API archive entry · source-reported
Free Dictionary
Definitions, phonetics, pronounciations, parts of speech, examples, synonyms
Decision snapshot
Free Dictionary is catalogued as a Dictionaries API from Free Dictionary. The directory reports no auth authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as unknown.
- Category
- Dictionaries
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Reported
- CORS
- Unknown
Evaluation pathway
- Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
- Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
- Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
- Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.
What still needs verification
Pricing and quotas
Confirm current plans, free-tier limits, overages, and request ceilings.
Endpoint coverage
Check that the operations and response fields match the intended workload.
Reliability
Look for uptime history, a status page, support routes, and service commitments.
Data and privacy
Review retention, licensing, regional processing, and compliance requirements.
Versioning
Confirm the active version, change policy, deprecation window, and migration guidance.
Developer experience
Validate SDKs, examples, error formats, pagination, and test environments.
Nearby Dictionaries options
Chinese Text Project
Online open-access digital library for pre-modern Chinese texts
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Indonesia Dictionary
Indonesia dictionary many words
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Wiktionary
Collaborative dictionary data
No auth · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
Source reference
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