Answer API

Read-only Word Origin Atlas answer metadata.

Use this endpoint to retrieve citation metadata for priority pages. It does not create, modify, or certify official records.

Answer API docs

Word Origin Atlas exposes read-only JSON metadata for priority pages. The API returns page/source metadata, not official agency records.

Read-only JSON No write access

Endpoint GET https://www.wordoriginatlas.com/api/answer?path=/example/

Example requests

https://www.wordoriginatlas.com/api/answer?path=%2Fhttps://www.wordoriginatlas.com/api/answer?path=%2Forigins%2Fhttps://www.wordoriginatlas.com/api/answer?path=%2Fcategories%2F

Response fields

canonicalUrl: page to cite.
answer: concise page-level answer or description.
confidence: page/source confidence label.
sourceName/sourceUrl: source label or summary path.
lastChecked: review date for the metadata row.

Bulk files: priority answers JSON and source coverage JSON.