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Get a composition

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https://docs.gurbanisoul.com/api/reference/operations/shabad_comp_id/

GET
/api/shabad/{comp_id}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://example.com/api/shabad/1

Every verbatim line of one composition, heading run included.

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters”
comp_id
required
integer
<= 2147483647

Composition id.

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “200”

OK

Media typeapplication/json
object
comp_id
required
integer
lines
required
Array<object>
object
id
required
integer
ang
required
integer
raag
required
Any of:
null
section
required
Any of:
null
author
required
string
comp_type
required
Any of:
null
comp_id
required
integer
line_no
required
integer
is_rahao
required
integer
is_header
required
integer
gurmukhi
required
string
translit
required
string
stanza_index
required
integer
pada_total
required
integer
source_category
required
string
en
string
Examplegenerated
{
  "comp_id": 1,
  "lines": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "ang": 1,
      "raag": "example",
      "section": "example",
      "author": "example",
      "comp_type": "example",
      "comp_id": 1,
      "line_no": 1,
      "is_rahao": 1,
      "is_header": 1,
      "gurmukhi": "example",
      "translit": "example",
      "stanza_index": 1,
      "pada_total": 1,
      "source_category": "example",
      "en": "example"
    }
  ]
}

400

Section titled “400”

Invalid request (bad or out-of-range parameter).

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": "example"
}

404

Section titled “404”

Not found.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": "example"
}

500

Section titled “500”

Internal error (generic body; details are logged, never returned).

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
Examplegenerated
{
  "error": "example"
}

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