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Words API Word API

Words API Lookup a Word and Retrieve Its Full Lexical Entry.

Words API Word 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 Word. 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 1 operation across 1 path, 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.

1 operations 1 paths 5 schemas 1 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 Word 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 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Word 1

Words API Lookup a Word and Retrieve Its Full Lexical Entry.

GET
/words/{word}
Get Word Entry
getWord 1 param → 200401404429500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Result (25 properties), WordEntry (5 properties), Pronunciation (5 properties), Syllables (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Result
object
Single lexical-relationship record for one sense of a word.
25 properties
Pronunciation
object
Pronunciation in IPA. May be a single string or split by part of speech.
5 properties
Error
object
Error response body returned by Words API when a request fails.
2 properties 1 required
Syllables
object
Syllable breakdown for a word.
2 properties
WordEntry
object
Full lexical entry for one English word — every detail-type endpoint reads from this structure.
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

words-word-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Words API publishes across the network.

Words API Categories API
Words API Definitions API
Words API Examples API
Words API Frequency API
Words API Hierarchy API
Words API Phonetics API
Words API Search API
Words API Thesaurus API