POST/v1/astro/gemstones

Gemstone Recommendations

Recommends gemstones based on the natal chart. Primary gemstone strengthens the Lagna lord. Secondary gemstone supports the Atmakaraka (soul planet). Returns contraindicated gemstones (debilitated, combust, dusthana lords, dual lagna/8th). Request JSON follows BirthInput: name, date, time, location or latitude/longitude/timezone, ayanamsa.

Request parameters

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.

nameoptional

string

Person name associated with the birth record

daterequired

string

Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format

timeoptional

string | null

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

latitudeoptional

number | null

Latitude. Required if location not provided.

longitudeoptional

number | null

Longitude. Required if location not provided.

timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.

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.primary

object

data.secondary

object | null

data.yogakaraka_gem

object | null

data.fifth_lord_gem

object | null

data.ninth_lord_gem

object | null

data.atmakaraka_gem

object | null

data.contraindicated

array[object]

data.note

string

Errors

authentication_failed

Missing or invalid API key.

ephemeris_unavailable

Upstream ephemeris service error.

insufficient_tier

API key tier does not include this endpoint.

internal_error

Unexpected server error.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

Too many requests in a short window.

payload_too_large

Request body exceeds the size limit.

resource_not_found

Referenced resource was not found.

validation_error

Request body failed schema validation.

Related endpoints

• Personalised Remedies
• Puja Suggestions
• Rudraksha Recommendations

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/gemstones" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.gemstone_request import GemstoneRequest

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

request = GemstoneRequest(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

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

TypeScript

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

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

const result = await gemstones({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "primary": {
      "planet": "Venus",
      "reason": "Withheld — lagna lord doubles as 8th lord",
      "gemstone": "",
      "substitute_gemstone": "",
      "metal": "Silver",
      "colour": "White",
      "note": "Use with caution in charts where Venus rules difficult houses.",
      "caution": null
    },
    "yogakaraka_gem": {
      "planet": "Saturn",
      "gemstone": "Blue Sapphire"
    },
    "fifth_lord_gem": {
      "planet": "Saturn",
      "gemstone": "Blue Sapphire"
    },
    "ninth_lord_gem": {
      "planet": "Mercury",
      "gemstone": "Emerald"
    },
    "atmakaraka_gem": {
      "planet": "Sun",
      "gemstone": "Ruby"
    },
    "secondary": {
      "planet": "Sun",
      "gemstone": "Ruby"
    },
    "contraindicated": [
      {
        "planet": "Venus",
        "gemstone": "Diamond",
        "reason": "lagna lord doubles as 8th lord; lords dusthana house 8"
      },
      {
        "planet": "Sun",
        "gemstone": "Ruby",
        "reason": "debilitated — amplifies worst qualities"
      },
      "... and 4 more items"
    ],
    "note": "Gemstone recommendations are based on classical Vedic principles. Always consult a qualified astrologer before wearing g…"
  }
}