# Na Yin sound-element

`POST https://api.astroway.info/v1/bazi/na-yin`

The sound-element of each pillar. The sixty jiazi collapse into thirty names, two consecutive pillars to a name; the year pillar na yin is what popular readings mean by "your element", and it is not the day master.

Group: BaZi (Four Pillars). Auth: `X-Api-Key` header. Operation ID: `bazi_na-yin`.

## Request body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `date` | string | yes |  |
| `time` | string | no |  |
| `timezoneOffset` | number | no |  |
| `longitude` | number | no |  |
| `trueSolarTime` | boolean | no |  |
| `stageSchool` | "classical" \| "unified" | no |  |
| `includeFullTable` | boolean | no |  |
| `language` | string | no |  |

```json
{
  "date": "1990-05-15",
  "time": "14:30:00",
  "timezoneOffset": 8
}
```

## Responses

| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 200 | Successful calculation |
| 400 | Validation error |
| 401 | Missing or invalid API key |

### Success fields, under `data`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `solarYear` | number | no |  |
| `pillars` | object[] | no |  |
| `notes` | object[] | no |  |
| `methodology` | string | no |  |
| `source` | string | no |  |
| `disclaimer` | string | no |  |

## Example

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.astroway.info/v1/bazi/na-yin \
  -H "X-Api-Key: aw_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "date": "1990-05-15", "time": "14:30:00", "timezoneOffset": 8 }'
```

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