Overview
The Bhagavad Gita API provides structured access to all 18 chapters and 700 verses with translations from 21+ authors in Sanskrit, English, and Hindi. It is ideal for spiritual study apps or text comparison tools.
Beginner Tip
Get your free API key from docs.bhagavadgitaapi.in and pass it in the x-api-key header. Start with GET /chapters to see available chapter IDs before fetching individual verses.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"translatedText": "Bonjour le monde",
"detectedSourceLanguage": "en",
"targetLanguage": "fr"
} Field Reference
slok The original Sanskrit verse in Devanagari script transliteration Romanized phonetic transliteration of the Sanskrit verse tej.ht Hindi translation of the verse by the tej author set siva.et English translation of the verse by the siva author set chapter_number Chapter number 1-18 the verse belongs to verse_number Position of the verse within its chapter Implementation Example
const url = "https://docs.bhagavadgitaapi.in/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
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Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026
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