Maybe you’ve considered using the ESV web service (which lets you show the text of the ESV on your site) but don’t want to go through the hassle of applying for a key. You no longer have to.
You can now use the key “IP” (without the quotes) for your web service queries. This key limits you to 500 requests per IP address per day. A sample query: John 3:16.
Using the key requires that you agree to the web service terms and conditions. Of particular note:
- Your use must be noncommercial: you may not make money, directly or indirectly, from the ESV text.
- Your website (if you’re using the text on a website) must primarily be noncommercial. Personal and church websites are usually OK.
- An ESV copyright notice must appear somewhere on your site or in your application.
- You may not locally store more than 500 consecutive verses or half of any book of the Bible.
You could run into access limits if you make a lot of queries or if your website shares an IP address with other websites. Feel free to request a personal key (webmaster@gnpcb.org) in that case.
Those of you who have current keys don’t need to make any changes; your keys will continue to work.
Read more about the API (technical document).
We hope this new approach will lead to exciting new applications for the ESV. Please let us know (blog@esv.org) if you build something nifty so we can share it with our readers.
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