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Datamuse Getwords Example

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Datamuse Getwords Example is an example object payload from Datamuse, with 3 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

operationIdrequestresponse

Example Payload

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{
  "operationId": "getWords",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://api.datamuse.com/words",
    "queryParameters": {
      "ml": "ringing in the ears",
      "max": 5,
      "md": "dps"
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "body": [
      {
        "word": "tinnitus",
        "score": 56802,
        "numSyllables": 3,
        "tags": ["n"],
        "defs": [
          "n\ta ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or a side effect of certain drugs"
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "ringing",
        "score": 56654,
        "numSyllables": 2,
        "tags": ["n", "v", "adj"],
        "defs": [
          "n\tthe sound of a bell ringing",
          "v\tmake (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification"
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "eardrum",
        "score": 53412,
        "numSyllables": 2,
        "tags": ["n"],
        "defs": [
          "n\tthe membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound"
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "earwax",
        "score": 52301,
        "numSyllables": 2,
        "tags": ["n"]
      },
      {
        "word": "auditory",
        "score": 49930,
        "numSyllables": 4,
        "tags": ["adj"]
      }
    ]
  }
}

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