---
title: "quotes-slug"
method: POST
path: "/api/quotes/slug"
tags: ["quotes"]
---

# quotes-slug

`POST /api/quotes/slug`

## Quotes Search

Scrapes quotes from a Goodreads quotes tag or slug page using a direct tag URL. Returns a collection of quotes associated with the specified tag or topic.

---

## Request

**Method:** `POST`  
**URL:** `{{Instance Domain}}/api/quotes/slug`

### Headers

| Key | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content-Type | application/json | Indicates the request body is JSON |

### Body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| queryURL | string | Yes | The full Goodreads quotes tag page URL to scrape (e.g. `https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/love`) |

**Example Body:**

```json
{
  "queryURL": "https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/love"
}
```

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## Response

### 200 Success

Returns a JSON object containing quotes scraped from the specified tag page.

```json
{
  "status": "Received",
  "statusCode": 200,
  ...
}
```

### Response Field Descriptions

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| status | string | Human-readable status message |
| statusCode | number | HTTP status code of the response |
| tag | string | The tag or slug used to filter quotes |
| quotes | array | List of quotes from the tag page, each with quote text, author, and like count |

## Request body

- object
  - `queryURL` string, uri, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `status` string, required
  - `source` string, uri, required
  - `scrapeURL` string, uri, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `quotes` object[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `imgURL` string, required
    - `img` string, uri, required
    - `imgAlt` string, required
    - `text` string, required
    - `author` string, required
    - `book` string, required
    - `bookURL` string, required
    - `likes` string, required
  - `popularTags` object[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `url` string, required
    - `name` string, required
  - `lastScraped` string, date-time, required

## Changes

- **2026-06-15** `6ef082114b12` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-06-15** `9188f0ce7be6` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-06-15** `6ef082114b12` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-06-14** `539ea0e4fa2a` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/nesaku/apis/api-endpoints/changes/api/quotes/slug/post.md)

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