Linguatools Collocations API

Operations for retrieving English collocations.

Operations 1

GET / Get collocations for a word #

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OpenAPI Specification

linguatools-collocations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Linguatools Collocations API
  description: The Linguatools Collocations API provides access to a dictionary of more than 2 million English collocations. It returns collocations for a query word filtered by syntactic relation, part of speech, and a minimum significance score, with up to three example sentences per collocation. The API is distributed via RapidAPI.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Linguatools
    url: https://linguatools.org/language-apis/linguatools-collocation-api/
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://rapidapi.com/linguatools/api/linguatools-collocations
servers:
- url: https://linguatools-collocations.p.rapidapi.com
  description: RapidAPI production endpoint
security:
- RapidAPIKey: []
tags:
- name: Collocations
  description: Operations for retrieving English collocations.
paths:
  /:
    get:
      summary: Get collocations for a word
      description: Returns collocations for the supplied query word. Supports filtering by syntactic relation, minimum significance score, and (in v2) part of speech. Results include the collocation text, relation type, significance score, and up to three example sentences.
      operationId: getCollocations
      tags:
      - Collocations
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The query word (case-insensitive).
        schema:
          type: string
        example: change
      - name: lang
        in: query
        required: true
        description: ISO 639-1 language code. Currently only `en` is supported.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - en
        example: en
      - name: relation
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Syntactic relation type (case-sensitive). Examples include `V:obj:N` (verb-object), `N:mod:Adj` (noun-adjective modifier), `Adj:mod:N`, `V:subj:N`, `N:prep:N`, `V:adv:Adv`.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: min_sig
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Minimum significance threshold. Values must be 100 or greater.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 100
      - name: pos
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Part of speech filter (v2 only). One of `V` (verb), `Vinf` (infinitive verb), `N` (noun), `Adj` (adjective), `Adv` (adverb).
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - V
          - Vinf
          - N
          - Adj
          - Adv
      - name: X-RapidAPI-Key
        in: header
        required: true
        description: Your RapidAPI subscription key.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-RapidAPI-Host
        in: header
        required: true
        description: Must be set to `linguatools-collocations.p.rapidapi.com`.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: linguatools-collocations.p.rapidapi.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A JSON array of collocations matching the query.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collocation'
        '400':
          description: Bad request, missing or invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid RapidAPI key.
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded for the current plan.
components:
  schemas:
    Collocation:
      type: object
      properties:
        basis:
          type: string
          description: The base word that was queried.
          example: change
        collocate:
          type: string
          description: The collocated word or phrase.
          example: dramatic
        relation:
          type: string
          description: Syntactic relation type linking the basis and the collocate.
          example: N:mod:Adj
        significance:
          type: number
          description: Statistical significance score for the collocation.
          example: 1825.4
        examples:
          type: array
          description: Up to three example sentences illustrating the collocation.
          items:
            type: string
  securitySchemes:
    RapidAPIKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-RapidAPI-Key