Bulk downloads
SQLite database
A self-contained SQLite database with the full corpus: all works, verses, cross-references, word data, and notes. Regenerated periodically after new imports.
CSV exports
Per-work verse exports (one CSV per work) plus a combined cross-references file. Useful for spreadsheets, R, Python, or any tool that reads CSV.
- bavli.csv (17.3 MB)
- brenton-lxx.csv (4.29 MB)
- bsb.csv (4.27 MB)
- cntr-sr.csv (1.74 MB)
- crampon-1904.csv (5.24 MB)
- cross_references.csv (28.8 MB)
- jps1917.csv (3.51 MB)
- kjv.csv (5.35 MB)
- luther-1912.csv (4.48 MB)
- nestle1904.csv (1.69 MB)
- patriarchal-1904.csv (1.74 MB)
- rahlfs-lxx.csv (7.52 MB)
- rashi-bavli.csv (21.1 MB)
- rp.csv (1.75 MB)
- segond-1910.csv (4.05 MB)
- tosafot-bavli.csv (20.6 MB)
- vulgate-clementine.csv (4.33 MB)
- webbe.csv (4.54 MB)
- wlc.csv (5.56 MB)
REST API
All endpoints return JSON. No authentication required. Rate limited to 60 requests per minute. This server has finite bandwidth, so please be considerate. The base URL is:
https://openscriptorium.org/api/v1/
List all works
GET /api/v1/works
Returns every work in the corpus with its metadata, license, language, traditions, and feature flags.
Work detail with book listing
GET /api/v1/works/:slug
Example: /api/v1/works/bsb returns the BSB metadata
plus a list of all books (canonical works) with verse counts.
Verses (chapter or single verse)
GET /api/v1/works/:work/:book/:chapter GET /api/v1/works/:work/:book/:chapter/:verse
Returns verse text, notes, and markup for a chapter or single verse. Examples:
/api/v1/works/bsb/genesis/1— BSB Genesis 1/api/v1/works/kjv/matthew/5/3— KJV Matthew 5:3/api/v1/works/wlc/genesis/1— WLC Genesis 1 (Hebrew)/api/v1/works/bavli/berakhot/2— Gemara Berakhot daf 2
Cross-references
GET /api/v1/cross-references?book=:book&chapter=:ch&verse=:v
Returns all cross-references whose source overlaps the given passage.
The verse parameter is optional; omitting it returns
cross-references for the entire chapter. Limited to 500 results.
/api/v1/cross-references?book=genesis&chapter=1&verse=1/api/v1/cross-references?book=berakhot&chapter=2&verse=1— Talmud xrefs (daf=chapter, segment=verse)
Full-text search
GET /api/v1/search?q=:query&work=:slug&limit=:n
Case-insensitive text search across all works (or a single work if
work is specified). Returns up to 100 results
(default 25). Examples:
/api/v1/search?q=in+the+beginning/api/v1/search?q=logos&work=nestle1904
Licensing
Each work in the corpus has its own license (Public Domain,
CC BY-SA, etc.). The /api/v1/works endpoint includes
license details for every work. If you redistribute data from this
API, you must comply with the license of each work you include.
Most works are Public Domain; those that require attribution
have attribution_required: true in their license object.
The API itself and the Open Scriptorium source code are available under the ISC License.
Feedback
Bug reports, feature requests, and API suggestions are welcome on the issue tracker or the mailing list.