DATPAQ Dictionary API

English word definitions, phonetics, and fuzzy suggestions

Operations 5

GET /dictionary Look up an English word definition (GET) #
POST /dictionary Look up an English word definition (POST) #
GET /dictionary/batch Look up multiple word definitions (GET) #
POST /dictionary/batch Look up multiple word definitions (POST) #
GET /dictionary/suggest Fuzzy word suggestions #

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OpenAPI Specification

datpaq-com-dictionary-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Datpaq Com Dictionary API
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    name: Datpaq Support
    url: https://datpaq.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
  description: 'Operations tagged Dictionary across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: datpaq-com.yaml, datpaq-com-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Production
- url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Staging
security:
- ApiKeyHeader: []
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Dictionary
  description: English word definitions, phonetics, and fuzzy suggestions
paths:
  /dictionary:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      operationId: dictionaryDefineGet
      summary: Look up an English word definition (GET)
      description: Returns phonetic transcription, parts of speech, definitions, and usage examples for a single word.
      parameters:
      - name: word
        in: query
        required: true
        description: English word to define
        schema:
          type: string
          example: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Word definition payload
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                word: example
                phonetic: IH0 G Z AE1 M P AH0 L
                meanings:
                - partOfSpeech: noun
                  definition: A representative form or pattern.
                  example: This sentence is an example of correct usage.
                synonyms:
                - sample
                - instance
                antonyms: []
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    post:
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      operationId: dictionaryDefinePost
      summary: Look up an English word definition (POST)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - word
              properties:
                word:
                  type: string
                  example: serendipity
            example:
              word: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Word definition payload
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                word: example
                phonetic: IH0 G Z AE1 M P AH0 L
                meanings:
                - partOfSpeech: noun
                  definition: A representative form or pattern.
                  example: This sentence is an example of correct usage.
                synonyms:
                - sample
                - instance
                antonyms: []
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /dictionary/batch:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      operationId: dictionaryDefineBatchGet
      summary: Look up multiple word definitions (GET)
      parameters:
      - name: words
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Comma-separated list of words
        schema:
          type: string
          example: example,dictionary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch definition results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                results:
                - word: example
                  meanings:
                  - partOfSpeech: noun
                    definition: A representative form or pattern
                - word: dictionary
                  meanings:
                  - partOfSpeech: noun
                    definition: A reference book of word meanings
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    post:
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      operationId: dictionaryDefineBatchPost
      summary: Look up multiple word definitions (POST)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - word
              properties:
                word:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  maxItems: 50
            example:
              word:
              - example
              - dictionary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch definition results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                results:
                - word: example
                  meanings:
                  - partOfSpeech: noun
                    definition: A representative form or pattern
                - word: dictionary
                  meanings:
                  - partOfSpeech: noun
                    definition: A reference book of word meanings
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /dictionary/suggest:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dictionary
      operationId: dictionarySuggest
      summary: Fuzzy word suggestions
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Partial or misspelled query
        schema:
          type: string
          example: exampl
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Suggested word matches
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                suggestions:
                - example
                - examples
                - exemplary
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid API key
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier for support
          example: abc123-def456-789ghi
        service:
          type: string
          description: Service name that produced the error
          example: ip-geolocation
    GenericSuccess:
      type: object
      description: Standard success envelope. The data property structure varies by endpoint.
      properties:
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier
          example: abc123-def456
        data:
          type: object
          description: Response payload (structure varies by endpoint)
        cached:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the response was served from cache
          example: false
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — missing or invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded — retry after the indicated period
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service temporarily unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key passed via x-api-key request header
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as api_key query parameter
x-refined-from:
- datpaq-com.yaml
- datpaq-com-openapi.yaml