---
title: "Get a Bible book's metadata"
method: GET
path: "/bible/{bookCode}"
tags: ["Bible"]
---

# Get a Bible book's metadata

`GET /bible/{bookCode}`

Returns metadata for a single book including chapter and verse counts. Accepts OSIS codes (e.g., `Gen`), USFM codes (`GEN`), full names (`Genesis`), and common aliases (`genesis`, `1-maccabees`).

## Path parameters

- `bookCode` string, required

## Response `200`

Book metadata

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `bookCode` string, required
    - `bookName` string, required
    - `fullName` string, required
    - `abbr` string, required
    - `bookOrder` integer, required
    - `canon` 'ot' | 'deuterocanon' | 'nt', required
    - `chapterCount` integer, required
    - `verseCount` integer, required

## Other responses

- `404` — Book not found
- `500` — Internal server error

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