Here you'll find all the ways in which you can interact with Wordnik's APIs.

• /account

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  • • get /account.{format}/authenticate/{username}

      • Authenticates a User
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      username		A confirmed Wordnik username; Part of the URL string itself
      password		The user's password

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    • post /account.{format}/authenticate/{username}

      • Authenticates a user
      Parameters

      Parameter	Default Value	Description
      username		A confirmed Wordnik username; Part of the URL string itself
      request body		The user's password; The body of the request

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  • • get /account.{format}/wordLists

      • Fetches WordList objects for the logged-in user.
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      api_key		API Key
      auth_token		auth_token of logged-in user
      skip		Results to skip
      limit		Maximum number of results to return

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  • • get /account.{format}/apiTokenStatus

      • Returns usage statistics for the API account.
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      Parameter	Value	Description
      api_key		Wordnik authentication token

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  • • get /account.{format}/user

      • Returns the logged-in User

      Implementation Notes

      Requires a valid auth_token to be set.

      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      api_key		API Key
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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• /word

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/examples

      • Returns examples for a word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to return examples for; Part of the URL string itself
      includeDuplicates	false true	Show duplicate examples from different sources
      contentProvider		Return results from a specific ContentProvider
      useCanonical	false true	If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      skip		Results to skip
      limit		Maximum number of results to return

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}

      • Given a word as a string, returns the WordObject that represents it
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		String value of WordObject to return; Part of the URL string itself
      useCanonical	false (default) true	If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      includeSuggestions	false true	Return suggestions (for correct spelling, case variants, etc.)

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/definitions

      • Return definitions for a word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to return definitions for; Part of the URL string itself
      limit		Maximum number of results to return
      partOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	CSV list of part-of-speech types
      includeRelated	true false (default)	Return related words with definitions
      sourceDictionaries	all ahd century wiktionary webster wordnet	If 'all' is received, results are returned from all sources. If multiple values are received (e.g. 'century,wiktionary'), results are returned from the first specified dictionary that has definitions. If left blank, results are returned from the first dictionary that has definitions. By default, dictionaries are searched in this order: ahd, wiktionary, webster, century, wordnet
      useCanonical	false (default) true	If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      includeTags	false (default) true	Return a closed set of XML tags in response

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/topExample

      • Returns a top example for a word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to fetch examples for; Part of the URL string itself
      contentProvider		Return results from a specific ContentProvider
      useCanonical	false true	If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/pronunciations

      • Returns text pronunciations for a given word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to get pronunciations for; Part of the URL string itself
      useCanonical	false true	If true will try to return a correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      sourceDictionary	ahd century cmu macmillan wiktionary webster wordnet	Get from a single dictionary.
      typeFormat	ahd arpabet gcide-diacritical IPA	Text pronunciation type
      limit		Maximum number of results to return

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/hyphenation

      • Returns syllable information for a word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to get syllables for; Part of the URL string itself
      useCanonical		If true will try to return a correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      sourceDictionary		Get from a single dictionary. Valid options: ahd, century, wiktionary, webster, and wordnet.
      limit		Maximum number of results to return

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/frequency

      • Returns word usage over time
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to return; Part of the URL string itself
      useCanonical		If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      startYear		Starting Year
      endYear		Ending Year

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/phrases

      • Fetches bi-gram phrases for a word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to fetch phrases for; Part of the URL string itself
      limit		Maximum number of results to return
      wlmi		Minimum WLMI for the phrase
      useCanonical	false true	If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/related

      • Return related words (thesaurus data) for a word
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word for which to return related words; Part of the URL string itself
      partOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	CSV list of part-of-speech types
      sourceDictionary	ahd century wiktionary webster wordnet	Get data from a single dictionary
      limit		Maximum number of results to return
      useCanonical	false true	If true will try to return the correct word root ('cats' -> 'cat'). If false returns exactly what was requested.
      type	synonym antonym variant equivalent cross-reference related-word rhyme form etymologically-related-term hypernym hyponym inflected-form primary same-context verb-form verb-stem unknown	Relationship type

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  • • get /word.{format}/{word}/audio

      • Fetches audio metadata for a word.

      Implementation Notes

      The metadata includes a time-expiring fileUrl which allows reading the audio file directly from the API. Currently only audio pronunciations from the American Heritage Dictionary in mp3 format are supported.

