🚀 Pasaka API ,Fast Swahili Bible API on the Internet 📖⚡

kelvin mwaijega

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Looking for the Swahili Bible online or a Swahili Bible API for your app or website?

You're in the right place. Introducing Pasaka API — a blazing-fast, developer-friendly, and open-source API that delivers the Swahili Bible to your app or project instantly.

👉 Swagger Docs: https://pasaka.4insec.com/swagger-ui
👉 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/mwaijega/pasaka_api

🧠 Why Pasaka API?

You know how sometimes you need something so fast, it feels like it's already done before you even ask? That’s Pasaka API. Whether you're building a mobile Bible app, chatbot, or just want to show a verse of the day — Pasaka delivers!

  • Super Fast: Built with Rust and blazing optimization.
  • Simple to Use: Just add an API key and start fetching books, chapters, verses, or search.
  • Swahili-first: This isn’t some English-to-Swahili hack — this is pure Kiswahili, served fast.

⚡ Quick Start

  1. Get Your API Key
    (For now, use demo key: pasaka_api_7a782fcd-da06-4558-b349-d153d4b21866)
  2. Try This with curl
curl -H "x-api-key: pasaka_api_7a782fcd-da06-4558-b349-d153d4b21866" \
  https://pasaka.4insec.com/books/66/1/1

Output:

{
  "data": {
    "verse_number": "1",
    "verse_text": "Ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo, aliopewa na Mungu awaonyeshe watumwa wake..."
  },
  "success": true
}
  1. Explore the Swagger Docs:
    See all routes and test: https://pasaka.4insec.com/swagger-ui

✨ Features

  • GET /books – Get all Bible books
  • GET /books/{id} – Get a single book
  • GET /books/{book}/{chapter} – Get a chapter
  • GET /books/{book}/{chapter}/{verse} – Get a single verse
  • And searching based on word
curl -X POST https://pasaka.4insec.com/search \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "x-api-key: pasaka_api_7a782fcd-da06-4558-b349-d153d4b21866" \
-d '{"query": "yesu"}'

All secured via simple x-api-key header.

💡 Who Should Use This?

  • Mobile app developers
  • Bible platforms
  • Tanzanian churches
  • Swahili-speaking developers
  • Anyone who wants a fast, modern Swahili Bible in their product

❤️ Credits

Special thanks to the open-source community behind the clean JSON Bible data:

📜 License

This API runs on the Jesus License 🙏
Since it’s Easter — the license is simple:

“Freely you have received, freely give.” — Matthew 10:8

🧪 Want to Contribute?

Fork the project on GitHub:
🔗 https://github.com/mwaijega/pasaka_api