GET/v1/tarot/suits/{suit}

Tarot Cards by Suit

Returns all 14 cards in a given suit: wands, cups, swords, or pentacles. Wands=fire/career, Cups=water/emotions, Swords=air/intellect, Pentacles=earth/material.

Request parameters

suitrequired

string

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

array[object]

The endpoint response payload

data[].id

string

Unique slug identifier e.g. 'the-fool'

data[].name

string

Full card name e.g. 'The Fool'

data[].arcana_type

string

'major' or 'minor'

data[].suit

string | null

Suit for minor arcana: wands, cups, swords, pentacles. Null for major arcana.

data[].number

integer

Card number. Major arcana: 0-21. Minor arcana: 1=Ace, 11=Page, 12=Knight, 13=Queen, 14=King.

data[].element

string

Elemental correspondence: fire, water, air, earth, spirit

data[].astrology_correspondence

string

Astrological planet or sign correspondence

data[].keywords_upright

array[string]

Upright keywords

data[].keywords_reversed

array[string]

Reversed keywords

data[].upright_meaning

string

Full upright interpretation

data[].reversed_meaning

string

Full reversed interpretation

data[].yes_no

string

Yes/No polarity: 'yes', 'no', or 'maybe'

data[].description

string

Visual description of the card imagery

Errors

authentication_failed

Missing or invalid API key.

ephemeris_unavailable

Upstream ephemeris service error.

insufficient_tier

Reserved; product endpoints are not feature-gated by plan (quota differs by tier).

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

• Major Arcana Cards
• Single Tarot Card
• All Tarot Cards

Request

GET·application/json

curl

curl -X GET "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/tarot/suits/cups" \
  -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_suit(suit="cups")
    print(result)

TypeScript

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

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

const result = await tarotSuit({
  client,
  path: {
      "suit": "cups"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "ace-of-cups",
      "name": "Ace of Cups",
      "arcana_type": "minor",
      "suit": "cups",
      "number": 1,
      "element": "water",
      "astrology_correspondence": "Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)",
      "keywords_upright": [
        "love",
        "new relationships",
        "... and 4 more items"
      ],
      "keywords_reversed": [
        "emotional loss",
        "blocked creativity",
        "... and 2 more items"
      ],
      "upright_meaning": "The Ace of Cups brings an outpouring of love, emotional fulfilment, and spiritual connection. A new relationship or crea…",
      "reversed_meaning": "Reversed, the Ace of Cups signals emotional blockage, repressed feelings, or a new relationship that does not reach its…",
      "yes_no": "yes",
      "description": "A hand offers a cup from the clouds. Five streams of water overflow from it. A dove descends, placing a communion wafer…"
    },
    {
      "id": "two-of-cups",
      "name": "Two of Cups",
      "arcana_type": "minor",
      "suit": "cups",
      "number": 2,
      "element": "water",
      "astrology_correspondence": "Venus in Cancer",
      "keywords_upright": [
        "unified love",
        "partnership",
        "... and 3 more items"
      ],
      "keywords_reversed": [
        "disharmony",
        "imbalance",
        "... and 2 more items"
      ],
      "upright_meaning": "The Two of Cups represents a profound emotional and romantic connection between two people. Mutual attraction, trust, an…",
      "reversed_meaning": "Reversed, the Two of Cups signals imbalance, disharmony, or communication breakdown disrupting a partnership. Address th…",
      "yes_no": "yes",
      "description": "Two figures face each other, each holding a cup. A caduceus rises between them, topped with a winged lion head. Their ex…"
    },
    "... and 12 more items"
  ]
}