Urantia Papers

Read and search The Urantia Book through the free Urantia Papers API from urantia.dev. Look up any of its 14,500 paragraphs by reference, pull a random one for a daily quote, read a whole paper, search by words or by meaning, explore its index of named beings, places and concepts, check a quotation, format a citation, and compare passages with the Bible and nine texts of the world's religions.

Actions

Action	What it does
Check a quote	Check whether a quotation is really in the Urantia Papers.
Cite a paragraph	Get a ready-made citation for a paragraph in APA, MLA, Chicago or BibTeX style.
Find Urantia parallels to a Bible verse	Get the ten Urantia paragraphs closest in meaning to a Bible verse, closest first.
Find Urantia parallels to a world religions passage	Get the ten Urantia paragraphs closest in meaning to one passage of a world religion's text, closest first.
Find where a name is mentioned	Get the paragraphs that mention a named being, place or concept, in the order they appear in the book.
Get a Bible passage	Get a verse, or a whole chapter, from the World English Bible, a public domain translation.
Get a paper	Get a whole paper: its sections, every paragraph, the full text in one piece, and links to an audio narration and video of the paper.
Get a paragraph	Get one paragraph of the Urantia Papers by its reference, such as 1:0.1, with its paper and section, a link to an audio narration, the names it mentions, and the references of the paragraphs before and after it.
Get a paragraph with its context	Get a paragraph together with the paragraphs around it, as a list and as one combined text, so a quote can be read in context or handed to an AI step.
Get a random paragraph	Get a paragraph picked at random, for a daily quote or reading.
Get a share image	Get a link to a 1200 by 630 picture of a paragraph, sized for link previews and social posts.
Get a world religions passage	Get a passage, a short range of up to 50, or a whole chapter from one of nine public domain texts of the world's religions, such as the Bhagavad Gita or the Tao Te Ching.
List papers	List the papers of The Urantia Book in order, with their part, topics and a narrated video, either all 197 or one part.
Look up a name	Get the index entry for one named being, place or concept: what it is, what else it is called, related names and how often the book mentions it.
Search by meaning	Ask a question or describe an idea in your own words and get the paragraphs closest in meaning, even when they use different words.
Search names	Search the book's index of more than 4,000 named beings, places, orders, races, religions and concepts, each with a short description and how often it is mentioned.
Search the Bible by meaning	Find Bible passages closest in meaning to a question or idea, each with the Urantia paragraphs closest to it.
Search the text	Find the paragraphs that contain some words or an exact phrase, best match first, across the whole book or one paper or part.
Search world religions texts by meaning	Find passages in the world religions texts closest in meaning to a question or idea, each with the Urantia paragraphs closest to it.

Check a quote

Check whether a quotation is really in the Urantia Papers. It says whether it is word for word, close or not found, where it is, the exact wording and every word that differs. Case and punctuation are ignored. A quote needs at least four words and must fall within one paragraph.

Inputs

Quotequote_texttextRequired: The quotation to check.
Claimed paragraphreferencetext: The reference the quote is attributed to, like 2:5.1, to check that too. Leave empty if there isn't one.

Outputs

also_found_attext
claimed_referencetext
claimed_reference_existstrue/false
claimed_reference_verdicttext
difference_countnumber
differencestext
is_exacttrue/false
is_foundtrue/false
matched_texttext
paper_titletext
referencetext: Where it is, or the nearest paragraph.
section_titletext
similaritynumber
summarytext
verdicttext: exact, close or not_found.

Example output

{
  "also_found_at": "",
  "claimed_reference": "2:5.1",
  "claimed_reference_exists": true,
  "claimed_reference_verdict": "close",
  "difference_count": 1,
  "differences": "'enough' is 'sufficiently' in the text",
  "is_exact": false,
  "is_found": true,
  "matched_text": "The Father loves us sufficiently to bestow his life upon us",
  "paper_title": "The Nature of God",
  "reference": "2:5.1",
  "section_title": "The Love of God",
  "similarity": 0.909,
  "summary": "Found, with small differences in wording.",
  "verdict": "close"
}

Cite a paragraph

Get a ready-made citation for a paragraph in APA, MLA, Chicago or BibTeX style.

