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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RandNext Words API
  version: 1.5.0
  description: 'Free random content and generator results from 48 RandNext tools, plus verifiable draw records. No API key needed; only draw management uses the draw''s manage token. Limits: 60 requests/minute and 1,000/day per IP. Free use requires a visible "Powered by RandNext" link to https://randnext.com, and the attribution field must be shown when present.'
servers:
- url: https://randnext.com
tags:
- name: Words
paths:
  /api/v1/words/random:
    get:
      summary: A random word
      parameters:
      - name: category
        in: query
        description: Limit results to one content category. Omit it to search every category.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - noun
          - verb
          - adjective
          - adverb
      - name: safety
        in: query
        description: Content safety level. family returns family-safe items only; general also permits general-audience items.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - family
          - general
          default: general
      - name: min_length
        in: query
        description: Minimum number of letters in the returned word.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 30
      - name: max_length
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of letters in the returned word.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 30
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 30
      - name: starts_with
        in: query
        description: Return only words beginning with this single letter.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Unix time (seconds) when the window resets
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter (INVALID_PARAMETER)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Nothing matches (NOT_FOUND)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited (RATE_LIMITED)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
      tags:
      - Words
      operationId: getApiV1WordsRandom
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/v1/words:
    get:
      summary: Several distinct random words
      parameters:
      - name: category
        in: query
        description: Limit results to one content category. Omit it to search every category.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - noun
          - verb
          - adjective
          - adverb
      - name: safety
        in: query
        description: Content safety level. family returns family-safe items only; general also permits general-audience items.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - family
          - general
          default: general
      - name: min_length
        in: query
        description: Minimum number of letters in the returned word.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 30
      - name: max_length
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of letters in the returned word.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 30
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 30
      - name: starts_with
        in: query
        description: Return only words beginning with this single letter.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of distinct random items to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 20
          default: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Unix time (seconds) when the window resets
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
                  count:
                    type: integer
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter (INVALID_PARAMETER)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Nothing matches (NOT_FOUND)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited (RATE_LIMITED)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
      tags:
      - Words
      operationId: getApiV1Words
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/v1/words/{id}:
    get:
      summary: One word by ID
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Stable ID of the word to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter (INVALID_PARAMETER)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Nothing matches (NOT_FOUND)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited (RATE_LIMITED)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
      tags:
      - Words
      operationId: getApiV1WordsById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              enum:
              - INVALID_PARAMETER
              - UNAUTHORIZED
              - NOT_FOUND
              - CONFLICT
              - RATE_LIMITED
              - INTERNAL_ERROR
              - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
            message:
              type: string
    Item:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - type
      - text
      - category
      - language
      - safety_level
      - license
      - permalink
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: jk_000001
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - joke
          - quote
          - question
          - word
        text:
          type: string
        author:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        category:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        language:
          type: string
          example: en
        safety_level:
          type: string
          enum:
          - family
          - general
        source_url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        license:
          type: string
        attribution:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Must be displayed when not null.
        part_of_speech:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Words only.
        permalink:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    manageToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: The manage token returned once when the draw was created.