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From Oxford's OpenAPI specification (version 1.11.0), spec updated June 21, 2021, via APIs.guru.
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https://od-api-demo.oxforddictionaries.com:443/api/v1| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /domains/{source_domains_language}/{target_domains_language} | Lists available domains in a bilingual dataset |
| GET | /domains/{source_language} | Lists available domains in a monolingual dataset |
| GET | /entries/{source_language}/{word_id}/sentences | Retrieve corpus sentences for a given word |
| GET | /entries/{source_lang}/{word_id} | Retrieve dictionary information for a given word |
| GET | /entries/{source_lang}/{word_id}/antonyms | Retrieve words that mean the opposite |
| GET | /entries/{source_lang}/{word_id}/regions={region} | Specify GB or US dictionary for English entry search |
| GET | /entries/{source_lang}/{word_id}/synonyms | Retrieve words that are similar |
| GET | /entries/{source_lang}/{word_id}/synonyms;antonyms | Retrieve synonyms and antonyms for a given word |
| GET | /entries/{source_lang}/{word_id}/{filters} | Apply filters to response |
| GET | /entries/{source_translation_language}/{word_id}/translations={target_translation_language} | Retrieve translation for a given word |
| GET | /filters | Lists available filters |
| GET | /filters/{endpoint} | Lists available filters for specific endpoint |
| GET | /grammaticalFeatures/{source_language} | Lists available grammatical features in a dataset |
| GET | /inflections/{source_lang}/{word_id}/{filters} | Check a word exists in the dictionary and retrieve its root form |
| GET | /languages | Lists available dictionaries |
| GET | /lexicalcategories/{language} | Lists available lexical categories in a dataset |
| GET | /regions/{source_language} | Lists available regions in a monolingual dataset |
| GET | /registers/{source_language} | Lists available registers in a monolingual dataset |
| GET | /registers/{source_register_language}/{target_register_language} | Lists available registers in a bilingual dataset |
| GET | /search/{source_lang} | Retrieve possible matches to input |
| GET | /search/{source_search_language}/translations={target_search_language} | Retrieve possible translation matches to input |
| GET | /stats/frequency/ngrams/{source_lang}/{corpus}/{ngram-size}/ | Retrieve the frequency of ngrams (1-4) derived from a corpus |
| GET | /stats/frequency/word/{source_lang}/ | Retrieve the frequency of a word derived from a corpus. |
| GET | /stats/frequency/words/{source_lang}/ | Retrieve a list of frequencies of a word/words derived from a corpus. |
| GET | /wordlist/{source_lang}/{filters_advanced} | Retrieve list of words for category with advanced options |
Showing 25 of 26 endpoints. The full list is in the spec above.