Inputs

ParagraphreferencetextRequired: The paragraph's reference: paper, then section, then paragraph, like 1:0.1 (paper 1, section 0, paragraph 1). Every result here reports one, so it usually comes from an earlier step.
Stylestyletext: The citation style.One of: apa, mla, chicago, bibtex. Default: apa.

Outputs

citationtext
referencetext
styletext

Example output

{
  "citation": "The Urantia Book. (1955). Urantia Foundation. Paper 1, Section 0, Paragraph 1.",
  "reference": "1:0.1",
  "style": "apa"
}

Find Urantia parallels to a Bible verse

Get the ten Urantia paragraphs closest in meaning to a Bible verse, closest first. These are matches by meaning, not claims that the two teach the same thing.

Inputs

BookbooktextRequired: Which book of the Bible.
ChapterchapternumberRequired: The chapter number.From 1 to 150.
VerseversenumberRequired: The verse number.From 1 to 200.

Outputs

compared_passagetext
parallel_countnumber
parallelslist
referencetext
top_parallel_referencetext
top_parallel_texttext
verse_texttext

Example output

{
  "compared_passage": "John 3:10-21",
  "parallel_count": 1,
  "parallels": [
    {
      "paper_number": 142,
      "paper_title": "The Passover at Jerusalem",
      "reference": "142:6.6",
      "section_title": "The Visit with Nicodemus",
      "similarity": 0.7,
      "text": "Nicodemus replied: \u201cBut I do not understand, how can that be?\u201d"
    }
  ],
  "reference": "John 3:16",
  "top_parallel_reference": "142:6.6",
  "top_parallel_text": "Nicodemus replied: \u201cBut I do not understand, how can that be?\u201d",
  "verse_text": "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
}

Find Urantia parallels to a world religions passage

Get the ten Urantia paragraphs closest in meaning to one passage of a world religion's text, closest first. These are matches by meaning, not claims that the two teach the same thing.

Inputs

TextscripturetextRequired: Which world religion's text: the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada, the Tao Te Ching, the Analects, the Koran and others.
PassagereferencetextRequired: One passage: chapter and verse with a dot, like 2.47. The Dhammapada, the Japji and the Shinto Oracles use one number (183), and Epictetus uses three (3.22.5).

Outputs

compared_passagetext
parallel_countnumber
parallelslist
passage_texttext
referencetext
religiontext
scripture_titletext
top_parallel_referencetext
top_parallel_texttext
translation_yearnumber
translatortext
urantia_sectiontext: The section of the Urantia Papers about this religion.

Example output

{
  "compared_passage": "TTC 1",
  "parallel_count": 1,
  "parallels": [
    {
      "paper_number": 131,
      "paper_title": "The World\u2019s Religions",
      "reference": "131:8.2",
      "section_title": "Taoism",
      "similarity": 0.52,
      "text": "How pure and tranquil is the Supreme One and yet how powerful and mighty."
    }
  ],
  "passage_text": "The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao.",
  "reference": "TTC 1.1",
  "religion": "Taoism",
  "scripture_title": "The Tao Te Ching",
  "top_parallel_reference": "131:8.2",
  "top_parallel_text": "How pure and tranquil is the Supreme One and yet how powerful and mighty.",
  "translation_year": 1891,
  "translator": "James Legge",
  "urantia_section": "131:8"
}

Find where a name is mentioned

Get the paragraphs that mention a named being, place or concept, in the order they appear in the book.

Inputs

Nameentity_idtextRequired: The entry's id, such as universal-father. Search names returns it as 'entity_id'; typing the name itself, like Universal Father, works too.
Number of paragraphslimitnumber: How many paragraphs to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 10.From 1 to 100. Default: 10.

