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Pythagorean Numerology API

Pythagorean numbers: core, karmic debts and lessons, pinnacles, challenges and personal year

POST/v1/numerology/pythagorean

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The Western letter table (A=1 to I=9, then round again), reducing month, day and year separately. The name is optional: without it, name numbers are null.

Request body

  • date_of_birth string (date) required

    e.g. "1990-08-13"

  • name string

    The full name at birth, in Latin letters, without titles or suffixes.

    at least 1 characters · at most 120 characters

  • as_of string (date)

    The date for the personal year and month. Default: today in IST.

    e.g. "1990-08-13"

No other fields are accepted.

Response

JSON { data, meta, warnings }, where data is:

  • life_path PythagoreanReading required
    • value integer required
    • total integer required

      The sum before the last reduction.

    • is_master boolean required
    • karmic_debt integer or null required

      One of:

      1. integer
      2. null
  • birthday object required
    • value integer required
    • day integer required
    • is_master boolean required
  • period_cycles object required
    • month integer required
    • day integer required
    • year integer required
  • expression PythagoreanReading or null required

    One of:

    1. PythagoreanReading
      Fields
      • value integer required
      • total integer required

        The sum before the last reduction.

      • is_master boolean required
      • karmic_debt integer or null required

        One of:

        1. integer
        2. null
    2. null
  • soul_urge PythagoreanReading or null required

    One of:

    1. PythagoreanReading
      Fields
      • value integer required
      • total integer required

        The sum before the last reduction.

      • is_master boolean required
      • karmic_debt integer or null required

        One of:

        1. integer
        2. null
    2. null
  • personality PythagoreanReading or null required

    One of:

    1. PythagoreanReading
      Fields
      • value integer required
      • total integer required

        The sum before the last reduction.

      • is_master boolean required
      • karmic_debt integer or null required

        One of:

        1. integer
        2. null
    2. null
  • balance PythagoreanReading or null required

    One of:

    1. PythagoreanReading
      Fields
      • value integer required
      • total integer required

        The sum before the last reduction.

      • is_master boolean required
      • karmic_debt integer or null required

        One of:

        1. integer
        2. null
    2. null
  • maturity PythagoreanReading or null required

    One of:

    1. PythagoreanReading
      Fields
      • value integer required
      • total integer required

        The sum before the last reduction.

      • is_master boolean required
      • karmic_debt integer or null required

        One of:

        1. integer
        2. null
    2. null
  • cornerstone integer or null required

    One of:

    1. integer
    2. null
  • capstone integer or null required

    One of:

    1. integer
    2. null
  • karmic_lessons array of integer or null required

    One of:

    1. array of integer
    2. null
  • hidden_passion array of integer or null required

    One of:

    1. array of integer
    2. null
  • subconscious_self integer or null required

    One of:

    1. integer
    2. null
  • letters array of object or null required

    One of:

    1. array of object
      Fields
      • name string required
      • letters array of object required
        Fields
        • letter string required
        • value integer required
        • type string required

          one of vowel, consonant

    2. null
  • karmic_debts array of object required
    • number integer required
    • in string required

      one of life_path, expression, soul_urge, personality, birthday, birth_year

  • pinnacles array of object required
    • number integer required
    • from_age integer required
    • to_age integer or null required

      One of:

      1. integer
      2. null
  • challenges object required
    • first integer required
    • second integer required
    • main integer required
    • fourth integer required
  • personal object required
    • as_of string (date) required

      e.g. "1990-08-13"

    • year integer required
    • month integer required
  • meanings object required
    • life_path PythagoreanMeaning or null required

      One of:

      1. PythagoreanMeaning
        Fields
        • name string required
        • keyword string required
        • traits string required
      2. null
    • expression PythagoreanMeaning or null required

      One of:

      1. PythagoreanMeaning
        Fields
        • name string required
        • keyword string required
        • traits string required
      2. null
    • soul_urge PythagoreanMeaning or null required

      One of:

      1. PythagoreanMeaning
        Fields
        • name string required
        • keyword string required
        • traits string required
      2. null
    • personality PythagoreanMeaning or null required

      One of:

      1. PythagoreanMeaning
        Fields
        • name string required
        • keyword string required
        • traits string required
      2. null
  • source object required
    • system string required
    • text string required
    • meanings string required

Errors: 400, 401, 403, 404, 422, 429, 500. See error codes.

