---
title: "Returns Dictionary names"
method: GET
path: "/languages"
tags: ["Utility"]
---

# Returns Dictionary names

`GET /languages`

Returns the names of monolingual and bilingual language datasets available in the API

## Query parameters

- `sourceLanguage` string
- `targetLanguage` string

## Headers

- `app_id` string, required
- `app_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- Languages — Schema for the languages endpoint.
  - `metadata` object — Additional Information provided by OUP
  - `results` object[] — A list of languages available.
    - `region` string — Name of region.
    - `source` string — Name of source dictionary.
    - `sourceLanguage` object — Source language of the results
      - `id` string — IANA language code
      - `language` string — Language label.
    - `targetLanguage` object — Translation language of the results
      - `id` string — IANA language code
      - `language` string — Language label.
    - `type` 'monolingual' | 'bilingual' | 'other' — whether monolingual or bilingual.

## Other responses

- `400` — Not valid combination of source_lang and target_lang.
- `403` — Authentication parameters missing.
- `404` — Unknown sourceLanguage and/or targetLanguage.

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