Access all 6,236 verses with 12 translations, 12 audio reciters, word-by-word breakdown, search, and tafsir. No API key required — just fetch and build.
Get Surah Al-Fatiha with English translation in one call:
const res = await fetch('https://ummahapi.com/api/quran/surah/1?translation=en');
const data = await res.json();
// Returns all 7 verses with Arabic text, translation, and audio
console.log(data.data.ayahs[0].text); // بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
console.log(data.data.ayahs[0].translation); // In the name of Allah...
English (Sahih International, Yusuf Ali, Pickthall), Urdu, Bengali, Turkish, Indonesian, French, Spanish, Malay, Bosnian, German.
Mishary Alafasy, Abdul Basit, Al-Sudais, Maher Al Muaiqly, Al-Ghamdi, and more. Per-ayah MP3 audio URLs.
Every ayah broken down word by word with Arabic text, transliteration, and English meaning. Build interactive learning apps.
Search across all 6,236 verses in Arabic and all supported translations. Get matching ayahs with surah and verse numbers.
Quranic commentary from Ibn Kathir, Ma'arif ul Quran, and Tafsir Muyassar. Understand the context behind each verse.
Mutashabihat — find verses with similar wording across the Quran. Useful for memorization and cross-referencing.
Yes. UmmahAPI's Quran API is completely free with no API key required. You can make up to 100 requests per minute. For higher limits, register for a free API key.
The API supports 12 translations including English (Sahih International, Yusuf Ali, Pickthall), Urdu, Bengali, Turkish, Indonesian, French, Spanish, Malay, Bosnian, and German. Pass the ?translation=en query parameter to choose.
Yes. The API provides audio recitation from 12 renowned reciters including Mishary Alafasy, Abdul Basit, and Al-Sudais. Audio is available per-ayah in MP3 format via the /api/quran/audio/{surah}/{ayah} endpoint.
Yes. The /api/quran/search?q=mercy endpoint lets you search across all 6,236 verses in Arabic and all supported translations. Results include surah name, ayah number, and matching text.
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