If you're a developer or ministry looking to bring Scripture into your app or website, the YouVersion Platform gives you the tools to do it — completely free.^1 Built by the team behind the world's most-downloaded Bible app (which crossed one billion installs in October 2025), the Platform offers a REST API and a suite of SDKs for Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, React, React Native, and TypeScript, so you can embed Bible content on virtually any stack.^2
The standout feature is fast-track Bible licensing — instead of negotiating individually with publishers, you get instant access to nearly 1,500 Bible versions across more than 1,300 languages, including the NIV, through YouVersion's existing partnerships.^3 The Bible SDK lets you drop a full Bible reader into your app with just a few lines of code, while Sign in with YouVersion preserves users' bookmarks, highlights, and notes across platforms.^1 A Developer Dashboard gives you analytics on how your community engages with Scripture.^1
At the Missional AI 2026 Global Summit, the team debuted YouVersion Platform AI Skills — installable via a single npx command — that teach coding agents like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini how to use the Platform's APIs and SDKs intelligently.^4
The Platform is an outreach of Life.Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, led by Bobby Gruenewald, who serves as CEO of YouVersion and has been building digital Bible tools since 2008.^5 The SDKs are open source on GitHub, and the developer documentation is actively maintained.^7
Notable- Created by Life.Church, the team behind the YouVersion Bible App (1B+ installs as of October 2025)^8
- Open-source SDKs on GitHub with support for iOS, Android, Web, and React Native^7
- Access to ~1,500 licensed Bible versions across 1,300+ languages^3
- New AI Skills for coding agents (Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini)^4
- Completely free for developers and ministries — no cost to integrate^1
- Documentation last updated May 21, 2026^2
