📘 Amharic Bible API Documentation
Base URL: https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am
Books
List all available books
GET /books
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/books
Chapters
Get all chapters of a book
GET /books/:book/chapters
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/books/ዘፍ/chapters
Chapter Content
Get a specific chapter
GET /books/:book/chapters/:chapter
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/books/ዘፍ/chapters/1
Verse
Get a single verse
GET /books/:book/chapters/:chapter/:verse
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/books/ዘፍ/chapters/1/4
Book Name Formats
You can use either full book names or abbreviations.
GET /books/ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት/chapters/1/4
GET /books/ዘፍ/chapters/1/4
Search
Search the Bible by keyword
GET /search?q=እግዚአብሔር
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/search?q=እግዚአብሔር
Limit search results
GET /search?q=እግዚአብሔር&limit=5
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/search?q=እግዚአብሔር&limit=5
Search inside a specific book
GET /search?q=መጀመሪያ&book=ዘፍ
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/search?q=መጀመሪያ&book=ዘፍ
Search by testament
GET /search?q=እግዚአብሔር&testament=new
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/search?q=እግዚአብሔር&testament=new
GET /search?q=እግዚአብሔር&testament=old
curl https://openamharicbible.vercel.app/api/am/search?q=እግዚአብሔር&testament=old
Notes
- Amharic URLs are supported and auto-encoded by browsers
- Book names accept full titles or abbreviations
- Limit results using
limit - Filter by testament using
testament ('old' or 'new') - New languages can be added easily (e.g. Afaan Oromo)
- No authentication required
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