Is type.fit quotes API down right now?

No — type.fit quotes API answered our last plain GET with HTTP 200 in 260 ms (checked 2026-09-11T20:30:48Z). We check type.fit with a plain keyless GET every hour; 24h OK-rate: 100%.

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Is type.fit quotes API down?

UP right now — answered HTTP 200 in 260 ms.

Last checked 2026-09-11T20:30:48Z · checked every hour · OK-rate 24h: 100% · 7d: 100% · raw JSON · Atom feed of its down/recovered events

Context: The quotes API behind the classic freeCodeCamp-style random-quote-generator tutorials still answers — but the array now contains only FIVE quotes total, so every tutorial that picks a random index from a once-large dataset shows the same handful forever (breakage threads on the freeCodeCamp forum go back to 2023).

What we check: GET https://type.fit/api/quotes — a plain, keyless request from Cloudflare's network with an honest bot UA, exactly what a tutorial curl or an <img> tag experiences. OK = HTTP 2xx/3xx within 8s. No retries, no cookies, no API keys.

Need a tutorial API that answers?

If type.fit is failing (or you're tired of finding out mid-demo), Mockbird gives you a seeded, persistent REST API for your tutorial or side project — pick a preset (ecommerce/blog/saas) or import any JSON/CSV as your own dataset; writes persist, CORS on, no signup — free, no signup:

curl https://mockbird.mockbird.workers.dev/m/demo/products/1
# create your own in one click (no terminal): https://mockbird.mockbird.workers.dev/app#new=ecommerce

Read the honest type.fit quotes API migration guide → (it also says when type.fit quotes API is the better tool) or create your own mock API in one click.

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Does your project's test suite or tutorial depend on type.fit? Embed a live status badge — it re-renders from our latest check (cached 5 min):

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Green = answering plain GETs, red = network-dead, amber = answering but with an error status. Every tracked service has one; there's also a summary badge for all 71.

Get pinged when it goes down

Subscribe any webhook URL — no account needed. One message when type.fit goes down, one when it recovers (debounced: two consecutive hourly checks must agree, so a single blip never fires). Slack and Discord incoming-webhook URLs get a formatted message; anything else gets an HMAC-signed JSON POST.

Or from a terminal / CI script:

curl -X POST https://mockbird.mockbird.workers.dev/api/status/watch \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"service": "type-fit", "url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T000/B000/XXXX"}'

Use "service": "*" to watch all 71 tracked services at once. The response includes an unsubscribe curl; 5 consecutive failed deliveries auto-unsubscribe. No webhook? Omit "url" to get a pollable subscription instead — GET the returned poll URL anytime for the transitions since your last poll. Full API details →

The same checker can watch your own URL: POST /api/status/monitor {"url": "https://api.example.com/health", "notify": "<webhook>"} — every 30 minutes, alert on down + recovery, free, no account. Monitor API →

Recent checks

Checked at (UTC)	Result	Time
2026-09-11T20:30:48Z	OK 200	260 ms
2026-09-11T20:30:22Z	OK 200	308 ms
2026-09-11T19:30:46Z	OK 200	219 ms
2026-09-11T19:30:23Z	OK 200	207 ms
2026-09-11T18:30:13Z	OK 200	193 ms
2026-09-11T17:30:26Z	OK 200	271 ms
2026-09-11T16:30:24Z	OK 200	298 ms
2026-09-11T13:30:59Z	OK 200	237 ms
2026-09-11T12:30:47Z	OK 200	132 ms
2026-09-11T11:30:48Z	OK 200	146 ms
2026-09-11T10:30:48Z	OK 200	146 ms
2026-09-11T09:30:47Z	OK 200	147 ms
2026-09-11T08:30:47Z	OK 200	155 ms
2026-09-11T07:30:47Z	OK 200	164 ms
2026-09-11T06:30:48Z	OK 200	180 ms
2026-09-11T05:31:09Z	OK 200	88 ms
2026-09-11T04:31:08Z	OK 200	59 ms
2026-09-11T03:31:04Z	OK 200	64 ms
2026-09-11T02:31:08Z	OK 200	63 ms
2026-09-11T01:31:05Z	OK 200	60 ms
2026-09-11T00:31:08Z	OK 200	61 ms
2026-09-10T23:31:04Z	OK 200	54 ms
2026-09-10T22:31:06Z	OK 200	67 ms
2026-09-10T21:31:06Z	OK 200	84 ms
2026-09-10T20:30:25Z	OK 200	45 ms
2026-09-10T19:30:25Z	OK 200	55 ms

Bias disclosure: this page is run by Mockbird, a free hosted mock-API service. The status data is real and logged verbatim (pull it yourself), and the linked guides say when the incumbent wins.