rv API

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# 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

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Fetch all verses sung for a specific category of god, person, or object

Fetch all verses sung for a specific category of god, person, or object

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources?sungforcategory=abstract

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources?sungforcategory=abstract"

import requests
params = {
    "sungforcategory": "abstract"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources');
url.searchParams.set('sungforcategory', 'abstract');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("sungforcategory", "abstract")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "sungforcategory" => "abstract"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sheetlabs.com/rig-veda/1.2/resources?" . http_build_query([
    "sungforcategory" => "abstract"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with rv API?

rv API is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:

enriching your app with third-party datasets
building data pipelines and ETL workflows
querying and searching large datasets
powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
syncing reference data into your own systems

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. rv API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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