/v1/western/interpretation/transit

Authored interpretation for a transit-to-natal aspect.

Request

All requests require an Authorization header with your dv_live_* API key.

example request

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/western/interpretation/transit?transit_planet=Saturn&natal_planet=Sun&kind=square" \
  -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
`transit_planet`	yes	`Saturn`	Body that is transiting. Transit direction matters — Saturn-on-Sun is distinct from Sun-on-Saturn.
`natal_planet`	yes	`Sun`	Body in the natal chart that is being aspected.
`kind`	yes	`square`	Aspect kind (Phase 1 catalog: major Ptolemaic only).

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.

200 response

{
  "entry": {
    "transit_planet": "Saturn",
    "natal_planet": "Sun",
    "kind": "square",
    "headline": "Saturn square natal Sun: friction that pushes you to act",
    "body": "Saturn stands for structure, limits and responsibility, and your natal Sun stands for identity, confidence and vitality. When Saturn squares your natal Sun, this transit creates friction that pressures you and drives you to act.\n\nIn your work, this square brings pressure, test…",
    "source": "",
    "content_version": 0
  }
}

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

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