Chinese Zodiac API

Overview

To use Chinese Zodiac, 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/chinesezodiac

Example

How to call the Chinese Zodiac API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/chinesezodiac?date=1990-01-15" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/chinesezodiac?date=1990-01-15', {
  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/chinesezodiac?date=1990-01-15', 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/chinesezodiac?date=1990-01-15", 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": {
    "date": "1990-01-15",
    "zodiacYear": 1989,
    "animal": "Snake",
    "animalChinese": "蛇",
    "element": "Earth",
    "elementChinese": "土",
    "elementColor": "Yellow/Brown",
    "polarity": "Yin",
    "traits": [
      "Enigmatic",
      "Intelligent",
      "Wise",
      "Decisive"
    ],
    "sexagenaryCyclePosition": 6,
    "fullName": "Earth Snake",
    "chineseNewYear": "1990-01-27"
  }
}

Authentication

The Chinese Zodiac 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 Chinese Zodiac API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

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

Response

The Chinese Zodiac 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>
    <date>1990-01-15</date>
    <zodiacYear>1989</zodiacYear>
    <animal>Snake</animal>
    <animalChinese>蛇</animalChinese>
    <element>Earth</element>
    <elementChinese>土</elementChinese>
    <elementColor>Yellow/Brown</elementColor>
    <polarity>Yin</polarity>
    <traits>
      <trait>Enigmatic</trait>
      <trait>Intelligent</trait>
      <trait>Wise</trait>
      <trait>Decisive</trait>
    </traits>
    <sexagenaryCyclePosition>6</sexagenaryCyclePosition>
    <fullName>Earth Snake</fullName>
    <chineseNewYear>1990-01-27</chineseNewYear>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  date: '1990-01-15'
  zodiacYear: 1989
  animal: Snake
  animalChinese: 蛇
  element: Earth
  elementChinese: 土
  elementColor: Yellow/Brown
  polarity: Yin
  traits:
    - Enigmatic
    - Intelligent
    - Wise
    - Decisive
  sexagenaryCyclePosition: 6
  fullName: Earth Snake
  chineseNewYear: '1990-01-27'

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 Chinese Zodiac through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the chinese zodiac 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 {
  chinesezodiac(
    input: {
      date: "1990-01-15"
    }
  ) {
    date
    zodiacYear
    animal
    animalChinese
    element
    elementChinese
    elementColor
    polarity
    traits
    sexagenaryCyclePosition
    fullName
    chineseNewYear
  }
}

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

CORS Support

The Chinese Zodiac 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

Chinese Zodiac 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 Chinese Zodiac 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 Chinese Zodiac

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

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Chinese Zodiac 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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