POST · VEDIC

Birth Details

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details

Overview

Returns resolved birth details — date, time, weekday, gender, name, location, timezone offset and node type. This endpoint performs no astrological computation — no planets, no houses, no ayanamsa. It exists so your app can confirm and display the native’s birth data independently of any chart calculations.

Typical app flow: submit /birth-details alongside /ayanamsa on form submit. The first resolves the input; the second returns the sidereal correction(s) your chart screens need. Then call any compute endpoint (planets, ascendant, dashas, etc.) for actual chart data.

Authentication

Method	Example
Header (recommended)	`X-Api-Key: am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Bearer	`Authorization: Bearer am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Query	`?api_key=am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`year`	integer	Yes	Birth year (e.g. 1990)
`month`	integer	Yes	Birth month (1–12)
`day`	integer	Yes	Birth day (1–31)
`hour`	integer	Yes	Birth hour (0–23)
`minute`	integer	Yes	Birth minute (0–59)
`second`	integer	No	Birth second (0–59). Defaults to `0`.
`latitude`	number	Yes	Signed decimal latitude. Positive = North, negative = South.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Signed decimal longitude. Positive = East, negative = West.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone identifier (e.g. `Asia/Kolkata`).
`gender`	string	Yes	`male`, `female`, `m`, or `f`.
`name`	string	No	Native’s name. Returned at `data.name`.
`place`	string	No	Birth place label. Returned inside `data.location`.

Response shape

`data.name`

Echoed name (top-level in data), or absent if not sent.

`data.birth_details`

Field	Type	Description
`date`	string	Resolved birth date (`YYYY-MM-DD`).
`time`	string	Resolved birth time (`HH:MM:SS`).
`day`	string	Weekday name (e.g. `Sunday`).
`gender`	string	As submitted (`male` or `female`).

`data.location`

Field	Type	Description
`latitude`	number	Decimal degrees as submitted.
`longitude`	number	Decimal degrees as submitted.
`place`	string\|null	Echoed place label, or absent if not sent.

Other `data` fields

Field	Type	Description
`timezone`	string	IANA timezone string as submitted.
`timezone_offset`	number	UTC offset in hours (e.g. `5.5` for IST).
`node_type`	string	Always `"mean"`.

`meta`

Field	Type	Description
`endpoint`	string	Request path.
`version`	string	API version (`3.0`).
`response_time_ms`	integer	Server processing time in milliseconds.
`timestamp`	string	ISO 8601 response timestamp.
`credits_remaining`	integer	Remaining API credits.
`request_id`	string	Unique request identifier for debugging.
`node_type`	string	Echoed node type.

No ayanamsa sub-block appears in meta — this endpoint performs no sidereal computation.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	A required field is absent (including `gender`).
400	`INVALID_DATE`	Year/month/day combination does not resolve to a real date.
400	`INVALID_TIME`	Hour/minute/second outside valid range.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Timezone string is not a valid IANA identifier.
400	`INVALID_COORDINATE`	Latitude or longitude outside valid range.
400	`INVALID_JSON`	Request body is not valid JSON.
401	`UNAUTHORIZED`	Missing or invalid API key.
405	`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED`	Request method is not POST.

Ayanamsa — resolve sidereal correction degrees for the same birth data
Ascendant — compute the rising sign
Planets — planetary positions with sign, nakshatra, house
Match Birth Details — dual-person version for compatibility
Vedic Astrology overview — full category index
Authentication — keys, headers, origin whitelisting
Errors reference — universal error codes

REQUEST

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "gender": "female",
        "name": "Priya",
        "place": "New Delhi, India"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      year: 1990,
      month: 5,
      day: 20,
      hour: 14,
      minute: 30,
      second: 0,
      latitude: 28.6139,
      longitude: 77.209,
      timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata',
      gender: 'female',
      name: 'Priya',
      place: 'New Delhi, India'
    })
  }
);
const result = await response.json();

if (result.success) {
  console.log(result.data);
}

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'year': 1990,
        'month': 5,
        'day': 20,
        'hour': 14,
        'minute': 30,
        'second': 0,
        'latitude': 28.6139,
        'longitude': 77.209,
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'gender': 'female',
        'name': 'Priya',
        'place': 'New Delhi, India'
    }
)
result = response.json()

if result['success']:
    print(result['data'])

<?php
$payload = [
    'year' => 1990,
    'month' => 5,
    'day' => 20,
    'hour' => 14,
    'minute' => 30,
    'second' => 0,
    'latitude' => 28.6139,
    'longitude' => 77.209,
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
    'gender' => 'female',
    'name' => 'Priya',
    'place' => 'New Delhi, India',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($payload));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-Api-Key: ' . getenv('STARSAPI_KEY'),
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);

if ($data['success']) {
    print_r($data['data']);
}

import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'dart:convert';

Future<Map<String, dynamic>> getAscendant() async {
  final response = await http.post(
    Uri.parse('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'year': 1990,
      'month': 5,
      'day': 20,
      'hour': 14,
      'minute': 30,
      'second': 0,
      'latitude': 28.6139,
      'longitude': 77.209,
      'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
      'gender': 'female',
      'name': 'Priya',
      'place': 'New Delhi, India',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
            "gender": "female",
            "name": "Priya",
            "place": "New Delhi, India"
        }
        """.data(using: .utf8)

    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
    return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as! [String: Any]
}

import okhttp3.*
import org.json.JSONObject

val client = OkHttpClient()
val JSON = "application/json; charset=utf-8".toMediaType()

fun getAscendant(callback: (JSONObject) -> Unit) {
    val payload = """
    {
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "gender": "female",
        "name": "Priya",
        "place": "New Delhi, India"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details")
        .addHeader("X-Api-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
        .post(payload.toRequestBody(JSON))
        .build()

    client.newCall(request).enqueue(object : Callback {
        override fun onResponse(call: Call, response: Response) {
            callback(JSONObject(response.body!!.string()))
        }
        override fun onFailure(call: Call, e: java.io.IOException) {
            e.printStackTrace()
        }
    })
}

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "gender": "female",
        "name": "Priya",
        "place": "New Delhi, India",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details",
        bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
    req.Header.Set("X-Api-Key", os.Getenv("STARSAPI_KEY"))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    var result map[string]interface{}
    json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result)
    fmt.Println(result["data"])
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/birth-details')
payload = {
  'year' => 1990,
  'month' => 5,
  'day' => 20,
  'hour' => 14,
  'minute' => 30,
  'second' => 0,
  'latitude' => 28.6139,
  'longitude' => 77.209,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
  'gender' => 'female',
  'name' => 'Priya',
  'place' => 'New Delhi, India'
}

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['X-Api-Key'] = ENV['STARSAPI_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = payload.to_json

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
res = http.request(req)

data = JSON.parse(res.body)
puts data['data'] if data['success']

200 RESPONSE

{
  "status": 200,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "name": "Priya",
    "birth_details": {
      "date": "1990-05-20",
      "time": "14:30:00",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "gender": "female"
    },
    "location": {
      "latitude": 28.6139,
      "longitude": 77.209,
      "place": "New Delhi, India"
    },
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "timezone_offset": 5.5,
    "node_type": "mean"
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/birth-details",
    "version": "3.0",
    "response_time_ms": 5,
    "timestamp": "2026-06-17T08:53:02+05:30",
    "credits_remaining": 197444,
    "request_id": "e29dc7f9ad915458",
    "node_type": "mean"
  }
}

Birth Details

Overview

Authentication

Request body

Response shape

data.name

data.birth_details

data.location

Other data fields

meta