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Universes

Endpoints for browsing comic book universes (e.g., Marvel Universe, DC New 52).

List universes

GET/api/v1/universes
Requires a token

Returns: id, name

Query parameters

qstring

Search by universe name.

Example: "marvel"

limitinteger

Number of results per page (max 50).

Example: 20

pageinteger

Page number; meta.last_page says where the list ends.

Example: 1

languagesstring

Keep only these languages in the _i18n maps (comma-separated BCP 47 tags). No other field changes.

Example: "ja,ko"

Responses

200

Success

Headers: X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining

dataarray of objectsrequired
data[].idintegerrequired

Example: 1

data[].namestring or nullrequired

Example: "Marvel Universe"

data[].name_i18nobjectrequired

One name per language, keyed by BCP 47 tag.

data[].aliases_i18nobjectrequired

Alternative names per language.

data[].original_localestring or nullrequired

The language the universe is from, a BCP 47 tag.

Example: "en"

linksobjectrequired
links.firststringrequired
links.laststringrequired
links.prevstring or nullrequired
links.nextstring or nullrequired
metaobjectrequired
meta.current_pageintegerrequired

Example: 1

meta.frominteger or nullrequired

Example: 1

meta.last_pageintegerrequired

Example: 25

meta.linksarray of objectsrequired
meta.links[].urlstring or nullrequired
meta.links[].labelstringrequired
meta.links[].pageinteger or null
meta.links[].activebooleanrequired
meta.pathstringrequired
meta.per_pageintegerrequired

Example: 20

meta.tointeger or nullrequired

Example: 20

meta.totalintegerrequired

Example: 500

401

Unauthenticated. The bearer token is missing, invalid, or revoked.

messagestringrequired

Example: "Unauthenticated."

Example body, from the documented examples

{
  "message": "Unauthenticated."
}
403

The token lacks the read:public ability.

messagestringrequired

Example: "Insufficient token scope."

Example body, from the documented examples

{
  "message": "Insufficient token scope."
}
429

Rate limit exceeded. This endpoint allows 300/hour (free) or 1,000/hour (PRO). Wait for the number of seconds in the Retry-After header before retrying.

Headers: Retry-After, X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining

messagestringrequired

Example: "Too Many Attempts."

Example body, from the documented examples

{
  "message": "Too Many Attempts."
}

Example request

curl --request GET \
  'https://versedb.com/api/v1/universes' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_AUTH_KEY}' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json'

Example response 200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Marvel Universe",
      "name_i18n": {
        "ja": {
          "value": "講談社",
          "reading": "こうだんしゃ",
          "source": "madb"
        }
      },
      "aliases_i18n": {
        "en": [
          "Kodansha Comics"
        ]
      },
      "original_locale": "en"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "from": 1,
    "last_page": 25,
    "per_page": 20,
    "to": 20,
    "total": 500
  }
}

Get a specific universe

GET/api/v1/universes/{universe_id}
Requires a token

Returns: id, name

Use the relationship endpoints for related data:

  • /universes/{id}/story-arcs - Get story arcs in a universe
  • /universes/{id}/characters - Get characters in a universe

Path parameters

universe_idintegerrequired

The ID of the universe.

Example: 1

Query parameters

languagesstring

Keep only these languages in the _i18n maps (comma-separated BCP 47 tags). No other field changes.

Example: "ja,ko"

Responses

200

Success

Headers: X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining

dataobjectrequired
data.idintegerrequired

Example: 1

data.namestring or nullrequired

Example: "Marvel Universe"

data.name_i18nobjectrequired

One name per language, keyed by BCP 47 tag.

data.aliases_i18nobjectrequired

Alternative names per language.

data.original_localestring or nullrequired

The language the universe is from, a BCP 47 tag.

Example: "en"

401

Unauthenticated. The bearer token is missing, invalid, or revoked.

messagestringrequired

Example: "Unauthenticated."

Example body, from the documented examples

{
  "message": "Unauthenticated."
}
403

The token lacks the read:public ability.

messagestringrequired

Example: "Insufficient token scope."

Example body, from the documented examples

{
  "message": "Insufficient token scope."
}
429

Rate limit exceeded. This endpoint allows 300/hour (free) or 1,000/hour (PRO). Wait for the number of seconds in the Retry-After header before retrying.

Headers: Retry-After, X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining

messagestringrequired

Example: "Too Many Attempts."

Example body, from the documented examples

{
  "message": "Too Many Attempts."
}

Example request

curl --request GET \
  'https://versedb.com/api/v1/universes/1' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_AUTH_KEY}' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json'

Example response 200

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Marvel Universe",
    "name_i18n": {
      "ja": {
        "value": "講談社",
        "reading": "こうだんしゃ",
        "source": "madb"
      }
    },
    "aliases_i18n": {
      "en": [
        "Kodansha Comics"
      ]
    },
    "original_locale": "en"
  }
}

Response headers

X-RateLimit-Limitinteger

Request quota per hour for your tier.

X-RateLimit-Remaininginteger

Requests remaining in the current window.

Retry-Afterinteger

Seconds to wait before retrying.