Prayer Times API

Get accurate prayer times for any location worldwide. Supports 9 calculation methods from major Islamic authorities, with both Hanafi and Shafi Asr times always included in the response, and Zawal window calculations.

Get Prayer Times

Retrieve prayer times for a specific location and date.

GET/v1/prayer

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
lat	float	Required	Latitude (-90 to 90)
lng	float	Required	Longitude (-180 to 180)
date	string	Optional	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: today)
method	string\|integer	Optional	Calculation method ID (1-9) or code (MWL, ISNA, etc.) (default: MWL)
tz	string	Optional	IANA timezone (auto-detected if not provided)

Example Request

curl "https://api.falakapi.com/v1/prayer?lat=28.66&lng=77.07&date=2025-01-15" \
  -H "X-API-Key: fak_your_api_key_here"

Example Response

{
  "date": {
    "gregorian": "2025-01-15",
    "timestamp": 1736899200
  },
  "prayers": {
    "fajr": "05:32",
    "sunrise": "06:52",
    "zawal_start": "12:06",
    "zawal": "12:09",
    "zawal_end": "12:12",
    "dhuhr": "12:12",
    "asr": "15:22",
    "asr_hanafi": "15:22",
    "asr_shafi": "14:45",
    "maghrib": "17:26",
    "isha": "18:44"
  }
}

Notes

•Both Asr times (Hanafi and Shafi) are always included in the response - use asr_hanafi or asr_shafi fields
•The main 'asr' field uses Hanafi calculation by default
•Zawal window includes start, peak, and end times
•Timezone is automatically detected from coordinates if not provided
•Supports past, present, and future dates

Calculation Methods

ID	Code	Method Name	Region
1	MWL	Muslim World League	Global
2	ISNA	Islamic Society of North America	North America
3	EGYPT	Egyptian General Authority of Survey	Egypt
4	UMM_AL_QURA	Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah	Saudi Arabia
5	KARACHI	University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi	Pakistan
6	GULF	Gulf Region	Qatar, UAE, Kuwait
7	MOONSIGHTING	Moonsighting Committee Worldwide	Global
8	TURKEY	Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı	Turkey
9	JAFARI	Institute of Geophysics, Tehran	Iran (Jafari)