Outputs

entity_idtext
paragraph_countnumber
paragraphslist
total_mentionsnumber

Example output

{
  "entity_id": "universal-father",
  "paragraph_count": 1,
  "paragraphs": [
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 1,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.1",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
    }
  ],
  "total_mentions": 404
}

Get a Bible passage

Get a verse, or a whole chapter, from the World English Bible, a public domain translation.

Inputs

BookbooktextRequired: Which book of the Bible.
ChapterchapternumberRequired: The chapter number.From 1 to 150.
Verseversenumber: The verse number. Leave empty for the whole chapter.From 1 to 200.

Outputs

book_nametext
chapternumber
referencetext
testamenttext
texttext
translationtext
verse_countnumber
verseslist

Example output

{
  "book_name": "John",
  "chapter": 3,
  "reference": "John 3:16",
  "testament": "New Testament",
  "text": "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.",
  "translation": "World English Bible",
  "verse_count": 1,
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "John 3:16",
      "text": "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.",
      "verse": 16
    }
  ]
}

Get a paper

Get a whole paper: its sections, every paragraph, the full text in one piece, and links to an audio narration and video of the paper.

Inputs

PaperpapertextRequired: Which paper: the Foreword or one of papers 1 to 196.

Outputs

audio_urltext
full_texttext
paper_numbernumber
paragraph_countnumber
paragraphslist
part_numbernumber
part_titletext
section_countnumber
sectionslist
titletext
topicstext
video_urltext

Example output

{
  "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/papers/1.mp3",
  "full_text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder.\n\nThe Universal Father is the explanation of universal creation; he is the first cause, the eternal source.",
  "paper_number": 1,
  "paragraph_count": 2,
  "paragraphs": [
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 1,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.1",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
    },
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.2.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 2,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.2",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "text": "The Universal Father is the explanation of universal creation; he is the first cause, the eternal source."
    }
  ],
  "part_number": 1,
  "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
  "section_count": 1,
  "sections": [
    {
      "first_reference": "1:0.1",
      "paragraph_count": 2,
      "section_number": 0,
      "title": "Introduction"
    }
  ],
  "title": "The Universal Father",
  "topics": "Spirituality, Theology, Philosophy",
  "video_url": "https://video.urantiahub.com/tts-1-hd-nova-1.mp4"
}

Get a paragraph

Get one paragraph of the Urantia Papers by its reference, such as 1:0.1, with its paper and section, a link to an audio narration, the names it mentions, and the references of the paragraphs before and after it.

Inputs

ParagraphreferencetextRequired: The paragraph's reference: paper, then section, then paragraph, like 1:0.1 (paper 1, section 0, paragraph 1). Every result here reports one, so it usually comes from an earlier step.

Outputs

next_referencetext
paragraphobject
previous_referencetext

Example output

{
  "next_reference": "1:0.2",
  "paragraph": {
    "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
    "mention_names": "Creator Sons, monotheism, Universal Father",
    "mentions": [
      {
        "entity_id": "creator-sons",
        "name": "Creator Sons",
        "type": "order"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "monotheism",
        "name": "monotheism",
        "type": "religion"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "universal-father",
        "name": "Universal Father",
        "type": "being"
      }
    ],
    "paper_number": 1,
    "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
    "paragraph_number": 1,
    "part_number": 1,
    "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
    "reference": "1:0.1",
    "section_number": 0,
    "section_title": null,
    "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
  },
  "previous_reference": null
}

Get a paragraph with its context

Get a paragraph together with the paragraphs around it, as a list and as one combined text, so a quote can be read in context or handed to an AI step.

Inputs

ParagraphreferencetextRequired: The paragraph's reference: paper, then section, then paragraph, like 1:0.1 (paper 1, section 0, paragraph 1). Every result here reports one, so it usually comes from an earlier step.
Paragraphs on each sidewindownumber: How many paragraphs to include before and after, from 1 to 10. Defaults to 2.From 1 to 10. Default: 2.

