Acrostic Puzzle Generator API GET

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Acrostic Puzzle Generator creates puzzles where the first letters of answer words spell out a hidden keyword.

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Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

200 OK

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    // Acrostic Puzzle Generator response payload
  }
}

About the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API

Returns clues, answers, and the hidden keyword. Includes interactive HTML with the acrostic layout.

What people use it for

Education: Create vocabulary puzzles that reveal themed words
Special Occasions: Generate personalized acrostics for names and messages
Word Games: Build acrostic challenges for puzzle apps
Creative Writing: Inspire poetry and creative word exercises

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

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Other ways to use Acrostic Puzzle Generator

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.on VerveKit

Questions.

Common questions about the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API.

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What does the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API do?

Acrostic Puzzle Generator creates puzzles where the first letters of answer words spell out a hidden keyword.

How do I authenticate Acrostic Puzzle Generator API requests?

Pass your API key in the x-api-key header over HTTPS. One key works across all 300+ APIVerve APIs — there are no per-endpoint credentials.

How much does the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API cost?

Each call spends 2 credits from your shared pool. The free tier includes 200 credits every month, and paid plans add more headroom.

How fast is the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API?

Response time depends on the endpoint — the p50 through p99 latency for this API is published on this page. Requests are served over HTTPS through a global edge network.

What response formats does the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API support?

JSON by default, plus XML and YAML via the format parameter. GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents are available across the catalog.

What HTTP method does the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API use?

GET over HTTPS, following standard REST conventions with a consistent { status, error, data } response envelope.

Request parameters — GET /v1/acrostic

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Required

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`word`Required	string	`HAPPY`	The keyword to spell out (3-15 letters)

Optional

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`theme`OptionalPremium	string	`positive`	Theme: random, positive, nature, adventure, friendship, learning default random
`image`OptionalPremium	boolean	`true`	Set to true to generate a downloadable puzzle image default false

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic?word=HAPPY&theme=positive&image=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/acrostic

