GeezerVison is showing openscriptureapi.org — Open Scripture API Open Scripture APIA scripture API streamlined enough for those who just want the text; but advanced enough to also provide the details for someone who wants everything Unlock the scriptures Free API Italics info What are you waiting for? Footnotes Try it out for yourself.Provide your users with custom input capabilities with our plain text parsing engine. Note: the plain text parser is still in beta, find a parsing error? Let us know Finally, an API for the scriptures which does everything you needFrom just getting the text, to grabbing footnotes, metadata, and even associated media content, the Open Scripture API has you covered The Sacred WordEverything in the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price at your digital fingertips Read Between the LinesNot only is the text available, but also get chapter summaries, footnotes, and other metadata too! Plain Text Parsing EndpointParse a plain text string and work with the standardized reference output, then if needed, easily query for the desired scriptures Detect References EndpointGiven a body of text, detect the scriptures references that may be contained inside. Then easily query for these scriptures with the API Search by Keyword EndpointAllow your users to search the scriptures based on a keyword or phrase and bring up relevant verses The Expanded UniverseUse the API to query General Conference, Study Helps (Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, Index), and more
Recently shipped What's new in the Open Scripture APINew endpoints and AI agent tools to help you build more powerful scripture applications Full-Text SearchSearch across all scripture text by keyword or phrase. Filter by volume and paginate through results. View docs →References FinderSubmit any block of text and get back every scripture reference detected in it — with character positions. View docs →Cross-ReferencesFetch a single verse and receive its scripture cross-references, parsed directly from footnote data. View docs →Single Verse EndpointRequest any individual verse by book, chapter, and verse number without fetching the full chapter. View docs →MCP Server for AI AgentsConnect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent directly to the scriptures, General Conference talks, and study helps (Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, and more). View docs →
Start Creating Today!Right now there's no api key needed, you can just start using the api! Frequently asked questionsIf you have anything else you want to ask, reach out to us. What is the purpose of Open Scripture API?The Open Scripture API provides an easy and free way to access all of the scripture and metadata that's currently found on the Gospel Library. This makes it seamless to create your own scripture websites/apps that need the scriptures, or download all of the data you need for text analysis Doesn't the Church provide an API of some kind for the scriptures?Nope Where is the scripture and other data from the API stored?The data returned is stored on a mongodb Open Scripture API database, and is stored off premise so that uptime is ~99.99%
Are there any plans to add Spanish or other languages to the Open Scripture API?Yes! If you would like to help with adding other languages, email corban [@] openscriptureapi.org Are other denominations welcome to add their own scriptures?Yes! If you would like to help with adding your denomination's scriptures, or other translations of the bible, email corban [@] openscriptureapi.org How do we know if the scripture info returned by the API is up to date?There are a couple of web crawlers which will periodically go through and check all of the LDS church's official scripture resources. (The text rarely changes, but this is also to make sure that the Open Scripture API is also up to date with other media and associated content which the church provides along with the scriptures).
I found a parsing error with the scripture reference parser endpoint, how can I report it?Thanks! You can report errors with the scripture reference parser at: https://forms.gle/KKLq2KqVwYWKahYe8 Does Open Scripture API actually make any money?Currently no, even with the regular and advanced tier options, I'm just doing this because I think it's something someone in the community should be doing. If it ever does start to make money, I'll lower the cost of the regular and advanced tiers to compensate for it I found a mistake/typo/dead link returned from the API, how can I report it?Thanks! Email the details to corban [@] openscriptureapi.org
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