Outputs

combined_texttext
first_referencetext
last_referencetext
paragraphobject
paragraphs_afternumber
paragraphs_beforenumber
passagelist

Example output

{
  "combined_text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder.\n\nThe Universal Father is the explanation of universal creation; he is the first cause, the eternal source.",
  "first_reference": "1:0.1",
  "last_reference": "1:0.2",
  "paragraph": {
    "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
    "paper_number": 1,
    "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
    "paragraph_number": 1,
    "part_number": 1,
    "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
    "reference": "1:0.1",
    "section_number": 0,
    "section_title": null,
    "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
  },
  "paragraphs_after": 1,
  "paragraphs_before": 0,
  "passage": [
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 1,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.1",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
    },
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.2.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 2,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.2",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "text": "The Universal Father is the explanation of universal creation; he is the first cause, the eternal source."
    }
  ]
}

Get a random paragraph

Get a paragraph picked at random, for a daily quote or reading. Set a length range to keep it short enough to post.

Inputs

Shortest lengthmin_lengthnumber: Only pick a paragraph at least this many characters long. Leave empty for no minimum.From 1 to 10000.
Longest lengthmax_lengthnumber: Only pick a paragraph at most this many characters long. 280 fits a post on X. Leave empty for no maximum.From 1 to 10000.

Outputs

next_referencetext
paragraphobject
previous_referencetext

Example output

{
  "next_reference": "1:0.2",
  "paragraph": {
    "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
    "mention_names": "Creator Sons, monotheism, Universal Father",
    "mentions": [
      {
        "entity_id": "creator-sons",
        "name": "Creator Sons",
        "type": "order"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "monotheism",
        "name": "monotheism",
        "type": "religion"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "universal-father",
        "name": "Universal Father",
        "type": "being"
      }
    ],
    "paper_number": 1,
    "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
    "paragraph_number": 1,
    "part_number": 1,
    "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
    "reference": "1:0.1",
    "section_number": 0,
    "section_title": null,
    "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
  },
  "previous_reference": null
}

Get a link to a 1200 by 630 picture of a paragraph, sized for link previews and social posts.

Inputs

ParagraphreferencetextRequired: The paragraph's reference: paper, then section, then paragraph, like 1:0.1 (paper 1, section 0, paragraph 1). Every result here reports one, so it usually comes from an earlier step.
Colourthemetext: The picture's colour scheme.One of: default (Blue), warm (Amber), purple, minimal. Default: default.

Outputs

heightnumber
image_urltext
referencetext
themetext
widthnumber

Example output

{
  "height": 630,
  "image_url": "https://api.urantia.dev/og/1:0.1",
  "reference": "1:0.1",
  "theme": "default",
  "width": 1200
}

Get a world religions passage

Get a passage, a short range of up to 50, or a whole chapter from one of nine public domain texts of the world's religions, such as the Bhagavad Gita or the Tao Te Ching.

Inputs

TextscripturetextRequired: Which world religion's text: the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada, the Tao Te Ching, the Analects, the Koran and others.
PassagereferencetextRequired: Chapter and verse with a dot, like 2.47. The Dhammapada, the Japji and the Shinto Oracles use one number (183), and Epictetus uses three (3.22.5). A range like 2.47-49 or a chapter number alone returns several passages.

Outputs

passage_countnumber
passage_texttext
passageslist
referencetext
religiontext
scripture_titletext
translation_yearnumber
translatortext
urantia_sectiontext: The section of the Urantia Papers about this religion.

Example output

{
  "passage_count": 1,
  "passage_text": "Thy business is with the action only, never with its fruits.",
  "passages": [
    {
      "chapter": 2,
      "chapter_title": null,
      "reference": "BG 2.47",
      "text": "Thy business is with the action only, never with its fruits."
    }
  ],
  "reference": "BG 2.47",
  "religion": "Hinduism",
  "scripture_title": "The Bhagavad Gita",
  "translation_year": 1922,
  "translator": "Annie Besant (4th edition)",
  "urantia_section": "131:4"
}

List papers

List the papers of The Urantia Book in order, with their part, topics and a narrated video, either all 197 or one part.

