Bible API

Overview

To use Bible, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/bible

Example

How to call the Bible API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/bible?book=Genesis&version=KJV&chapter=5&verse=17" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/bible?book=Genesis&version=KJV&chapter=5&verse=17', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

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

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/bible?book=Genesis&version=KJV&chapter=5&verse=17', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

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

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/bible?book=Genesis&version=KJV&chapter=5&verse=17", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "text": "But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.",
    "book": "Genesis",
    "abbr": "gn",
    "chapter": 6,
    "verses": [
      18
    ],
    "version": "KJV",
    "testament": "Old Testament",
    "bookNumber": 1,
    "totalChapters": 50,
    "totalVersesInChapter": 22,
    "wordCount": 29
  }
}

Authentication

The Bible API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Bible API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The Bible API supports multiple query options. Use one of the following:

Response

The Bible API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <text>But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons&apos; wives with thee.</text>
    <book>Genesis</book>
    <abbr>gn</abbr>
    <chapter>6</chapter>
    <verses>
      <verse>18</verse>
    </verses>
    <version>KJV</version>
    <testament>Old Testament</testament>
    <bookNumber>1</bookNumber>
    <totalChapters>50</totalChapters>
    <totalVersesInChapter>22</totalVersesInChapter>
    <wordCount>29</wordCount>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  text: >-
    But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the
    ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
  book: Genesis
  abbr: gn
  chapter: 6
  verses:
    - 18
  version: KJV
  testament: Old Testament
  bookNumber: 1
  totalChapters: 50
  totalVersesInChapter: 22
  wordCount: 29

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Bible through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the bible data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  bible(
    input: {
      book: "Genesis"
      version: "KJV"
      chapter: 5
      verse: 17
    }
  ) {
    text
    book
    abbr
    chapter
    verses
    version
    testament
    bookNumber
    totalChapters
    totalVersesInChapter
    wordCount
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Bible API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Bible requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Bible API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Bible

Official Bible packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Bible works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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