Word Associations API

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The Word Associations Network API allows developers to embed the ability to find associations for a word or phrase into their mobile apps or web services. Words are grouped by semantics, meaning, and psychological perception. The Word Associations Network API currently supports English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian vocabulary. Please [register and subscribe](https://api.wordassociations.net/subscriptions/) to one of available tariff plans to get a valid API key.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET GET /json/search

Gets associations with the given word or phrase.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search?pos=noun,adjective,verb,adverb&lang=de&text=example&type=stimulus&limit=50&indent=yes

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search?pos=noun%2Cadjective%2Cverb%2Cadverb&lang=de&text=example&type=stimulus&limit=50&indent=yes"

import requests
params = {
    "pos": "noun,adjective,verb,adverb",
    "lang": "de",
    "text": "example",
    "type": "stimulus",
    "limit": "50",
    "indent": "yes"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search');
url.searchParams.set('pos', 'noun,adjective,verb,adverb');
url.searchParams.set('lang', 'de');
url.searchParams.set('text', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('type', 'stimulus');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '50');
url.searchParams.set('indent', 'yes');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("pos", "noun,adjective,verb,adverb")
	q.Set("lang", "de")
	q.Set("text", "example")
	q.Set("type", "stimulus")
	q.Set("limit", "50")
	q.Set("indent", "yes")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "pos" => "noun,adjective,verb,adverb",
  "lang" => "de",
  "text" => "example",
  "type" => "stimulus",
  "limit" => "50",
  "indent" => "yes"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search?" . http_build_query([
    "pos" => "noun,adjective,verb,adverb",
    "lang" => "de",
    "text" => "example",
    "type" => "stimulus",
    "limit" => "50",
    "indent" => "yes"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST POST /json/search

Gets associations with the given word or phrase.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search

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curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/wordassociations.net/1.0/json/search";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Word Associations API?

Word Associations API is a Company API. Developers commonly use company APIs for:

enriching CRM records with company firmographics
building lead-generation and prospecting tools
verifying business identity and registration details
monitoring competitors and market intelligence
powering B2B data enrichment pipelines

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Word Associations API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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