API Reference / Western Astrology / Western Astrology
/v1/western/horoscope/monthly
Monthly sun-sign horoscope. June–Dec 2026 authored; yearly fallback otherwise.
Request
All requests require an Authorization header with your dv_live_* API key.
curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/western/horoscope/monthly?sign=Aries&year_month=2026-04" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Query parameters
Checked against the API: a parameter is marked required when the request fails without it.
| Name | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
sign | yes | Aries | Tropical zodiac sign (case-insensitive on input; canonicalised in response). |
year_month | yes | 2026-04 | Year-month in YYYY-MM format. |
tone | no | — | Editorial voice variant. Defaults to spiritual. |
Response (200 OK)
The real response to the example request above, generated from the API itself. Long arrays are trimmed to their first two items. Field names are stable across versions.
{
"sign": "Aries",
"year_month": "2026-04",
"tone": "spiritual",
"entry": {
"sign": "Aries",
"date": "yearly",
"tone": "spiritual",
"headline": "Aries solar year: a fresh start",
"body": "Aries Sun people begin each solar year with a rush of initiative and a wish to start fresh. In your work, the weeks around your birthday are good for launching a plan, asking for a role or claiming a lead. Income grows with initiative, though impulse purchases can drain it, so…",
"source": "yearly_theme_fallback",
"content_version": 1
}
}Errors
Every error follows the same envelope. Use the error.code field (not the message) for conditional logic in your integration.
401 Unauthorized
{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "missing or invalid API key",
"request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
}
}402 Payment Required
{
"error": {
"code": "trial_exhausted",
"message": "your free trial credits are exhausted — pick a plan to continue",
"top_up_url": "https://lifeastroapi.com/pricing",
"request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
}
}429 Too Many Requests
{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limited",
"message": "rate limit exceeded; retry after 12 seconds",
"request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
}
}Try it
Get a dv_live_* key from your dashboard and paste into the cURL snippet above. New accounts get 1,500 free credits. Sign up.