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Dictionary API

The Dictionary API allows you to look up definitions for any English word.

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/v1/dictionary GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/dictionary

Returns a string containing definitions for a given word.

Parameters

  • word  required

    Word to look up.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Response

A JSON object with the following fields or an error if the request is unsuccessful.

  • word

    The word that was looked up.

  • definition

    The definition of the word (only present if valid is true).

  • valid

    Whether the word is valid (true or false).

Sample Request Live Demo!

word

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/dictionary?word=code

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/dictionary?word=example" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.