Definition IDs and numbers

Tested

GET

/{database}/entries/{entry-id}/defs

For an entry with the given ID, retrieves a mapping of its definition IDs to their definition numbers.

In some databases, run-on entries may also have definitions. The IDs of those definitions do not appear here.

Request

Authorization

Add parameter in header

X-Api-Key

Example:

X-Api-Key: ********************

Path Params

Request Code Samples

Shell

JavaScript

Swift

PHP

Python

curl --location 'https://api.data.macquariedictionary.com.au/complete/entries/36e3d970-3879-3d6e-a4fc-9dc3bc45df9a/defs' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>'

Responses

🟢200Success

application/json

Bodyapplication/json

Examples

Example 1Example 2

{
    "323": "1",
    "274": "2",
    "056": "3a",
    "654": "3b",
    "868": "4",
    "578": "5",
    "119": "6"
}

🟠404Not found

🔴500Internal server error

Modified at 2026-10-07 05:04:21

Definition data

Etymology