Wiktionary Definition API
Wiktionary-specific structured multilingual definition endpoint
Wiktionary Definition API is one of 11 APIs that Wiktionary publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 64 JSON Schema definitions.
Tagged areas include Definition. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, and 64 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/rest.php.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Wiktionary Definition API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope.
By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.
oauth2— OAuth 2.0 access tokens issued via api.wikimedia.org.
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Wiktionary-specific structured multilingual definition endpoint
Schemas 4
The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ProblemDetails (5 properties), DefinitionEntry (3 properties), LanguageEntry (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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