bible-api

Free, no-key public Bible API — verses, chapters and versions across 80+ public-domain translations.

01 About this project

Open REST API serving Bible text across 80+ public-domain translations, straight from Cloudflare's edge with aggressive caching. No key, no login, no signup — just GET. CORS enabled for direct browser use. Immutable content, cached for a year. Same API that powers the web reader, the Chrome extension, the WordPress plugin, and the MCP server. Runs at api.midvash.com.

02 What's included

No key, no auth, no signup
Verses, chapters, books and versions
80+ public-domain translations
CORS enabled, immutable content (1-year cache)
Served from Cloudflare's edge

03 Usage

# John 3:16 in the King James Version
curl "https://api.midvash.com/v1/kjv/John/3/16"

# A whole chapter
curl "https://api.midvash.com/v1/web/John/3"

05 Contributing

Found a bug, missing data, or want to add something? Pull requests and issues are welcome at github.com/midvash/bible-api .