns an application error, could you maybe look into it if you're still supporting this API?