Card of the Day

Returns a deterministic daily tarot card. The same card is returned for all requests on the same date — seeded by SHA-256 hash of the date string. Optionally provide a date (YYYY-MM-DD) to get the card for any day. Defaults to today.

Endpoint

GET /v1/tarot/card-of-the-day

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
date	string | null	No	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Defaults to today.
allow_reversed	boolean	No	If true, the card may appear reversed (also deterministic by date).

Example request

curl

curl -X GET "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/tarot/card-of-the-day?date=2026-01-01&allow_reversed=True" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.tarot_api import TarotApi

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = TarotApi(client)
    result = api.tarot_card_of_the_day(date="2026-01-01",
    allow_reversed=True)
    print(result)

TypeScript

import { createClient, createConfig, tarotCardOfTheDay } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await tarotCardOfTheDay({
  client,
  query: {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "allow_reversed": true
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "date": "2026-01-01",
    "card": {
      "id": "the-world",
      "name": "The World",
      "arcana_type": "major",
      "suit": null,
      "number": 21,
      "element": "earth",
      "astrology_correspondence": "Saturn",
      "keywords_upright": [
        "completion",
        "integration",
        "... and 4 more items"
      ],
      "keywords_reversed": [
        "incompletion",
        "shortcuts",
        "... and 3 more items"
      ],
      "upright_meaning": "The World represents successful completion, wholeness, and integration. A major cycle has been completed with mastery. C…",
      "reversed_meaning": "Reversed, The World warns of incomplete cycles, shortcuts, or unfinished business preventing full integration. The goal…",
      "yes_no": "yes",
      "description": "A dancing figure wrapped in a purple sash is encircled by a laurel wreath. Four winged creatures occupy the corners — an…"
    },
    "is_reversed": false,
    "active_meaning": "The World represents successful completion, wholeness, and integration. A major cycle has been completed with mastery. C…",
    "active_keywords": [
      "completion",
      "integration",
      "... and 4 more items"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.date	string	Date for this card in YYYY-MM-DD format
data.card	object
data.card.id	string	Unique slug identifier e.g. 'the-fool'
data.card.name	string	Full card name e.g. 'The Fool'
data.card.arcana_type	string	'major' or 'minor'
data.card.suit	string | null	Suit for minor arcana: wands, cups, swords, pentacles. Null for major arcana.
data.card.number	integer	Card number. Major arcana: 0-21. Minor arcana: 1=Ace, 11=Page, 12=Knight, 13=Queen, 14=King.
data.card.element	string	Elemental correspondence: fire, water, air, earth, spirit
data.card.astrology_correspondence	string	Astrological planet or sign correspondence
data.card.keywords_upright	array[string]	Upright keywords
data.card.keywords_reversed	array[string]	Reversed keywords
data.card.upright_meaning	string	Full upright interpretation
data.card.reversed_meaning	string	Full reversed interpretation
data.card.yes_no	string	Yes/No polarity: 'yes', 'no', or 'maybe'
data.card.description	string	Visual description of the card imagery
data.is_reversed	boolean
data.active_meaning	string
data.active_keywords	array[string]

Errors

Code	Description	Reference
authentication_failed	Missing or invalid API key.	authentication_failed
ephemeris_unavailable	Upstream ephemeris service error.	ephemeris_unavailable
insufficient_tier	API key tier does not include this endpoint.	insufficient_tier
internal_error	Unexpected server error.	internal_error
ip_rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests in a short window.	ip_rate_limit_exceeded
payload_too_large	Request body exceeds the size limit.	payload_too_large
resource_not_found	Referenced resource was not found.	resource_not_found
validation_error	Request body failed schema validation.	validation_error

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• Draw Tarot Cards