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api-ninjas-com Random Word API

The Random Word API generates unique and interesting words for songs, games, and education applications.

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GET /v2/randomword Returns a random word #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ninjas Random Word API
  description: 'Combined OpenAPI specification for every API Ninjas endpoint. Requests go to https://api.api-ninjas.com with an `X-Api-Key` header; get a free key at https://api-ninjas.com/register. Human-readable docs: https://api-ninjas.com/api. Index for LLMs: https://api-ninjas.com/llms.txt.'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Ninjas
    url: https://api-ninjas.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.api-ninjas.com
  description: API Ninjas Production
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Random Word
  description: The Random Word API generates unique and interesting words for songs, games, and education applications.
paths:
  /v2/randomword:
    get:
      summary: Returns a random word
      description: 'Returns one or more random words, optionally restricted to a part of speech: noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.'
      operationId: getRandomWord
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: 'Type of word. Possible values are: noun, verb, adjective, adverb.'
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - noun
          - verb
          - adjective
          - adverb
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: How many results to return. Must be between 1 and 30. Default is 1.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 30
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Successful response: a list of random words.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                  example: menial
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error400'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error401'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error500'
      tags:
      - Random Word
components:
  schemas:
    Error401:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Unauthorized
    Error500:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Internal Server Error
    Error400:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Bad Request
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
externalDocs:
  description: API Ninjas documentation
  url: https://api-ninjas.com/api