Shared Word Translation
Developers & API
Use the same normalized Scripture data that powers the public Bible Reader, passage embeds, Notes, Vocabulary, and search.
API base
https://churchcommons.org/wp-json/tsw/v1/
Endpoints
Books and manifest
GET https://churchcommons.org/wp-json/tsw/v1/books
Chapter
GET https://churchcommons.org/wp-json/tsw/v1/chapter/john/3
Passage
GET https://churchcommons.org/wp-json/tsw/v1/passage/john/3/16/18
Search
GET https://churchcommons.org/wp-json/tsw/v1/search?q=steadfast+love
WordPress embeds
Church Commons can also render TSW passages without writing API code.
[tsw book="John" chapter="3" verses="16-18"]
[tsw_passage reference="John 3:16-18"]
[tsw_bible_reader]
License
The TSW biblical text is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Software packages can carry separate licenses. See the TSW license page before redistributing text or data.