Advice Slip

Load a random Advice Slip message and check its id and returned text before using it as inspiration.

Official docs

Current public response

Load a random sentence and read id and advice together. Reloads within two seconds can return the same sentence.

What the response contains

Load a random Advice Slip message and check its id and returned text before using it as inspiration.

Advice Slip is a source of sentences for light reading and casual reflection. A random sentence does not replace medical, psychological, legal, financial, safety, or other guidance that requires professional context.

Fields worth checking

id: message identifier
advice: sentence text

What the random response contains

The button calls GET /advice and returns a slip object. In the observed public response, id identifies the message and advice contains the sentence. Read both fields together: the number lets you recognize the result, while the text is the sentence itself.

id identifies the returned message, not the person reading it.
advice contains the short text displayed by the API.
The supplied content is in English even when this page uses another language.

Why a sentence can repeat

The documentation says the random response is cached for two seconds. Pressing the button again almost immediately can therefore return the same sentence. Wait briefly before deciding that the API has stopped varying its results.

A repeat within two seconds is documented behavior.
To retrieve a known message, the documentation offers /advice/{slip_id}.
To look for text by word, the official route is /advice/search/{query}, outside this page button.

How to use it without overstating it

A random sentence can be a pause, a caption, or a conversation prompt. It does not know your situation or gather information to assess risk. Important decisions need context, suitable sources, and qualified guidance when necessary.

Do not use a sentence as a diagnosis, safety instruction, or legal opinion.
Do not assign the message personal intent or authority it does not have.
Open the official documentation when you need to integrate, search, or retrieve a result by id.