This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.

Getting Started

First, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

You can start editing the page by modifying app/page.tsx. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.

This project uses next/font to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.

Learn More

To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:

• Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
• Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.

You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!

Deploy on Vercel

The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.

Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.

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Quotes and Authors REST API

This API provides access to a collection of quotes and authors.

Endpoints

1. List Quotes

Endpoint: /api/quotes

Method: GET

Query Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
offset	No	Offset for pagination (default: 0)
limit	No	Limit for pagination (default: 10)
author_id	No	Filters the quotes by the specified author_id

Response

Field	Type	Description
offset	Number	The starting point for pagination
limit	Number	The maximum number of quotes to retrieve
results	Array	An array of quote objects (Quote Object)
total	Number	The total number of quotes available

2. Get Quote by ID

Endpoint: /api/quotes/[quote_id]

Method: GET

Response

Field	Type	Description
id	Number	The unique identifier for the quote
quote	String	The text of the quote
author_id	Number	The unique identifier for the author
first_name	String	The first name of the author
last_name	String	The last name of the author
image_url	String	The URL of the author's image

3. Get Random Quote

Endpoint: /api/quotes/random

Method: GET

Query Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
quote_id	No	Quote ID to exclude from random selection

Response

Quote Object

4. List Authors

Endpoint: /api/authors/

Method: GET

Query Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
offset	No	Offset for pagination (default: 0)
limit	No	Limit for pagination (default: 10)

Response

Field	Type	Description
offset	Number	The starting point for pagination
limit	Number	The maximum number of authors to retrieve
results	Array	An array of author objects (Author object)
total	Number	The total number of authors available

5. Get Author by ID

Endpoint: /api/authors/[author_id]

Method: GET

Response:

Field	Type	Description
id	Number	The unique identifier for the author
first_name	String	The first name of the author
last_name	String	The last name of the author
image_url	String	The URL of the author's image

Rate Limiting

The API employs a sliding window rate limiting strategy, allowing 100 requests per minute per client.