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Books & Canon Metadata

Comprehensive metadata for every book across Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Ethiopian Orthodox canons — including deuterocanonical books.

Endpoints

GET

/api/v1/books

List Bible books with metadata

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GET

/api/v1/books/{book}

Single book metadata

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GET

/api/v1/books/{book}/chapters/{chapter}

All verses in a chapter

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GET

/api/v1/books/{book}/download

Download an entire book in one request

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GET

/api/v1/books?canon=catholic

73-book Catholic canon including deuterocanon

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GET

/api/v1/canon/traditions

All supported canon traditions and their book counts

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Example Request

REQUEST

GET /api/v1/books/genesis

Example Response

200 OK

{
  "data": {
    "slug": "genesis",
    "name": "Genesis",
    "abbreviations": "Gen,Gn",
    "testament": "OT",
    "canon": "protestant",
    "position": 1,
    "genre": "narrative",
    "chapterCount": 50,
    "verseCount": 1533
  },
  "meta": {
    "book": "genesis"
  }
}

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