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Name

get
https://www.sefaria.org/api/name/

Serves primarily as an autocompleter, returning potential keyword matches for Refs, book titles, authors, topics, and collections available on Sefaria.

Path Params
string
required
Defaults to Genesis

An arbitrary text string to match against Sefaria's data collections.

Query Params
integer

Number of results to return (0 indicates no limit)

string
enum

By default the Name API returns Refs, book titles, authors, topics, and collections. If the type is set, the response will only contain items of that type. Note: Topic includes authors, topics and people without differentiation.

Allowed:
Response

Updated 7 months ago

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Updated 7 months ago