Sripati Houses

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati

Returns house boundary data for the Sripati (mid-point) system — sign, lord, begin/madhya/end cusps, planet occupants for each of the 12 houses, plus the four chart angles (ASC, MC, DSC, IC). The Sripati system uses mid-points between Placidus cusps to define house boundaries — a hybrid that blends unequal-house precision with Vedic conventions.

For chart images, use /charts/sripati. For other house systems, see /houses/bhava (Equal House) and /houses/chalit (Placidus).

Authentication

Method	Example
Header (recommended)	`X-Api-Key: am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Bearer	`Authorization: Bearer am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Query	`?api_key=am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`year`	integer	Yes	Birth year, 4-digit.
`month`	integer	Yes	Birth month, `1`–`12`.
`day`	integer	Yes	Day of month.
`hour`	integer	Yes	Hour, 24-hour format.
`minute`	integer	Yes	Minute.
`second`	integer	No	Default `0`.
`latitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees, −90…90.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees, −180…180.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone identifier.
`ayanamsa`	string	No	Default `lahiri`. Full list →
`node_type`	string	No	`mean` (default) or `true`.

Response shape

houses.{1–12}

Field	Type	Description
`sign`	string	Sign on the house cusp.
`sign_lord`	string	Ruling planet.
`begin`	string	House start boundary.
`madhya`	string	House mid-point.
`end`	string	House end boundary.
`planets`	array	2-letter planet codes in this house.

angles

Key	Full name	Description
`asc`	Ascendant	Rising degree — cusp of 1st house.
`mc`	Midheaven (MC)	Medium Coeli — cusp of 10th house.
`dsc`	Descendant	Setting degree — cusp of 7th house.
`ic`	Imum Coeli (IC)	Nadir — cusp of 4th house.

Each angle contains longitude (absolute 0–360), sign, and degree_dms (degree within sign).

Use cases

Sripati analysis — popular in certain Parashari and KP variant traditions.
House system comparison — call all three house endpoints (bhava, chalit, sripati) to compare how cusps and planet placements differ.
Custom chart rendering — use cusp boundaries for accurate Sripati chart drawing.
MC/IC analysis — Sripati MC/IC values differ from Placidus, useful for comparative research.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	Required field absent.
400	`INVALID_DATE`	Bad calendar date.
400	`INVALID_TIME`	Hour/minute/second out of range.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Non-IANA timezone.
400	`INVALID_COORDINATE`	Lat/lon out of range.
405	`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED`	Non-POST request.

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      year: 1990,
      month: 5,
      day: 20,
      hour: 14,
      minute: 30,
      second: 0,
      latitude: 28.6139,
      longitude: 77.209,
      timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata'
    })
  }
);
const result = await response.json();

if (result.success) {
  console.log(result.data);
}

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'year': 1990,
        'month': 5,
        'day': 20,
        'hour': 14,
        'minute': 30,
        'second': 0,
        'latitude': 28.6139,
        'longitude': 77.209,
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'
    }
)
result = response.json()

if result['success']:
    print(result['data'])

<?php
$payload = [
    'year' => 1990,
    'month' => 5,
    'day' => 20,
    'hour' => 14,
    'minute' => 30,
    'second' => 0,
    'latitude' => 28.6139,
    'longitude' => 77.209,
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($payload));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-Api-Key: ' . getenv('STARSAPI_KEY'),
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);

if ($data['success']) {
    print_r($data['data']);
}

import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'dart:convert';

Future<Map<String, dynamic>> getAscendant() async {
  final response = await http.post(
    Uri.parse('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'year': 1990,
      'month': 5,
      'day': 20,
      'hour': 14,
      'minute': 30,
      'second': 0,
      'latitude': 28.6139,
      'longitude': 77.209,
      'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        }
        """.data(using: .utf8)

    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
    return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as! [String: Any]
}

import okhttp3.*
import org.json.JSONObject

val client = OkHttpClient()
val JSON = "application/json; charset=utf-8".toMediaType()

fun getAscendant(callback: (JSONObject) -> Unit) {
    val payload = """
    {
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati")
        .addHeader("X-Api-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
        .post(payload.toRequestBody(JSON))
        .build()

    client.newCall(request).enqueue(object : Callback {
        override fun onResponse(call: Call, response: Response) {
            callback(JSONObject(response.body!!.string()))
        }
        override fun onFailure(call: Call, e: java.io.IOException) {
            e.printStackTrace()
        }
    })
}

