Making Requests

To access the API, all you need to do is make an HTTP GET Request to the right endpoint.

For example, to access the available_translations.json endpoint, you can use the following JavaScript:

fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/available_translations.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(availableTranslations => {
        console.log('The API has the following translations:', availableTranslations);
    });

Below, you can find a list of examples. For more complete documentation, see the Reference Documentation.

Examples

Get the List of Available Translations

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GET https://bible.helloao.org/api/available_translations.json

fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/available_translations.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(availableTranslations => {
        console.log('The API has the following translations:', availableTranslations);
    });

List Books in a Translation

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GET https://bible.helloao.org/api/{translation}/books.json

// Get the list of books for the BSB translation
fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/books.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(books => {
        console.log('The BSB has the following books:', books);
    });

Get a Chapter from a Translation

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GET https://bible.helloao.org/api/{translation}/{book}/{chapter}.json

// Get Genesis 1 from the BSB translation
fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/BSB/Genesis/1.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(chapter => {
        console.log('Genesis 1 (BSB):', chapter);
    });

Get the List of Available Commentaries

(reference)

fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/available_commentaries.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(availableCommentaries => {
        console.log('The API has the following commentaries:', availableCommentaries);
    });

List Books in a Commentary

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const commentary = 'adam-clarke';

// Get the list of books for the adam-clarke commentary
fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/c/${commentary}/books.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(books => {
        console.log('The adam-clarke commentary has the following books:', books);
    });

Get a Chapter from a Commentary

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const commentary = 'adam-clarke';
const book = 'GEN';
const chapter = 1;

// Get Genesis 1 from the adam-clarke commentary
fetch(`https://bible.helloao.org/api/c/${commentary}/${book}/${chapter}.json`)
    .then(request => request.json())
    .then(chapter => {
        console.log('Genesis 1 (adam-clarke):', chapter);
    });