# PoetryDB API

Search poems by author, title, line content, or poem length.

- Canonical guide: https://findpublicapis.com/apis/poetrydb/
- Category: Books & culture
- Authentication: No key
- Access: Free access
- Documentation reviewed: 2026-09-16 (not live uptime testing)
- Official documentation: https://github.com/thundercomb/poetrydb

## What you could build
Create a poem-of-the-day reader or a literature search tool for students.

## Usage conditions
The service returns poems as structured text. Preserve author attribution, check rights for the intended use, and handle missing matches rather than assuming every request returns a poem.

## Example endpoint
https://poetrydb.org/title/Ozymandias/author,title,lines

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