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Words API Thesaurus API

Words API Synonyms, Antonyms, and Similar Word Relationships.

Words API Thesaurus API is one of 9 APIs that Words API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 13 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Thesaurus. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, and 13 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com.

4 operations 4 paths 5 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Words API Thesaurus API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-RapidAPI-Key (RapidApiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • RapidApiKey — RapidAPI subscription key. The X-RapidAPI-Host header (wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com) is also required.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Thesaurus 4

Words API Synonyms, Antonyms, and Similar Word Relationships.

GET
/words/{word}/synonyms
Get Word Synonyms
getSynonyms 1 param → 200404
GET
/words/{word}/antonyms
Get Word Antonyms
getAntonyms 1 param → 200404
GET
/words/{word}/similar
Get Words Similar To
getSimilarTo 1 param → 200
GET
/words/{word}/also
Get Word Also Used
getAlso 1 param → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AlsoResponse (2 properties), SynonymsResponse (2 properties), SimilarToResponse (2 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AntonymsResponse
object
Response from GET /words/{word}/antonyms.
2 properties
Error
object
Error response body returned by Words API when a request fails.
2 properties 1 required
SimilarToResponse
object
2 properties
SynonymsResponse
object
Response from GET /words/{word}/synonyms.
2 properties
AlsoResponse
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

words-thesaurus-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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