Example request

curl -X POST 'https://api.astrologics.in/v1/numerology/pythagorean' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"date_of_birth":"1990-08-12","name":"Asha Rao","as_of":"2026-01-01"}'
Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.astrologics.in/v1/numerology/pythagorean", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "date_of_birth": "1990-08-12",
    "name": "Asha Rao",
    "as_of": "2026-01-01"
  }),
});
console.log(JSON.stringify(await res.json(), null, 2));
Python
import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

body = {
    "date_of_birth": "1990-08-12",
    "name": "Asha Rao",
    "as_of": "2026-01-01",
}

req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.astrologics.in/v1/numerology/pythagorean",
    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(json.dumps(json.load(res), indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
except urllib.error.HTTPError as err:
    print(err.code, err.read().decode())
PHP
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.astrologics.in/v1/numerology/pythagorean');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"date_of_birth":"1990-08-12","name":"Asha Rao","as_of":"2026-01-01"}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
echo curl_exec($ch), PHP_EOL;

Example response

200 OK · 3,923 characters
{
  "data": {
    "life_path": {
      "value": 3,
      "total": 12,
      "is_master": false,
      "karmic_debt": null
    },
    "birthday": {
      "value": 3,
      "day": 12,
      "is_master": false
    },
    "period_cycles": {
      "month": 8,
      "day": 3,
      "year": 1
    },
    "expression": {
      "value": 9,
      "total": 18,
      "is_master": false,
      "karmic_debt": null
    },
    "soul_urge": {
      "value": 9,
      "total": 9,
      "is_master": false,
      "karmic_debt": null
    },
    "personality": {
      "value": 9,
      "total": 18,
      "is_master": false,
      "karmic_debt": null
    },
    "balance": {
      "value": 1,
      "total": 10,
      "is_master": false,
      "karmic_debt": null
    },
    "cornerstone": 1,
    "capstone": 1,
    "karmic_lessons": [
      2,
      3,
      4,
      5,
      7
    ],
    "hidden_passion": [
      1
    ],
    "subconscious_self": 4,
    "letters": [
      {
        "name": "asha",
        "letters": [
          {
            "letter": "A",
            "value": 1,
            "type": "vowel"
          },
          {
            "letter": "S",
            "value": 1,
            "type": "consonant"
          },
          {
            "letter": "H",
            "value": 8,
            "type": "consonant"
          },
          {
            "letter": "A",
            "value": 1,
            "type": "vowel"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "rao",
        "letters": [
          {
            "letter": "R",
            "value": 9,
            "type": "consonant"
          },
          {
            "letter": "A",
            "value": 1,
            "type": "vowel"
          },
          {
            "letter": "O",
            "value": 6,
            "type": "vowel"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "maturity": {
      "value": 3,
      "total": 12,
      "is_master": false,
      "karmic_debt": null
    },
    "karmic_debts": [
      {
        "number": 19,
        "in": "birth_year"
      }
    ],
    "pinnacles": [
      {
        "number": 11,
        "from_age": 0,
        "to_age": 33
      },
      {
        "number": 4,
        "from_age": 33,
        "to_age": 42
      },
      {
        "number": 6,
        "from_age": 42,
        "to_age": 51
      },
      {
        "number": 9,
        "from_age": 51,
        "to_age": null
      }
    ],
    "challenges": {
      "first": 5,
      "second": 2,
      "main": 3,
      "fourth": 7
    },
    "personal": {
      "as_of": "2026-01-01",
      "year": 3,
      "month": 4
    },
    "meanings": {
      "life_path": {
        "name": "The Creative",
        "keyword": "Expression & optimism",
        "traits": "Expressive, social, artistic and joyful. A communicator who inspires and uplifts."
      },
      "expression": {
        "name": "The Humanitarian",
        "keyword": "Compassion & completion",
        "traits": "Compassionate, idealistic, courageous and universal. Here to serve a greater cause."
      },
      "soul_urge": {
        "name": "The Humanitarian",
        "keyword": "Compassion & completion",
        "traits": "Compassionate, idealistic, courageous and universal. Here to serve a greater cause."
      },
      "personality": {
        "name": "The Humanitarian",
        "keyword": "Compassion & completion",
        "traits": "Compassionate, idealistic, courageous and universal. Here to serve a greater cause."
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "system": "pythagorean",
      "text": "Modern Western numerology, following the calculation rules Hans Decoz publishes. Not writings of Pythagoras.",
      "meanings": "The AstroLogics number table, shared with the Chaldean operations."
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_example",
    "api_version": "v1",
    "engine_version": "2026.10.10",
    "mode": "live",
    "credits_charged": 1
  },
  "warnings": []
}
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