If you're a developer building a Bible app, church website, or Scripture-based tool, API.Bible gives you on-demand access to nearly 2,500 Bible versions across more than 1,600 languages through a single API — the largest collection available through any developer service.^1 Whether you need text or audio, the KJV or a lesser-known translation in Swahili, it's all served through clean REST endpoints for search, books, chapters, verses, sections, and passages.^2
API.Bible is built and maintained by the American Bible Society (ABS), an organization with over 200 years of history dedicated to making Scripture accessible to everyone.^3 In 2026, ABS launched a fully redesigned platform — replacing the legacy scripture.api.bible with a modern developer portal, clearer pricing tiers, and an expanded translation catalog.^1 The service integrates directly with the Digital Bible Library (DBL), which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2026 and launched its "Next Phase" as the world's largest Scripture repository, containing text, audio, video, print, and Braille Bibles.^4 ABS partners with major publishers — including Lifeway, Tyndale, Biblica, HarperCollins, Holman, and the Lockman Foundation — to keep the collection growing, with popular translations like NIV, ESV, NASB, CSB, NKJV, NLT, The Message, the Amplified Bible, and GNT all available.^3
The platform offers a free Starter plan (non-commercial, 5,000 monthly calls, pick 3 copyrighted translations) and a Pro plan with 150,000 monthly calls and commercial licensing options.^1 Individual copyrighted translations can be licensed for commercial use, with tiered pricing based on application reach. Custom Enterprise plans for apps scaling beyond 100,000 monthly users are on the roadmap.^1 Fair Use Management System (FUMS) tracking helps ABS demonstrate to publishers how Scripture is being engaged digitally — building trust that keeps more translations available to developers.^5
API.Bible is part of ABS's Digital Bible Lab, led by Chief Technology Officer Bryce Allison — who studied Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic in Israel before dedicating his career to Scripture technology.^6 The lab also builds the Digital Bible Library (used by YouVersion and others) and the broader Scripture technology infrastructure powering Bible access across the digital world.^4
Notable- Partnered with United Bible Societies, a global fellowship committed to Bible translation and distribution^3
- Part of the Every Tribe Every Nation collective impact alliance^4
- Integrated with Runbear for AI-powered Bible workflows in Slack, Teams, and Discord^7
- ABS publishes the annual State of the Bible report; the 2026 edition focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Scripture engagement^8
- DBL's vision: digital Scripture in every language on earth by 2033^4
- Active developer documentation at docs.api.bible with guides for Bibles, Books, Chapters, Verses, Passages, Sections, Search, and Audio Bibles^2
