Glottolog API

Glottolog is a comprehensive catalog of the world's languages, language families, and dialects. This API provides access to language data including names, locations, classifications, and bibliographic references.

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Base URL: https://glottolog.org/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 6
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:21.467776

Links

Homepage: https://www.eva.mpg.de
API Base: https://glottolog.org/
SDKs:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

514ms

Avg latency (7d)

6

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

KNOWLEDGE, LINGUISTICS

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET / Get dataset information none 200 123ms
GET /glottolog Search languages none 200 933ms
GET /glottolog/language.geojson Get all languages as GeoJSON none 200 1694ms
GET /resource/languoid/id/{glottocode}.json Get language details by Glottocode none 200 146ms
GET /resource/reference/id/{referenceId}.json Get bibliographic reference by ID none 200 91ms
GET /valuesets/{valuesetId}.json Get valueset by ID none 200 99ms