      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      word		Word to get audio for.; Part of the URL string itself
      useCanonical		Use the canonical form of the word.
      limit		Maximum number of results to return

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• /wordList

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  • • put /wordList.{format}/{wordListId}

      • Updates an existing WordList
      Parameters

      Parameter	Default Value	Description
      wordListId		ID of WordList to update; Part of the URL string itself
      request body		Updated WordList; The body of the request
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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    • delete /wordList.{format}/{wordListId}

      • Deletes an existing WordList
      Parameters

      Parameter	Default Value	Description
      wordListId		ID of WordList to delete; Part of the URL string itself
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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    • get /wordList.{format}/{wordListId}

      • Fetches a WordList by ID
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      wordListId		ID of WordList to fetch; Part of the URL string itself
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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  • • post /wordList.{format}/{wordListId}/words

      • Adds words to a WordList
      Parameters

      Parameter	Default Value	Description
      wordListId		ID of WordList to user; Part of the URL string itself
      request body		Array of words to add to WordList; The body of the request
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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    • get /wordList.{format}/{wordListId}/words

      • Fetches words in a WordList
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      wordListId		ID of WordList to use; Part of the URL string itself
      sortBy	createDate (default) alpha	Field to sort by
      sortOrder	asc desc (default)	Direction to sort
      skip		Results to skip
      limit		Maximum number of results to return
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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  • • post /wordList.{format}/{wordListId}/deleteWords

      • Removes words from a WordList
      Parameters

      Parameter	Default Value	Description
      wordListId		ID of WordList to use; Part of the URL string itself
      request body		Words to remove from WordList; The body of the request
      auth_token		The auth token of the logged-in user, obtained by calling /account.{format}/authenticate/{username} (described above)

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• /words

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  • • get /words.{format}/search

      • Searches words.
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      query		Search term
      caseSensitive	true (default) false	Search case sensitive
      includePartOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	Only include these comma-delimited parts of speech
      excludePartOfSpeech		Exclude these comma-delimited parts of speech
      minCorpusCount		Minimum corpus frequency for terms
      maxCorpusCount		Maximum corpus frequency for terms
      minDictionaryCount		Minimum number of dictionary entries for words returned
      maxDictionaryCount		Maximum dictionary definition count
      minLength		Minimum word length
      maxLength		Maximum word length
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  • • get /words.{format}/wordOfTheDay

      • Returns a specific WordOfTheDay
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      Parameter	Value	Description
      date		Fetches by date in yyyy-MM-dd
      category		Filters response by category
      creator		Filters response by username

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  • • get /words.{format}/search/{query}

      • Searches words.
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      query		Search query; Part of the URL string itself
      caseSensitive	true (default) false	Search case sensitive
      includePartOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	Only include these comma-delimited parts of speech
      excludePartOfSpeech		Exclude these comma-delimited parts of speech
      minCorpusCount		Minimum corpus frequency for terms
      maxCorpusCount		Maximum corpus frequency for terms
      minDictionaryCount		Minimum number of dictionary entries
      maxDictionaryCount		Maximum dictionary count
      minLength		Minimum word length
      maxLength		Maximum word length
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  • • get /words.{format}/randomWords

      • Returns an array of random WordObjects
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      hasDictionaryDef	false true	Only return words with dictionary definitions
      includePartOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	CSV part-of-speech values to include
      excludePartOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	CSV part-of-speech values to exclude
      minCorpusCount		Minimum corpus frequency for terms (integer)
      maxCorpusCount		Maximum corpus frequency for terms (integer)
      minDictionaryCount		Minimum dictionary count (integer)
      maxDictionaryCount		Maximum dictionary count (integer)
      minLength		Minimum word length (characters)
      maxLength		Maximum word length (characters)
      sortBy	alpha count	Attribute to sort by
      sortOrder	asc desc	Sort direction
      limit		Maximum number of results to return

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  • • get /words.{format}/randomWord

      • Returns a single random WordObject
      Parameters

      Parameter	Value	Description
      hasDictionaryDef	false true (default)	Only return words with dictionary definitions
      includePartOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	CSV part-of-speech values to include
      excludePartOfSpeech	noun adjective verb adverb interjection pronoun preposition abbreviation affix article auxiliary-verb conjunction definite-article family-name given-name idiom imperative noun-plural noun-posessive past-participle phrasal-prefix proper-noun proper-noun-plural proper-noun-posessive suffix verb-intransitive verb-transitive	CSV part-of-speech values to exclude
      minCorpusCount		Minimum corpus frequency for terms
      maxCorpusCount		Maximum corpus frequency for terms
      minDictionaryCount		Minimum dictionary count
      maxDictionaryCount		Maximum dictionary count
      minLength		Minimum word length
      maxLength		Maximum word length

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The latest API base URL is http://api.wordnik.com/v4