LifeAstroAPILifeAstroAPI

API Reference / Western Astrology / Western Astrology

GET
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/v1/western/narrative/sabian

Sabian symbol interpretation for an absolute zodiac degree (1–360).

Request

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

example request
curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/western/narrative/sabian?degree=15" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Query parameters

Checked against the API: a parameter is marked required when the request fails without it.

NameRequiredExampleDescription
degreeyes15

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
{
  "degree": 15,
  "sign_degree": "Aries 15°",
  "narrative": {
    "headline": "Aries 15°: A weaver making a blanket by hand",
    "body": "Aries 15° shows a weaver making a blanket by hand. Weaving is patient work, thread by thread, that ends in something warm and useful. A planet here favours craft, pattern and care that grows from slow, steady effort.\n\nIn your work, handwork, design, writing and any detailed cr…",
    "caveat": "The 15th degree of Aries covers the stretch from 14° to 15°, so a planet at 14°30' reads this symbol.",
    "citations": [
      "Jones Sabian Symbols in Astrology 1953",
      "Rudhyar Astrological Mandala 1973"
    ]
  }
}

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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