API Reference / Western Astrology / Western Astrology

/v1/western/narrative/yearly

Annual solar-return theme for a Sun sign (authored for all 12 signs).

Request

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

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/western/narrative/yearly?sign=Aries" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Query parameters

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

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.

{
  "narrative": {
    "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…",
    "caveat": "Mars rules your sign, and its house in your solar-return chart shows where the year's push goes.",
    "citations": [
      "Ebertin Combination of Stellar Influences",
      "Ruperti Cycles of Becoming"
    ]
  }
}

Errors

Every error follows the same envelope. Use the error.code field (not the message) for conditional logic in your integration.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "missing or invalid API key",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

{
  "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"
  }
}

{
  "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.