---
title: "Get a single language"
method: GET
path: "/languages/{id}"
tags: ["Languages"]
---

# Get a single language

`GET /languages/{id}`

Retrieve a single language by its ISO 639-1 code.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `select` string
- `api_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- Language — Language of scholarly works
  - `id` string — The OpenAlex ID for this language (uses ISO 639-1 codes).
  - `display_name` string — The name of the language.
  - `works_count` integer — The number of works written in this language.
  - `cited_by_count` integer — Total citations to works in this language.
  - `works_api_url` string — A URL that returns all works in this language.
  - `created_date` string, date — When this language was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).
  - `updated_date` string, date-time — When this language was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).

## Other responses

- `404` — Entity not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

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