Request for API access: Ibrahim

[ibrahimhajjaj]

• Please tell us about yourself (include an email address):
  My name is Ibrahim, a software engineer building Azkari - an open-source Islamic app for azkar and Quran.
  Email: [hi@ibrahimwithi.com]

• Your purpose in using this API:
  I'm developing the Azkari app (React Native/Expo) to help Muslims access daily azkar, dua, and Quran content.
  I need hadith data to:

  1. Complete missing azkar translations (currently at 58.8% coverage across 26 languages)
  2. Add authentic hadith references and fazl (virtue/reward) descriptions to existing azkar
  3. Verify accuracy of azkar content against authenticated hadith sources

  The app is free, open-source, and serves educational/religious purposes for the Muslim community.

• API rate limits:

  • Maximum requests per second: 1-2 requests per second
  • Maximum requests per day: 100-500 requests per day (mainly during initial data synchronization)

• Is your use case better served by having an offline dump of hadith data or programmatic API access?
  An offline dump would be ideal for my use case. I need to build a local SQLite database with hadith translations
  that will be bundled with the app. This is a one-time data import rather than real-time queries. However,
  periodic API access for updates would also be valuable.

• What are the languages in which would you like hadith data?
  Primary: English, Arabic, Turkish, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu, Bengali
  Secondary: Persian, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Hindi, Amharic, Hausa, Kurdish, Somali, Swahili, Tamil,
  Uzbek, Yoruba (26 languages total matching my app's i18n coverage)

• What programming language will your API client be in?
  TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js for data processing scripts, React Native for the mobile app)

[AbdullahAlhariri]

Thank you for submitting your request. I'm just afraid your request might get stuck in the same backlog of requests that have been accumulating for years in this repository.

Therefore, we (unrelated to sunnah.com) have created and alternative api called sunnah.now. Where every brother can access hadith api completely for free without any (rate limit) restrictions, and it's also possible to download dumps for offline processsing.

Currently we have created an early access waitlist for the new hadith api, that you are more than welcome to join in sunnah.now.

During the early access you brother will be able to download offline dumps and make use of the api for free. This is exciting for our ummah I think, as this is the first free developer-first experience for our brothers like you.

If you want to share your thought or feedback, feel free to contact or schedule a meeting with me if you are open to that.

• Send an email: info@sunnah.now