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Ron Swanson Quotes
A minimal JSON API returning quotes from Ron Swanson, the Parks and Recreation character, with random, count-based, and search endpoints. The maintainer archived the source repo in January 2026 after 11 years of running it, but explicitly committed to keeping the Heroku instance itself alive — confirmed still serving live on this run.
AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score88
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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