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati",
        bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
    req.Header.Set("X-Api-Key", os.Getenv("STARSAPI_KEY"))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    var result map[string]interface{}
    json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result)
    fmt.Println(result["data"])
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati')
payload = {
  'year' => 1990,
  'month' => 5,
  'day' => 20,
  'hour' => 14,
  'minute' => 30,
  'second' => 0,
  'latitude' => 28.6139,
  'longitude' => 77.209,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata'
}

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['X-Api-Key'] = ENV['STARSAPI_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = payload.to_json

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
res = http.request(req)

data = JSON.parse(res.body)
puts data['data'] if data['success']

200 RESPONSE

{
  "status": 200,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "house_system": "Sripati (Mid-point)",
    "ascendant": {
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "sign_lord": "Mercury",
      "degree_dms": "6°14'52\""
    },
    "houses": {
      "1": { "sign": "Virgo", "sign_lord": "Mercury", "begin": "Leo 28°15'35\"", "madhya": "Vir 13°15'5\"", "end": "Vir 28°14'35\"", "planets": [] },
      "2": { "sign": "Libra", "sign_lord": "Venus", "begin": "Vir 28°14'35\"", "madhya": "Lib 11°52'51\"", "end": "Lib 25°31'7\"", "planets": [] },
      "3": { "sign": "Scorpio", "sign_lord": "Mars", "begin": "Lib 25°31'7\"", "madhya": "Sco 12°29'30\"", "end": "Sco 29°27'53\"", "planets": ["Pl"] },
      "4": { "sign": "Sagittarius", "sign_lord": "Jupiter", "begin": "Sco 29°27'53\"", "madhya": "Sag 14°7'53\"", "end": "Sag 28°47'53\"", "planets": ["Ur", "Ne"] },
      "5": { "sign": "Capricorn", "sign_lord": "Saturn", "begin": "Sag 28°47'53\"", "madhya": "Cap 15°0'8\"", "end": "Aqu 1°12'23\"", "planets": ["Sa", "Ra"] },
      "6": { "sign": "Aquarius", "sign_lord": "Saturn", "begin": "Aqu 1°12'23\"", "madhya": "Aqu 14°14'28\"", "end": "Aqu 27°16'33\"", "planets": ["Ma"] },
      "7": { "sign": "Pisces", "sign_lord": "Jupiter", "begin": "Aqu 27°16'33\"", "madhya": "Pis 13°15'5\"", "end": "Pis 29°13'37\"", "planets": ["Mo", "Ve"] },
      "8": { "sign": "Aries", "sign_lord": "Mars", "begin": "Pis 29°13'37\"", "madhya": "Ari 11°52'51\"", "end": "Ari 24°32'5\"", "planets": ["Me"] },
      "9": { "sign": "Taurus", "sign_lord": "Venus", "begin": "Ari 24°32'5\"", "madhya": "Tau 12°29'30\"", "end": "Tau 30°26'55\"", "planets": ["Su"] },
      "10": { "sign": "Gemini", "sign_lord": "Mercury", "begin": "Tau 30°26'55\"", "madhya": "Gem 14°7'53\"", "end": "Gem 27°48'53\"", "planets": ["Ju", "Ch"] },
      "11": { "sign": "Cancer", "sign_lord": "Moon", "begin": "Gem 27°48'53\"", "madhya": "Can 15°0'8\"", "end": "Can 32°11'23\"", "planets": ["Ke"] },
      "12": { "sign": "Leo", "sign_lord": "Sun", "begin": "Can 32°11'23\"", "madhya": "Leo 14°14'28\"", "end": "Leo 28°15'35\"", "planets": [] }
    },
    "angles": {
      "asc": { "longitude": 156.2478, "sign": "Virgo", "degree_dms": "6°14'52\"" },
      "mc":  { "longitude": 74.1318, "sign": "Gemini", "degree_dms": "14°7'53\"" },
      "dsc": { "longitude": 336.2478, "sign": "Pisces", "degree_dms": "6°14'52\"" },
      "ic":  { "longitude": 254.1318, "sign": "Sagittarius", "degree_dms": "14°7'53\"" }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/houses/sripati",
    "version": "3.0",
    "response_time_ms": 3,
    "timestamp": "2026-06-09T06:57:05+05:30",
    "credits_remaining": 198583,
    "request_id": "d9b28cc98e04535c",
    "ayanamsa": {
      "name": "Lahiri",
      "value": 23.725957,
      "value_dms": "23°43'33\""
    },
    "node_type": "mean"
  }
}