Chart images
Charts drawn server-side as SVG, North or South Indian style.
Chart as SVG (North or South Indian)
POST/v1/charts/{varga}.svg
2 credits · Secret key (test or live) · getChartSvg
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
varga required | path | string | one of D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, D9, D10, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45, D60 |
Request body
birthBirth requireddatestring (date) requirede.g.
"1990-08-13"timestringpattern
^([01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(:[0-5]\d)?$· e.g."06:30"time_accuracystringWith "unknown", lagna- and house-dependent fields are omitted and listed in warnings — never filled with a noon default.
one of
exact,approximate,unknown· default"exact"placeCoordinates or object or object requiredCoordinates, a place_id from /v1/places/search, or a free-text query. A vague query returns 422 place_ambiguous with candidates; the API never guesses.
One of:
- Coordinates
Fields
latitudenumber required≥ -90 · ≤ 90
longitudenumber required≥ -180 · ≤ 180
No other fields are accepted.
- object
Fields
place_idstring required
No other fields are accepted.
- object
Fields
querystring requiredat least 2 characters · at most 120 characters
No other fields are accepted.
- Coordinates
timezonestring"auto" (from coordinates AND date), an IANA name, or a fixed offset like "+05:30".
default
"auto"
No other fields are accepted.
stylestringone of
north,south· default"north"themestringone of
light,dark· default"light"optionsOptionsayanamsastringEach system is its Swiss Ephemeris definition (a constant offset from Lahiri). Applies to chart operations; KP operations always use KP-New and the personal muhurat stays Lahiri. meta.ayanamsa names the system used.
one of
lahiri,raman,krishnamurti,yukteshwar,fagan_bradley· default"lahiri"house_systemstringone of
whole_sign· default"whole_sign"nodestringone of
true,mean· default"true"langstringone of
en,hi· default"en"viewstringcompact drops labels and prose — for LLM callers.
one of
full,compact· default"full"
No other fields are accepted.
No other fields are accepted.
Response
image/svg+xml
Errors: 400, 401, 403, 404, 422, 429, 500. See error codes.
Example request
curl -X POST 'https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.svg' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"birth":{"date":"1990-08-13","time":"06:30","place":{"latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209}},"style":"north"}'
Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.svg", {
method: "POST",
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"birth": {
"date": "1990-08-13",
"time": "06:30",
"place": {
"latitude": 28.6139,
"longitude": 77.209
}
},
"style": "north"
}),
});
console.log(await res.text());Python
import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request
body = {
"birth": {
"date": "1990-08-13",
"time": "06:30",
"place": {
"latitude": 28.6139,
"longitude": 77.209,
},
},
"style": "north",
}
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.svg",
method="POST",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
data=json.dumps(body).encode(),
)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
print(res.read().decode())
except urllib.error.HTTPError as err:
print(err.code, err.read().decode())PHP
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.svg');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"birth":{"date":"1990-08-13","time":"06:30","place":{"latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209}},"style":"north"}',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
echo curl_exec($ch), PHP_EOL;Example response
Try it
Chart as PNG (the same drawing as the SVG)
POST/v1/charts/{varga}.png
3 credits · Secret key (test or live) · getChartPng
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
varga required | path | string | one of D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, D9, D10, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45, D60 |
Request body
birthBirth requireddatestring (date) requirede.g.
"1990-08-13"timestringpattern
^([01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(:[0-5]\d)?$· e.g."06:30"time_accuracystringWith "unknown", lagna- and house-dependent fields are omitted and listed in warnings — never filled with a noon default.
one of
exact,approximate,unknown· default"exact"placeCoordinates or object or object requiredCoordinates, a place_id from /v1/places/search, or a free-text query. A vague query returns 422 place_ambiguous with candidates; the API never guesses.
One of:
- Coordinates
Fields
latitudenumber required≥ -90 · ≤ 90
longitudenumber required≥ -180 · ≤ 180
No other fields are accepted.
- object
Fields
place_idstring required
No other fields are accepted.
- object
Fields
querystring requiredat least 2 characters · at most 120 characters
No other fields are accepted.
- Coordinates
timezonestring"auto" (from coordinates AND date), an IANA name, or a fixed offset like "+05:30".
default
"auto"
No other fields are accepted.
stylestringone of
north,south· default"north"themestringone of
light,dark· default"light"sizeinteger≥ 200 · ≤ 1200 · default
600optionsOptionsayanamsastringEach system is its Swiss Ephemeris definition (a constant offset from Lahiri). Applies to chart operations; KP operations always use KP-New and the personal muhurat stays Lahiri. meta.ayanamsa names the system used.
one of
lahiri,raman,krishnamurti,yukteshwar,fagan_bradley· default"lahiri"house_systemstringone of
whole_sign· default"whole_sign"nodestringone of
true,mean· default"true"langstringone of
en,hi· default"en"viewstringcompact drops labels and prose — for LLM callers.
one of
full,compact· default"full"
No other fields are accepted.
No other fields are accepted.
Response
image/png
Errors: 400, 401, 403, 404, 422, 429, 500. See error codes.
Example request
curl -X POST 'https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.png' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"birth":{"date":"1990-08-13","time":"06:30","place":{"latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209}},"style":"north","size":400}'
Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.png", {
method: "POST",
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"birth": {
"date": "1990-08-13",
"time": "06:30",
"place": {
"latitude": 28.6139,
"longitude": 77.209
}
},
"style": "north",
"size": 400
}),
});
console.log(await res.text());Python
import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request
body = {
"birth": {
"date": "1990-08-13",
"time": "06:30",
"place": {
"latitude": 28.6139,
"longitude": 77.209,
},
},
"style": "north",
"size": 400,
}
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.png",
method="POST",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
data=json.dumps(body).encode(),
)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
print(res.read().decode())
except urllib.error.HTTPError as err:
print(err.code, err.read().decode())PHP
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.astrologics.in/v1/charts/D1.png');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"birth":{"date":"1990-08-13","time":"06:30","place":{"latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209}},"style":"north","size":400}',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
echo curl_exec($ch), PHP_EOL;Example response
Returns a PNG image: the same drawing as the SVG chart, rasterised at size pixels.