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data exchange
    Show the data exchange approval page.getComplete the data exchange approval flow.postCreate a data exchange token.post
bibles
    Get a Bible collectiongetGet a Bible's datagetGet the index for a BiblegetGet a passage of Bible textgetGet a Book collection for a BiblegetGet a Book's datagetGet a Chapter collection for a BookgetGet a Chapter's datagetGet a Verse collection for a ChaptergetGet a Verse's dataget
fonts
    Get a collection of fonts supported in the Platform.getGet details about a specific font family in the Platform.getGet a browser-consumable stylesheet for a specific font family.get
highlights
    Get a collection of highlights for a user.getCreate or update a highlight on a passage.postClear highlights for a passage.delete
languages
    Get a collection of languages supported in the Platform.getGet details about a specific language in the Platform.get
licenses
    Get a collection of licensesget
permissions
    Get permissions granted to an app.get
organizations
    Get a collection of organizations in the Platform.getGet details about a specific organization in the Platform.getGet bibles associated with a specific organization in the Platform.get
verse of the days
    Get the verse of the day calendar for an entire year.getGet the verse of the day for a specific day of the year.get
apps
    Get details about a specific app in the Platform.get
Schemas
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apps

Endpoint

Get details about a specific app in the Platform.

GET
https://api.youversion.com
/v1/apps/{app_id}

Get a single app resource by its id.

Get details about a specific app in the Platform. › path Parameters

app_id
​string · uuid · required

The unique identifier of the app.

Get details about a specific app in the Platform. › Responses

Successful request

A public app summary resource.
app_id
​string · uuid · readOnly · required
name
​string · readOnly · required
description
​string
website_url
​string
status
​string · enum
Enum values:
development
live
archived
GET/v1/apps/{app_id}
curl --request GET \ --url https://api.youversion.com/v1/apps/:app_id
shell
Example Responses
{ "app_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "name": "name", "description": "description", "website_url": "website_url", "status": "development" }
json
application/json

verse of the days