Inputs

Partparttext: Which part of the book to list.One of: any (The whole book), 0 (Foreword), 1 (Part 1: The Central and Superuniverses), 2 (Part 2: The Local Universe), 3 (Part 3: The History of Urantia), 4 (Part 4: The Life and Teachings of Jesus). Default: any.

Outputs

paper_countnumber
paperslist
part_numbernumber
part_titletext

Example output

{
  "paper_count": 1,
  "papers": [
    {
      "paper_number": 1,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "title": "The Universal Father",
      "topics": "Spirituality, Theology, Philosophy",
      "video_minutes": 39,
      "video_url": "https://video.urantiahub.com/tts-1-hd-nova-1.mp4"
    }
  ],
  "part_number": 1,
  "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses"
}

Look up a name

Get the index entry for one named being, place or concept: what it is, what else it is called, related names and how often the book mentions it.

Inputs

Nameentity_idtextRequired: The entry's id, such as universal-father. Search names returns it as 'entity_id'; typing the name itself, like Universal Father, works too.

Outputs

entityobject

Example output

{
  "entity": {
    "also_called": "",
    "description": "The First Person of Deity, the First Source and Center of all reality, creator and controller of the universe of universes.",
    "entity_id": "universal-father",
    "mention_count": 404,
    "name": "Universal Father",
    "see_also": "God, I AM, Infinite, personality circuit, Thought Adjusters",
    "type": "being",
    "type_label": "Beings and personalities"
  }
}

Search by meaning

Ask a question or describe an idea in your own words and get the paragraphs closest in meaning, even when they use different words. Each result has a similarity from 0 to 1.

Inputs

Question or ideaquerytextRequired: What you want to read about, in plain words.
Only in paperpapertext: Search only this paper. Leave empty to search the whole book.
Only in partparttext: Search only one of the book's four parts, or the Foreword.One of: any (The whole book), 0 (Foreword), 1 (Part 1: The Central and Superuniverses), 2 (Part 2: The Local Universe), 3 (Part 3: The History of Urantia), 4 (Part 4: The Life and Teachings of Jesus). Default: any.
Number of resultslimitnumber: How many results to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 10.From 1 to 100. Default: 10.

Outputs

paper_numbernumber
part_numbernumber
querytext
result_countnumber
resultslist

Example output

{
  "paper_number": null,
  "part_number": null,
  "query": "Who is God?",
  "result_count": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 1,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.1",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "similarity": 0.62,
      "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
    }
  ]
}

Search names

Search the book's index of more than 4,000 named beings, places, orders, races, religions and concepts, each with a short description and how often it is mentioned.

Inputs

Name containsquerytext: Part of a name or alias. Leave empty to browse.
Kindentity_typetext: Only return one kind of name.One of: any (Any kind), being (Beings and personalities), order (Orders of beings), place (Places), race (Races and peoples), religion (Religions), concept (Concepts). Default: any.
Number of resultslimitnumber: How many results to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 10.From 1 to 100. Default: 10.

Outputs

entitieslist
entity_countnumber
entity_typetext
querytext
total_matchesnumber

Example output

{
  "entities": [
    {
      "also_called": "",
      "description": "The First Person of Deity, the First Source and Center of all reality, creator and controller of the universe of universes.",
      "entity_id": "universal-father",
      "mention_count": 404,
      "name": "Universal Father",
      "see_also": "God, I AM, Infinite, personality circuit, Thought Adjusters",
      "type": "being",
      "type_label": "Beings and personalities"
    }
  ],
  "entity_count": 1,
  "entity_type": "any",
  "query": "universal father",
  "total_matches": 1
}

Search the Bible by meaning

Find Bible passages closest in meaning to a question or idea, each with the Urantia paragraphs closest to it.

