Medium API alternatives

Community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free Personality APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 26 in the directory.

For reference, Medium API: HTTPS.

1. 1

   kanye.rest API

   Online · 797 ms

   REST API for random Kanye West quotes.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   Quote Garden API

   Online · 385 ms

   REST API for more than 5000 famous quotes.

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 385 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
3. 3

   Zen Quotes API

   Online · 710 ms

   Large collection of Zen quotes for inspiration.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   Astro Agents API

   Online · 634 ms

   Deterministic Western and Vedic astrology: natal charts, transits, kundli, dashas, panchang.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   PositiveQuotation API

   Online · 764 ms

   Source-verified public-domain English proverbs with provenance.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   Advice Slip API

   Online · 872 ms

   Generate random advice slips. A free personality API by Advice Slip JSON API.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
7. 7

   AstroWay API

   Online · 686 ms

   Astrology, natal charts, Human Design, Vedic and horoscopes on the Swiss Ephemeris.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   icanhazdadjoke API

   Online · 518 ms

   The largest selection of dad jokes on the internet.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
9. 9

   Quotable Quotes API

   Online · 672 ms

   Quotable is a free, open source quotations API.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
10. 10

    Stoicism Quote API

    Online · 561 ms

    Stoicism Quote Public API .

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?

Medium API vs alternatives

Medium API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
Medium	OAuth	Yes	Unknown	Up	699 ms	Not rated
kanye.rest	No	Yes	Yes	Up	797 ms	Not rated
Quote Garden	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	385 ms	Not rated
Zen Quotes	No	Yes	Yes	Up	710 ms	Not rated
Astro Agents	No	Yes	Yes	Up	634 ms	Not rated
PositiveQuotation	No	Yes	Yes	Up	764 ms	Not rated
Advice Slip	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	872 ms	Not rated
AstroWay	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	686 ms	Not rated
icanhazdadjoke	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	518 ms	Not rated

See also: best Personality APIs · all Personality APIs