Getting your App Key and ID

How to Get Started

Your App ID and App Key, which you will need to pass as authentication headers for each API request, will be displayed as part of your application credentials after you sign in to the developer portal.

 
 import requests 
 import json 
 app_id = "<your_app_id>" 
 app_key = "<your_app_key>" 
 language = "en-gb" 
 word_id = "example" 
 url = "https://od-api.oxforddictionaries.com:443/api/v2/entries/" + language + "/" + word_id.lower() 
 r = requests.get(url, headers={"app_id": <your_app_id>, "app_key": <your_app_key>}) 
 

Sample Entries request in Python, using your App ID and App Key

Pricing

The Enterprise account offers bespoke plans and pricing, and it is based on a one–time annual fee If you would like to investigate this option, please fill in our Enterprise account contact form HERE, and you will hear from us shortly.

Manage your account

You can manage many aspects of your account quickly and efficiently such as tracking your usage statistics by signing in to the developer portal.