---
title: "HD Group Overlay"
method: POST
path: "/hd/group-overlay"
tags: ["Human Design"]
---

# HD Group Overlay

`POST /hd/group-overlay`

Calculate a combined HD group overlay chart for 2 or more people, showing collectively defined centers and channels.

## Request body

- MultiChart — Group of 2-10 natal charts for collective calculations: group synastry, penta-chart, etc.
  - `inputs` ChartInput[], required
    - `date` string, required
    - `time` string, required
    - `timezoneOffset` number, nullable — Hours from UTC at the given moment, not minutes. Fractional zones are hours too: 5.5 for India, 5.75 for Nepal, -3.5 for Newfoundland. Defaults to 0, meaning UTC.
    - `latitude` number, required
    - `longitude` number, required
    - `houseSystem` string
    - `name` string
    - `city` string
    - `zodiacType` 'tropical' | 'sidereal'
    - `ayanamsaId` number, nullable
    - `ayanamsa` 'fagan-bradley' | 'lahiri' | 'de-luce' | 'raman' | 'krishnamurti' | 'kp' | 'yukteshwar' | 'jn-bhasin' | 'true-citra' | 'djwhal-khul' — Sidereal school by name. Lahiri when omitted. Equivalent to ayanamsaId; send either.
    - `cosmogram` boolean

## Response `200`

Successful calculation

- object
  - `ok` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `count` number, nullable
    - `definedCenters` string[], nullable
    - `definedChannels` object[], nullable
      - `id` string, nullable
      - `from` string, nullable
      - `to` string, nullable
    - `openCenters` string[], nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation error
- `401` — Missing or invalid API key

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