Endpoints

TSM API

The Trouble-Shooting Model: pests and diseases recorded for a crop, each with an identification photo, symptoms and management.

GET /crop/api/tsm/{crop}

Try it

Path parameters

crop string path required

One of cauliflower, onion, tomato.

Response fields

The response is an array of disease objects.

id integer

Primary key. Stable across releases, safe to store.

name string

Common name of the disease.

pic string (URL)

Absolute URL to the identification photo.

description string

Symptoms and epidemiology, in plain language.

solution string

Recommended management. Translated into Nepali on the public site.

Try it

Pick a crop and fetch its disease list.

API key

Sent as X-API-Key for this request only. How to get one.

Request

curl https://soil.narc.gov.np/crop/api/tsm/tomato \
  -H "X-API-Key: $NARC_API_KEY"

// Server side (Node 18+): never ship a key to the browser.
const res = await fetch(
  'https://soil.narc.gov.np/crop/api/tsm/tomato',
  { headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.NARC_API_KEY } },
);
const tsm = await res.json();

tsm.forEach(d => console.log(d.name));

import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://soil.narc.gov.np/crop/api/tsm/tomato",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["NARC_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=10,
)
res.raise_for_status()

for d in res.json():
    print(d["name"])

Response

[
  {
    "id": 12,
    "name": "Early Blight",
    "pic": ".../disease/early_blight.png",
    "description":
      "Dark ringed spots on lower leaves; fast defoliation.",
    "solution":
      "Rotate crops; mulch; spray copper fungicide."
  },
  {
    "id": 17,
    "name": "Late Blight",
    "pic": ".../disease/late_blight.png",
    "description":
      "Water-soaked leaf margins; white sporulation beneath.",
    "solution":
      "Resistant varieties; remove infected plants; mancozeb."
  }
]

{
  "result": "Unknown crop"
}