# BrainyQuote API: Get quote of the day

> Gets the quote BrainyQuote shows today in a chosen daily category (general, love, nature, funny or art), with its author and quote link. The date follows the day shown on BrainyQuote.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/brainyquote.com/get-quote-of-the-day
- Method: `brainyquote.com/get_quote_of_the_day`, version 1
- Website: brainyquote.com
- Returns: date, category, quote text, author, quote link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `category` | string | no |  | Daily quote section to read, for example nature. One of "general", "love", "nature", "funny", "art". Default "general". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026. Its input:

```json
{}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "date": "2026-09-29",
  "author": "Dolley Madison",
  "category": "general",
  "quote_link": "https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/dolley_madison_362393",
  "quote_text": "It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business."
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"brainyquote.com/get_quote_of_the_day","input":{}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What's today's love quote on BrainyQuote? Need the author and link too.
- Give me the funny quote of the day along with who said it.
- I want today's nature quote for my morning newsletter — text, author, and URL please.
- Pull the general daily quote from brainyquote.com for today.
- Fetch today's featured art quote and its author so I can post it on our studio's Instagram.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "general",
        "love",
        "nature",
        "funny",
        "art"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "general",
      "description": "Daily quote section to read, for example nature."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "date",
    "category",
    "quote_text",
    "author",
    "quote_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Day shown for these quotes."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Chosen section."
    },
    "quote_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Page for the quote."
    },
    "quote_text": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

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