Papasamya

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya

Returns Papa (malefic) balance comparison between both persons — evaluates malefic influences from Saturn, Mars, Sun, Rahu, and Ketu on key houses to determine if papa points are balanced.

Works with both Ashtakoot and Porutham systems. All matchmaking endpoints use the same person1 / person2 request format.

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
`person1`	object	Yes	First person’s birth data (see fields below).
`person2`	object	Yes	Second person’s birth data (same fields).
Each person object:
`year`	integer	Yes	Birth year.
`month`	integer	Yes	Birth month, 1–12.
`day`	integer	Yes	Day of month.
`hour`	integer	Yes	Hour, 24-hour.
`minute`	integer	Yes	Minute.
`second`	integer	No	Default `0`.
`latitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone.
Optional (top-level):
`ayanamsa`	string	No	Default `lahiri`.
`node_type`	string	No	`mean` (default) or `true`.

Response shape

person1 / person2

Each person’s papa point breakdown by planet and house, with total score.

summary

Overall balance verdict — whether papa points are within acceptable range for compatibility.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	Required field absent.
400	`INVALID_DATE`	Bad calendar date.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Non-IANA timezone.
400	`INVALID_COORDINATE`	Lat/lon out of range.
405	`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED`	Non-POST request.

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "person1": {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        },
        "person2": {
            "year": 1992,
            "month": 8,
            "day": 15,
            "hour": 10,
            "minute": 0,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 19.076,
            "longitude": 72.8777,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        }
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      person1: 'Array',
      person2: 'Array'
    })
  }
);
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/matchmaking/papasamya',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'person1': 'Array',
        'person2': 'Array'
    }
)
result = response.json()

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

<?php
$payload = [
    'person1' => 'Array',
    'person2' => 'Array',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya');
curl_setopt($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/matchmaking/papasamya'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'person1': 'Array',
      'person2': 'Array',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "person1": {
                "year": 1990,
                "month": 5,
                "day": 20,
                "hour": 14,
                "minute": 30,
                "second": 0,
                "latitude": 28.6139,
                "longitude": 77.209,
                "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
            },
            "person2": {
                "year": 1992,
                "month": 8,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 10,
                "minute": 0,
                "second": 0,
                "latitude": 19.076,
                "longitude": 72.8777,
                "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
            }
        }
        """.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 = """
    {
        "person1": {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        },
        "person2": {
            "year": 1992,
            "month": 8,
            "day": 15,
            "hour": 10,
            "minute": 0,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 19.076,
            "longitude": 72.8777,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        }
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya")
        .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{}{
        "person1": "Array",
        "person2": "Array",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya",
        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/matchmaking/papasamya')
payload = {
  'person1' => 'Array',
  'person2' => 'Array'
}

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": {
    "roles": { "person1": "bride", "person2": "groom" },
    "summary": { "balanced": true, "label": "Excellent balance", "difference": 1.5, "details": "Papa scores are balanced (difference: 1.5)." },
    "person1": { "total": 2, "from_ascendant": 0, "from_moon": 1, "from_venus": 1 },
    "person2": { "total": 3.5, "from_ascendant": 1, "from_moon": 2, "from_venus": 0.5 }
  },
  "meta": { "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/matchmaking/papasamya", "version": "3.0", "ayanamsa": { "name": "Lahiri", "value": 24.228314 }, "node_type": "mean" }
}