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "keyword": "HAPPY",
    "theme": "positive",
    "lines": [
      {
        "position": 1,
        "letter": "H",
        "answer": "HAPPY",
        "letterCount": 5,
        "clue": "1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s..."
      },
      {
        "position": 2,
        "letter": "A",
        "answer": "AMAZING",
        "letterCount": 7,
        "clue": "Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz\"ing*ly, adv."
      },
      {
        "position": 3,
        "letter": "P",
        "answer": "PEACEFUL",
        "letterCount": 8,
        "clue": "1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet..."
      },
      {
        "position": 4,
        "letter": "P",
        "answer": "PEACEFUL",
        "letterCount": 8,
        "clue": "1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet..."
      },
      {
        "position": 5,
        "letter": "Y",
        "answer": "YOUTHFUL",
        "letterCount": 8,
        "clue": "1. Not yet mature or aged; young. \"Two youthful knights.\" Dryden.  Also used fig..."
      }
    ],
    "lineCount": 5,
    "html": "<html><head><title>Acrostic Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;}h1 {text-align: center; color: #FF5722;}.intro {text-align: center; color: #666; margin-bottom: 30px;}.puzzle {margin: 20px 0;}.line {display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 10px 0; padding: 10px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 5px;}.number {width: 30px; font-weight: bold; color: #FF5722;}.first-letter {width: 40px; height: 40px; background: #FF5722; color: white; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px; margin-right: 10px;}.blanks {display: flex; gap: 3px; margin-right: 15px;}.blank {width: 25px; height: 30px; border-bottom: 2px solid #333;}.clue {flex: 1; font-size: 14px; color: #666; font-style: italic;}.keyword {text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; padding: 20px; background: #FFF3E0; border-radius: 10px;}.keyword-letters {display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;}.keyword-letter {width: 40px; height: 40px; background: #FF5722; color: white; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px;}</style></head><body><h1>Acrostic Puzzle</h1><div class='intro'>Solve the clues. The first letters spell a word!</div><div class='puzzle'><div class='line'><span class='number'>1.</span><span class='first-letter'>H</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>2.</span><span class='first-letter'>A</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz'ing*ly, adv.</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>3.</span><span class='first-letter'>P</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>4.</span><span class='first-letter'>P</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiet...</span></div><div class='line'><span class='number'>5.</span><span class='first-letter'>Y</span><span class='blanks'><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span><span class='blank'></span></span><span class='clue'>1. Not yet mature or aged; young. 'Two youthful knights.' Dryden.  Also used fig...</span></div></div><div class='keyword'><p>Hidden word:</p><div class='keyword-letters'><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div><div class='keyword-letter'>?</div></div></div></body></html>",
    "image": {
      "imageName": "8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png",
      "format": ".png",
      "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/acrostic/8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766009969&Signature=IBbnpk61J5uW7bsfoqRwceF7weeBO%2Bq63BKH7LZpXLhZJk1vYISzRXy%2BPeZnH0t4h%2FvK%2BIJCv84THbV5ym9KkdLUXJK3wYkh8XoyZz%2FyFsBNJ6YCtFLkb0F3AULXyOGEcJ3F3mz4f2oS9P6Wtx4bX8NKVs3B316pY0aJzKo%2Fm5Lnv81i9y%2BRA7EMc9f7M8N9Nin08T%2F4K3W3LxO%2FJUcwocs7UTAORbhCSTqbSn2eIhJLKAN%2B4gSvDghzigwHT9THBVAD1VHgmkfxPNKMqFcarnah7Lfh78RcZM5Zfubl50YgBLVwwwQ%2Bp0Sxbjgeb0osdEkHwAfXbKP2bmA9%2B3TrLA%3D%3D",
      "expires": 1766009969599
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`keyword`	string	`"HAPPY"`	The word spelled by first letters of all answers
`theme`	string	`"positive"`	The selected theme used to generate word answers
`lines`	array[5]		Array of clue objects with answers and letters
`position`	number	`1`	Line number position in the acrostic puzzle
`letter`	string	`"H"`	First letter of the answer word for this line
`answer`	string	`"HAPPY"`	The complete answer word for this clue
`letterCount`	number	`5`	Number of letters in the answer word
`clue`	string	`"1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; s..."`	Dictionary definition clue for solving the puzzle
`lineCount`	number	`5`	Total number of lines and clues in puzzle
`html`Premium	string	`"<html><head><title>Acrostic Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;}h1 …`	Rendered interactive HTML puzzle with styled layout
`image`Premium	object	`{...}`	Generated puzzle image with metadata and download URL
`imageName`Premium	string	`"8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png"`	Unique identifier for the generated puzzle image
`format`Premium	string	`".png"`	Image file format extension like .png or .jpg
`downloadURL`Premium	string	`"https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/acrostic/8b67d4ec-c262-4f7b-9cf1-b8c2766e8c54_acrostic.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-comp…`	Cloud storage URL for downloading the puzzle image
`expires`Premium	number	`1766009969599`	Unix timestamp when the download URL expires

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Acrostic Puzzle Generator calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

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Call it from cURL — GET /v1/acrostic

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/acrostic with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/acrostic-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceAcrostic Puzzle Generator API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/acrosticnpm APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/acrostic

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/acrostic

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/acrosticThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/acrostic-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceAcrostic Puzzle Generator API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/acrostic

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/acrostic with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/acrosticnpm APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/acrostic

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGenerator

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/acrostic-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceAcrostic Puzzle Generator API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/acrosticnpm

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/acrostic

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/acrostic with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/acrosticnpm APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/acrostic

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/acrostic with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/acrosticnpm APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/acrostic

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/acrostic with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/acrostic")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/acrosticnpm APIVerve.API.AcrosticPuzzleGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Acrostic Puzzle Generator API GET

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Acrostic Puzzle Generator API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Acrostic Puzzle Generator

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/acrostic

Required

Optional

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/acrostic

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/acrostic

Resources

Also published for

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