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 — the largest collection available through a single API.^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 The service integrates directly with the Digital Bible Library (DBL), meaning developers who hold DBL licenses can access those translations seamlessly within the same API.^4 ABS partners with publishers including Lifeway, Tyndale, Biblica, HarperCollins, Holman, and the Lockman Foundation to keep the collection growing.^3
The platform offers a free starter plan for non-commercial ministry use, with paid tiers available for commercial applications.^5 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 For non-developers, API.Bible also provides embeddable web tools through webtools.bible.
Notable- Part of ABS's Digital Bible Lab initiative alongside Global.Bible and AVTT (Audio Video Bible Translation Tool)^6
- Led by Bryce Allison, who studied Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic in Israel before applying his programming background to Scripture technology^6
- Partners with United Bible Societies, a global fellowship committed to Bible translation and distribution^3
- Active developer forum monitored daily by the API.Bible team^1
- Trusted by organizations including BibleSearch, JourneyMaker, and BibleMinded^1
