Documentation Reference LibraryGet a gate

Get a gate

GET/library/gates/{gateNumber}RESTFrom Free

Get detailed information for one gate.

Load a gate’s meaning and structured reference attributes by number.

Authentication

Use Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY or X-Api-Key. Query-key authentication is deprecated compatibility behavior on supported REST routes and is rejected on Agent HTTP and MCP surfaces. Never put credentials in URLs, request bodies, or browser code.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Description
`X-Api-Key`	header	Yes	API key used by the authorization middleware. `YOUR_API_KEY`
`gateNumber`	path	Yes	Gate number from 1 to 64. `48`

Quota effect

This is a free, non-consuming lookup. Authorized calls use 0 calculation units.

Errors

Expect 400 for invalid input, 401 for a missing or malformed key, 403 when the active plan does not include this operation, and 429 when the monthly allowance is exhausted.

Related operations

RequestcURL

curl "https://api.humandesign.ai/library/gates/48" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Verified response examplecURL

{
  "Gate": 48,
  "Name": "The Well",
  "IChingName": "The Well (Ching)",
  "IChingHexagram": 48,
  "GeneKeys": {
    "Shadow": "Inadequacy",
    "Gift": "Resourcefulness",
    "Siddhi": "Wisdom"
  },
  "Center": "Spleen",
  "Circuit": "Collective",
  "Subcircuit": "Logic",
  "Keynote": "The Gate of Depth",
  "Description": "The intuitive depth and fear of inadequacy.",
  "HarmonicGate": 16,
  "Channel": "16-48 Channel of the Wavelength",
  "Lines": {
    "1": {
      "Name": "Insignificance",
      "Theme": "Feeling small"
    },
    "2": {
      "Name": "Degeneracy",
      "Theme": "Declining depth"
    },
    "3": {
      "Name": "Incommunicado",
      "Theme": "Isolated depth"
    },
    "4": {
      "Name": "Restructuring",
      "Theme": "Rebuilding resources"
    },
    "5": {
      "Name": "Action",
      "Theme": "Using depth"
    },
    "6": {
      "Name": "Self-Fulfillment",
      "Theme": "Complete resourcefulness"
    }
  }
}

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