1. Entry data
Macquarie Dictionary API
  • Introduction
  • About the databases
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  • Searching
    • Entry data
      POST
    • Definition data
      POST
  • Entry data
    • Definition IDs and numbers
      GET
    • Etymology
      GET
    • Headword
      GET
    • Last edited
      GET
    • Run-on entries
      GET
    • Search terms
      GET
    • Usage notes
      GET
  • Definition data
    • Abbreviations
      GET
    • Bynames
      GET
    • Cross-references
      GET
    • Contextual note
      GET
    • Definition text
      GET
    • Encyclopedic subheads
      GET
    • Etymology
      GET
    • Geographic information
      GET
    • Grammatical notes
      GET
    • Headword modifiers
      GET
    • Illustrative phrases
      GET
    • Inflections
      GET
    • Labels
      GET
    • Parts of speech
      GET
    • Pronunciations
      GET
    • Scientific information
      GET
    • Search terms
      GET
    • Subheads
      GET
    • Sublabels
      GET
    • Symbols
      GET
    • Variants
      GET
  1. Entry data

Last edited

Developing
GET
/{database}/entries/{entry-id}/last-edited
Retrieves the date that an entry matching the given ID was last edited by dictionary staff, in YYMMDD format.
Last edited dates are only available for entries edited after the initial release of the API (i.e. from 24 September 2026 onwards).

Request

Authorization
Add parameter in header
X-Api-Key
Example:
X-Api-Key: ********************
Path Params

Request Code Samples

Shell
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Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Swift
Go
curl --location 'https://api.data.macquariedictionary.com.au/complete/entries/a1fa692f-37d7-3a62-9303-d5450ea5fed1/last-edited' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>'

Responses

🟢200Success
application/json
Bodyapplication/json

Examples
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🟠404Not found
🔴500Internal server error
Modified at 2026-10-07 05:04:21
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