---
title: "List languages"
method: GET
path: "/languages"
tags: ["Languages"]
---

# List languages

`GET /languages`

Get a list of languages used in scholarly works.

## Query parameters

- `filter` string
- `sort` string
- `search` string
- `per_page` integer
- `page` integer
- `cursor` string
- `sample` integer
- `select` string
- `group_by` string
- `api_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- LanguagesListResponse
  - `meta` Meta — Metadata about the query results
    - `count` integer — Total number of results matching the query
    - `db_response_time_ms` integer — Database response time in milliseconds
    - `page` integer — Current page number
    - `per_page` integer — Number of results per page
    - `next_cursor` string — Cursor for the next page (when using cursor pagination)
    - `groups_count` integer, nullable — Number of groups when using group_by
    - `cost_usd` number — Cost of this request in USD
  - `results` Language[]
    - `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

- `400` — Bad request - invalid parameters
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

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