---
title: "Retrieve possible translation matches to input"
method: GET
path: "/search/{source_search_language}/translations={target_search_language}"
tags: ["Search"]
---

# Retrieve possible translation matches to input

`GET /search/{source_search_language}/translations={target_search_language}`

Use this to find matches in our translation dictionaries.

  <div id="search_translation"></div>

## Path parameters

- `source_search_language` 'en' | 'es' | 'nso' | 'zu' | 'ms' | 'id' | 'tn' | 'ur' | 'de' | 'pt', required
- `target_search_language` 'es' | 'nso' | 'zu' | 'ms' | 'id' | 'tn' | 'ro' | 'de' | 'pt', required

## Query parameters

- `q` string
- `prefix` boolean
- `regions` string
- `limit` string
- `offset` string

## Headers

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

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- Wordlist — Schema for wordlist endpoint.
  - `metadata` object — Additional Information provided by OUP
  - `results` object[] — A list of found words
    - `id` string, required — The identifier of a word
    - `matchString` string, nullable
    - `matchType` string
    - `region` string — Name of region.
    - `word` string, required — A given written or spoken realisation of a an entry, lowercased.

## Other responses

- `404` — No entry is found matching supplied id and source_lang or filters are not recognized
- `500` — Internal Error. An error occurred while processing the data.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/oxforddictionaries/apis/untitled-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/oxforddictionaries/apis/untitled-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/oxforddictionaries/untitled-api/revisions/6acbf89f6aeb/schema)