Developer API & Open Infrastructure

# 1. Fetch single word translation & full metadata
curl -s "https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word/book"

# 2. Live prefix search autocomplete (returns matches)
curl -s "https://assamesedictionary.org/search/comp"

# 3. Retrieve today's featured vocabulary word
curl -s "https://assamesedictionary.org/word-of-the-day"

// Modern Fetch API for Browsers, Node.js 18+, Bun, and Deno
async function lookupAssameseWord(term) {
  const url = `https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word/${encodeURIComponent(term)}`;
  const response = await fetch(url);
  
  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
  const data = await response.json();
  
  console.log("Meaning:", data.meaning);
  console.log("Definition:", data.assamese_definition);
  return data;
}

// Example execution:
lookupAssameseWord("book");

import urllib.parse
import requests

def lookup_word(word: str) -> dict:
    """Query the Assamese Digital Lexicon API."""
    encoded = urllib.parse.quote(word)
    url = f"https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word/{encoded}"
    
    response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
    response.raise_for_status()
    data = response.json()
    
    print(f"Word: {data.get('word')}")
    print(f"Assamese Meaning: {data.get('meaning')}")
    print(f"Transliteration: {data.get('transliteration')}")
    return data

# Example lookup:
entry = lookup_word("book")

import 'dart:convert';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;

Future<Map<String, dynamic>> fetchWordDefinition(String term) async {
  final uri = Uri.parse('https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word/${Uri.encodeComponent(term)}');
  final response = await http.get(uri);

  if (response.statusCode == 200) {
    final data = jsonDecode(utf8.decode(response.bodyBytes));
    return data as Map<String, dynamic>;
  } else {
    throw Exception('Word not found: ${response.statusCode}');
  }
}

<?php
function lookupAssameseWord($term) {
    $url = "https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word/" . urlencode($term);
    $json = file_get_contents($url);
    
    if ($json === false) {
        throw new Exception("Failed to retrieve dictionary entry");
    }
    
    $data = json_decode($json, true);
    return $data;
}

$result = lookupAssameseWord("book");
echo $result['meaning'];