POST/v1/astro/matchmaking/papasamyam

Papasamyam — Malefic Planet Compatibility

Computes Papasamyam, the malefic-planet compatibility check, between two natal charts. Scores each person based on Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu in houses 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12 from Lagna, Moon, and Venus (#105). Compatible if score difference ≤ 11. person1 = groom, person2 = bride.

Request parameters

person1required

object

person1.locationoptional

string | null

City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.

person1.nameoptional

string

Person name associated with the birth record

person1.daterequired

string

Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format

person1.timeoptional

string | null

Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.

person1.latitudeoptional

number | null

Latitude. Required if location not provided.

person1.longitudeoptional

number | null

Longitude. Required if location not provided.

person1.timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone. Required if location not provided (unless utc_offset is given). For dates before the zone adopted a standard time, the birthplace's local mean time (longitude / 15 hours) is used.

person1.utc_offsetoptional

string | null

Optional explicit UTC offset of the birth time, as ±HH:MM or ±HH:MM:SS (e.g. '+04:51:31' for Bombay mean time). Overrides the offset timezone would give. Use it when the birth record states the offset, or for historical local times the IANA database cannot represent.

person1.ayanamsaoptional

string

Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

person2required

object

person2.locationoptional

string | null

City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.

person2.nameoptional

string

Person name associated with the birth record

person2.daterequired

string

Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format

person2.timeoptional

string | null

Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.

person2.latitudeoptional

number | null

Latitude. Required if location not provided.

person2.longitudeoptional

number | null

Longitude. Required if location not provided.

person2.timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone. Required if location not provided (unless utc_offset is given). For dates before the zone adopted a standard time, the birthplace's local mean time (longitude / 15 hours) is used.

person2.utc_offsetoptional

string | null

Optional explicit UTC offset of the birth time, as ±HH:MM or ±HH:MM:SS (e.g. '+04:51:31' for Bombay mean time). Overrides the offset timezone would give. Use it when the birth record states the offset, or for historical local times the IANA database cannot represent.

person2.ayanamsaoptional

string

Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.birth_time_provided

boolean

True only when both people supplied a birth time. See person1_birth_time_provided and person2_birth_time_provided.

data.person1_birth_time_provided

boolean

True when person 1 supplied a birth time.

data.person2_birth_time_provided

boolean

True when person 2 supplied a birth time.

data.person1

object

data.person2

object

data.score_difference

number

data.compatible

boolean

data.compatibility_level

string

data.threshold

number

Errors

api_key_invalid

Invalid API key format.

api_key_missing

API key is missing. Include it in the Authorization header as 'Bearer YOUR_KEY'.

api_key_not_found

The provided API key was not found. Verify the key in your Asterwise dashboard.

api_key_revoked

This API key has been revoked.

burst_limit_exceeded

Too many requests per minute. Please slow down.

internal_error

Something went wrong on our end. Please try again, or contact [email protected] if the problem persists. Include your request_id when contacting support.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

Too many requests from this IP address. Please slow down.

monthly_usage_limit_exceeded

Monthly API call limit reached. Upgrade your plan to continue.

payload_too_large

Request body exceeds maximum allowed size of 64KB.

subscription_expired

Your subscription has expired. Please renew at asterwise.com/dashboard to continue.

validation_error

The request couldn't be processed. See the 'details' field for specific field-level issues.

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Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/matchmaking/papasamyam" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"person1":{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"},"person2":{"date":"1988-03-24","time":"14:30","latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.papasamyam_request import PapasamyamRequest

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

request = PapasamyamRequest(
    person1={'date': '1985-11-12', 'time': '06:45', 'latitude': 19.076, 'longitude': 72.8777, 'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'},
    person2={'date': '1988-03-24', 'time': '14:30', 'latitude': 28.6139, 'longitude': 77.209, 'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'},
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.matchmaking_papasamyam(papasamyam_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

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

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

const result = await matchmakingPapasamyam({
  client,
  body: {
      "person1": {
        "date": "1985-11-12",
        "time": "06:45",
        "latitude": 19.076,
        "longitude": 72.8777,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
      },
      "person2": {
        "date": "1988-03-24",
        "time": "14:30",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
      }
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "person1": {
      "lagna_score": 3.5,
      "moon_score": 3.5,
      "venus_score": 3.5,
      "total_score": 10.5,
      "effective_score": 10.5,
      "cancellation": false,
      "breakdown": [
        {
          "planet": "Mars",
          "house_lagna": 12,
          "house_moon": 12,
          "house_venus": 12,
          "weight_lagna": 0.5,
          "weight_moon": 0.5,
          "weight_venus": 0.5,
          "score": 1.5
        },
        {
          "planet": "Saturn",
          "house_lagna": 2,
          "house_moon": 2,
          "house_venus": 2,
          "weight_lagna": 1.0,
          "weight_moon": 1.0,
          "weight_venus": 1.0,
          "score": 3.0
        },
        "... and 3 more items"
      ]
    },
    "person2": {
      "lagna_score": 3.0,
      "moon_score": 2.0,
      "venus_score": 0.5,
      "total_score": 5.5,
      "effective_score": 5.5,
      "cancellation": false,
      "breakdown": [
        {
          "planet": "Mars",
          "house_lagna": 6,
          "house_moon": 7,
          "house_venus": 9,
          "weight_lagna": 0.0,
          "weight_moon": 1.0,
          "weight_venus": 0.0,
          "score": 1.0
        },
        {
          "planet": "Saturn",
          "house_lagna": 6,
          "house_moon": 7,
          "house_venus": 9,
          "weight_lagna": 0.0,
          "weight_moon": 1.0,
          "weight_venus": 0.0,
          "score": 1.0
        },
        "... and 3 more items"
      ]
    },
    "score_difference": 5.0,
    "compatible": true,
    "compatibility_level": "Good",
    "threshold": 11.0
  }
}