Inputs

Question or ideaquerytextRequired: What you want to find, in plain words.
Testamenttestamenttext: Search the whole Bible or one part of it.One of: any (Whole Bible), ot (Old Testament), nt (New Testament), deuterocanon. Default: any.
Only in bookbooktext: Search only this book. Leave empty for all of them.
Number of resultslimitnumber: How many results to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 10.From 1 to 100. Default: 10.
Urantia parallels per resultparallelsnumber: How many of the closest Urantia paragraphs to attach to each result, from 0 to 10. Defaults to 3.From 0 to 10. Default: 3.

Outputs

querytext
result_countnumber
resultslist

Example output

{
  "query": "love your enemies",
  "result_count": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "book_name": "Luke",
      "chapter": 6,
      "parallels": [
        {
          "paper_number": 140,
          "paper_title": "The Ordination of the Twelve",
          "reference": "140:3.15",
          "section_title": "The Ordination Sermon",
          "similarity": 0.761,
          "text": "I say to you: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you."
        }
      ],
      "reference": "Luke 6:27-30",
      "similarity": 0.541,
      "testament": "New Testament",
      "text": "But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.",
      "top_parallel_reference": "140:3.15",
      "top_parallel_text": "I say to you: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you."
    }
  ]
}

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Find the paragraphs that contain some words or an exact phrase, best match first, across the whole book or one paper or part. A search that finds nothing returns no results rather than failing.

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Search forquerytextRequired: The words or phrase to look for.
Matchmatchtext: Whether a paragraph needs every word, any word, or the exact phrase.One of: all (All the words), any (Any of the words), phrase (The exact phrase). Default: all.
Only in paperpapertext: Search only this paper. Leave empty to search the whole book.
Only in partparttext: Search only one of the book's four parts, or the Foreword.One of: any (The whole book), 0 (Foreword), 1 (Part 1: The Central and Superuniverses), 2 (Part 2: The Local Universe), 3 (Part 3: The History of Urantia), 4 (Part 4: The Life and Teachings of Jesus). Default: any.
Number of resultslimitnumber: How many results to return, from 1 to 100. Defaults to 10.From 1 to 100. Default: 10.

Outputs

matchtext
paper_numbernumber
part_numbernumber
querytext
result_countnumber
resultslist
total_matchesnumber

Example output

{
  "match": "all",
  "paper_number": null,
  "part_number": null,
  "query": "universal father",
  "result_count": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "audio_url": "https://cdn.urantia.dev/audio/eng/paragraphs/nova/tts-1-hd-nova-1:1.0.1.mp3",
      "paper_number": 1,
      "paper_title": "The Universal Father",
      "paragraph_number": 1,
      "part_number": 1,
      "part_title": "The Central and Superuniverses",
      "reference": "1:0.1",
      "section_number": 0,
      "section_title": null,
      "text": "THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder."
    }
  ],
  "total_matches": 1210
}

Search world religions texts by meaning

Find passages in the world religions texts closest in meaning to a question or idea, each with the Urantia paragraphs closest to it.

Inputs

Question or ideaquerytextRequired: What you want to find, in plain words.
Only in textscripturetext: Search only this text. Leave empty for all of them.
Number of resultslimitnumber: How many results to return, from 1 to 50. Defaults to 10.From 1 to 50. Default: 10.
Urantia parallels per resultparallelsnumber: How many of the closest Urantia paragraphs to attach to each result, from 0 to 10. Defaults to 3.From 0 to 10. Default: 3.

Outputs

querytext
result_countnumber
resultslist

Example output

{
  "query": "hatred ceases by love",
  "result_count": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "parallels": [
        {
          "paper_number": 131,
          "paper_title": "The World\u2019s Religions",
          "reference": "131:3.6",
          "section_title": "Buddhism",
          "similarity": 0.412,
          "text": "Pay good for evil; overcome evil with the good."
        }
      ],
      "reference": "Dhp 3-5",
      "religion": "Buddhism",
      "scripture_title": "The Dhammapada",
      "similarity": 0.599,
      "text": "For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.",
      "top_parallel_reference": "131:3.6",
      "top_parallel_text": "Pay good for evil; overcome evil with the good."
    }
  ]
}

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