API archive entry · source-reported
Oxford
Dictionary Data
Decision snapshot
Oxford is catalogued as a Dictionaries API from Oxford. The directory reports api key authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as no.
- Category
- Dictionaries
- Authentication
- API key
- HTTPS
- Reported
- CORS
- No
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
Collins
Bilingual Dictionary and Thesaurus Data
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Lingua Robot
Word definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, antonyms and others
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary and Thesaurus Data
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Source reference
This page separates source-reported facts from questions that need live provider verification.