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rv API API

by sheetlabs.com

No authHTTPSOpen Data
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Overview

# Introduction This API returns information about all of the verses in Rig Veda. The results are JSON objects that contain the name of the god, poet, and meter of the verses in Rig Veda, the category of the god and the poet, and the _mandal_ and _sukta_ number. The API uses the Swagger 2.0 specification. # Authentication This is an open API. # Try it out This sandbox can be used to get data for only one kind of resource, that is, to fetch the data for a category being sung to. The remaining resources work a similar fashion. For details, see the reference documentation.

rv API is an open data API from sheetlabs.com. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 1 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
No auth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Open Data
Base URL
https://api-rv.herokuapp.com/rv/v1
Version
1.2
Endpoints
1
Spec updated
2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://api-rv.herokuapp.com/rv/v1/resources" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://api-rv.herokuapp.com/rv/v1/resources", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api-rv.herokuapp.com/rv/v1/resources",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/resourcesFetch all verses sung for a specific category of god, person, or object

Questions

Does the rv API API need an API key?

No. The rv API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Does the rv API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the rv API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the rv API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 1 endpoint in version 1.2. All of them are shown on this page.

What are alternatives to the rv API API?

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